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100th At Work Partnership Conference
This conference is our 100th event since our launch in 2003. To celebrate, we are offering the following:

Special delegate discounts
Delegate Discounts: Independent OH nurses or physicians, who are self-funding will be charged at the early bird reduced rate of £149 + VAT. This is a special discount that is only available at this event!

Send your team: Special discounts enable you to bring the whole team! Benefit from our early bird rates, and bring a third delegate for £100 + VAT, another one-off discount for this event.

Exhibition
There will be a small exhibition of up to 10 stands running alongside the conference. If you are interested in exhibiting, please call us on 0845 017 6986

Drinks reception and free prize draw
The day will end with a drinks reception, and a prize draw to win a first prize of a free place at a future one-day conference of your choice, plus three runner-up prizes.

Recent delegates at this event said:

“An excellent annual event that should be in every OH professional’s diary.”
David Evans, Cambridgeshire Fire and Rescue Service

“A very worthwhile day.”
Dr Tom Venables, Occupational Health Physician, Health at Work

“I would recommend this conference to all colleagues - OHA’s and OHP’s. Absolute value for money.”
Nicola Jane Whiteley, Occupational Health Nurse Specialist, GlaxoSmithKline

Preview 2012: OH Legal and Professional Update
Monday 30 January 2011, Central London

Programme

9.00	Registration and coffee
9.20	Welcome and introduction Dr John Ballard, The At Work Partnership
	LEGAL UPDATE
09.35	Disability discrimination law update Rebecca Tuck, Old Square Chambers Definition of disability – new guidance on the definition of disability; when is it ‘substantial’ and what is a ‘normal day-to-day’ activity? Comparators Progressive and recurring conditions Dyslexia Harassment Gender reassignment
10.25	Coffee, networking and exhibition
10.50	Keynote address: An unsuitable job for an OH practitioner? Diana Kloss, barrister An examination of challenging situations for OH professionals, asked to provide advice on an employee’s fitness, in situations involving dismissal, disciplinary hearings and the ageing worker Health, fitness and capability to do the job Unfair dismissal Disciplinary hearings Age discrimination OH role and ‘the patient’s best interests’
11.50	OH law – legal surgery
	Your chance to ask pre-submitted and live questions
12.15	The Sharps and Needlestick Directive Julian Topping, NHS Employers What the directive requires How it will be implemented in the UK Enforcement Consulting with the workforce Cost of implementation
13.05	Lunch, networking and exhibition
	PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE UPDATE
14.10	SEQOHS accreditation – how and why we did it Lorraine Warren, Astrium Ltd •Occupational health at Astrium, a leading European space company Why SEQOHS? The process Resource implications Ongoing review
14.50	Written evidence and employment tribunals: report writing and OH Penny Harper, Legal Experience Training Use of records, statements and reports in the legal process Purpose, structure, style and language of reports Dealing with issues, facts and evidence from examinations and medical reports Setting out a well reasoned opinion or recommendation Handling strengths and weaknesses in the evidence
15.40	Final questions
15.50	Drinks reception and exhibition
15.50	Free prize draw
16.30	Close of day

Summary

This conference is designed for:

Occupational health professionals
Human resource managers
Safety and health practitioners
Case managers

Preview 2012: OH Legal and Professional Update Monday 30 January 2011, Central London

Programme

9.00

Registration and coffee

9.20

Welcome and introduction

09.35

Disability discrimination law update

10.25

Coffee, networking and exhibition

10.50

Keynote address: An unsuitable job for an OH practitioner?

11.50

OH law – legal surgery

12.15

The Sharps and Needlestick Directive

13.05

Lunch, networking and exhibition

14.10

SEQOHS accreditation – how and why we did it

14.50

Written evidence and employment tribunals: report writing and OH

15.40

Final questions

15.50

Drinks reception and exhibition

15.50

Free prize draw

16.30

Close of day

Summary

This conference is designed for:

Preview 2012: OH Legal and Professional Update
Monday 30 January 2011, Central London