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Day one - Tuesday, 17 October

08:30

Day One - Registration

09:00

Introduction – Bill Tubey

09:20

Basic Electricity - Bill Tubey

10:00

Why good electrical safety management matters - Bill Bates

  • The dangers of electricity
  • What goes wrong and why - incidents and case studies

11:00

Refreshment break

11:15

Managing Electrical Risk - Bill Bates

  • Incident statistics
  • Effects of failure
  • Risk management
  • Competence

11:45

Reduce risks in the workplace and how the Code of Practice was developed - Bill Tubey

  • Who should use the Code?
  • What is the Code’s purpose and structure?
  • Where is the Code applicable?
  • When should the Code be used?
  • Unilever’s case study example of self-assessment

12:30

Lunch

13:15

Case Study one Managing ‘Policy’ - Bill Tubey

  • Electrical safety policy
  • Leadership
  • Planning
  • Design
  • Electrical system standards

14:15

Case Study two Managing ‘Procedure’ – Bill Bates

  • Identifying and controlling your own risks
  • Safe working practices
  • Workplace precautions
  • Procedures
  • Electrical system maintenance
  • Electrical system documentation
  • Incident investigation
  • Measurement of performance

15:15

Refreshment break

15:30

Incident investigation

Three incidents for investigation

16:30

End of day one

Day two - Wednesday, 18 October

08:30

Day two - Registration

09:00

Case Study three Managing ‘People’– Bill Tubey

  • Appointments, roles and responsibilities
  • Training
  • Competence
  • Cooperation
  • Communication
  • Audits

10:00

Case Study four Managing Specific Issues– Bill Bates

  • Work undertaken on or near exposed live electrical parts
  • Operating electrical machinery
  • Using electrical contractors
  • Storing, handling and using flammable gases, vapours or dusts
  • Buried cables on your land
  • Overhead power lines on or near your site
  • Operating and maintaining high voltage electrical equipment

11:00

 Refreshment break

11:15

Self-Assessment Evaluation - Bill Bates & Bill Tubey

  • Self-assessment summary
  • Deciding on actions and implementations
  • With whom should you share the results?
  • Review your improvement plan

12:00

Lunch

12:45

Legal consequences of failure to manage risk –

Michael Appleby, Partner, Fisher Scoggins Waters LLP Solicitors

Michael specialises in defending directors, senior individuals and companies facing investigation or prosecution for health and safety offences or manslaughter arising from work related incidents.

This session will provide insights and advice as follows:

  • The role of hindsight when a criminal investigation starts
  • Brief outline of the law – manslaughter, s37 HSWA, s7 HSWA
  • Case study of actual criminal trial concerning an electrocution of a subcontractor at a data centre during a resilience upgrade
Some practical issues if an individual is involved in an incident – i.e. if you are asked to give a statement by police/HSE, find out if you are a witness or a suspect

14:00

Case Study five - Interview Under Caution

14:45

Refreshment Break

15:00

Using the IET Code of Practice

  • Bringing together Policy, Procedure and People aspects
  • Considering the ESM CoP structure and how you can produce your improvement plan with its prioritised actions.

15:30

Closing remarks and end of course

Presenters

Bill Bates worked for 20 years in the electricity utility, Manweb, followed by 20 years as a Principal Electrical Inspector at the Health and Safety Executive. He was also a contributor to the IET Code of Practice for Electrical Safety Management and has practical experience applying the Code with clients.

Bill Tubey worked for Manweb which was acquired by Scottish Power in 1996. His operational engineering background in the electricity industry and extensive experience of the leadership and effective management of large multi-disciplined teams makes him ideally suited to share his knowledge on electrical safety management.

Michael Appleby is a partner with Fisher Scoggins Waters LLP Solicitors. Michael specialises in defending directors, senior individuals and companies facing investigation or prosecution for health and safety offences or manslaughter arising from work related incidents.

This includes representing clients at inquests, in appeals against prohibition and improvement notices and challenging notifications under Health and Safety Executive’s Fee for Intervention scheme. He has also acted in investigations by the Environmental Agency and Fire and Rescue Authorities.

Mike acts for clients in the rail and bus sectors, construction, ports, manufacturing, facilities management sector, waste industry and the lift industry.

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