OH for Business Travellers and Overseas Workers
Wednesday 23 November 2011, Central London

Programme

9.00	Registration and coffee
9.15	Introduction and welcome Dr John Ballard editor, Occupational Health [at Work]
9.25	Introduction to travel health Dr Dipti Patel, MASTA Epidemiology of travel-related diseases Infectious disease Non-infectious diseases
	Part I – Employee relations and employment law
10.15	Human resource management Sarah Ward-Lilley, BBC Staff welfare – travellers; expatriate workers Medical insurance Dealing with disasters Staff policy Emergency repatriation/evacuation Locating travellers abroad
11.05	Coffee
11.20	Legal update Chris Cox, Royal College of Nursing Duty of care Employers’ duties under UK legislation Workers with disabilities Application of overseas law Death at work
12.10	Lunch
	Part II – Occupational health support
13.10	The role of occupational health Dr Dipti Patel, MASTA Pre-travel preparation and risk assessment Fitness to travel and fitness to work abroad; immunisations, malaria prophylaxis and travel health Supporting workers abroad Returning workers Post-travel health screening and ongoing health issues
13.50	Health risk management in remote or extreme environments Dr Richard Heron, BP Fitness considerations Extreme environments, remote locations Extremes of temperature, offshore, exploration, ships Medical support and evacuation Travel advisories
	Part III – Workshop
14.35	Risk management workshop Tea will be served during the workshop Delegates will work in groups to address the practical health, safety and legal issues in a given scenario.
15.25	Workshop feedback and expert analysis
	Part IV – Psychological health
15.45	Mental health Dr Neil Greenberg, King’s College London Psychological health screening Trauma Isolation and culture shock Common mental health problems Returning home
16.30	Final questions
16.35	Close of day

 

About the conference

This unique training day from The At Work Partnership is designed for OH, HR and health and safety professionals whose responsibility includes the health, safety and welfare of employees who are deployed abroad or travelling on business. It will provide you with a full understanding of the occupational health, safety and security risks, and an essential understanding of the relevant law.

The training day takes delegates through the key travel health issues, including the epidemiology of travel-related diseases, and covers the essential factors to consider before an employee is deployed in a foreign country. Everything from pre-travel fitness assessments and immunisation, to psychological trauma and emergency repatriation are covered. The training also features an invaluable legal update and risk management workshop.

Dr Dipti Patel opens the conference and examines the health implications of overseas travel and work and later looks at the role and practicalities of occupational health support. The human resource and welfare management of overseas workers is then discussed by Sarah Ward-Lilley, from the BBC, and RCN legal expert, Chris Cox, provides a detailed explanation of employers’ duties of care to overseas workers and the application of both UK and overseas health, safety and employment law to workers abroad.

In the afternoon, Dr Richard Heron considers health risk management in remote and extreme environments, and MoD psychiatrist Dr NeilGreenberg concludes the day with an analysis of the psychological health risks in overseas work – including mental health on returning home.

This training is designed for:

• occupational health professionals
• human resource managers
• safety and health practitioners
• other managers responsible for the occupational health and safety of overseas workers

How will attending this training day benefit you?

Delegates will learn how to:.

• recognise the health, safety and security risks of overseas travel, and understand their relevance to workers abroad
• understand the legal considerations for workers abroad
• identify and prioritise the key factors to consider when deploying workers overseas
• recognise the difficulties in managing staff based overseas
• understand the measures that can be taken to reduce and manage the risks to workers prior to, during, and on return from, overseas travel
• appreciate the complexities of health risk management in extreme or remote overseas environments

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