BWEA
Session I (09.15 - 10.45) Session II (11.15 - 12.30) Session IIIa (14.00 - 15.00) Session IIIb (15.15 - 16.30) Final Summary and close (16.30 - 16.45) Image Gallery

Chaired by Jim Heenan, GE Energy - Powergeneration

  • Welcome and introduction, David Farrier, Director, E.ON UK Renewables & Chair of the BWEA Health & Safety Steering Group
  • Mike Boyce, EHS Manager, GE Energy - Powergeneration: Core sponsor address
  • David Farrier, Director, E.ON UK Renewables & Chair of the BWEA Health & Safety Steering Group: BWEA H&S Steering Group activities in 2007
  • Graeme Cooper, Head of Grid, Health & Safety, and Technical Affairs, BWEA & Ian Fisher Northumberland College: the key activities in 2008
  • Rob Elvin, National Head of Health, Safety and Environment, Hammonds: What will corporate manslaughter mean for the wind energy industry?
  • Stuart Armstrong, Solicitor - Advocate (Higher Courts Criminal Proceedings), Senior Associate, Pinsent Masons: The Construction (Design and Management) Regulations 2007 - Nine months on
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  • Questions to all speakers in the session

Chaired by Jim Heenan, GE Energy - Powergeneration

  • Aiden West, Operations/ Business Development Manager, Osiris Marine Services Ltd:
  • Peter Clutterbuck, Technical Director, Fugro Seacore, David Pettigrew, HSEQ Manager, Fugro Seacore, Peter Clutterbuck, Technical Consultant Fugro Seacore: Effective Management of Jack-Up Plant in the Near shore  Environment
  • Mark Pearce, Training Centres Manager, Petrofac Training: Survival in the Marine Environment
  • Questions to all speakers in the session

Chaired by David Farrier, E.ON UK renewables & Chair of the BWEA Health & Safety Steering Group

  • Declan Corrigan, Project Manager, Windhoist/McNally Crane Hire: The challenge facing the crane industry in maintaining high safety standards at increased turbine hub-height
  • David Beckenham, Health and Safety Assistant (environment, safety and planning), Norton Rose LLP: Reasonably practicable? Wind turbines and lifts
  • Questions to all speakers in the session

Chaired by David Farrier, E.ON UK renewables & chair of the BWEA Health 7 Safety Steering Group

  • Alan Woodhead, Training Manager, Heightec/NARC: Suspension Trauma the do's and don'ts
  • Richard Hinkley MInstSMM, Commercial, Total Access (UK) Ltd: Alternative Access & Rescue in Wind Turbines
  • Nick Summers, Head of Utilities Section and Tim Galloway, Head of Services, Transportation and Safety Unit, Health & Safety Executive: General thoughts on the Wind Industry approach to H&S and in particular the current thoughts on "Lifts in Turbines"
  • Questions to all speakers in the session

Final Summary

  • Graeme Cooper, Head of Grid, Health & Safety and Technical Affairs, BWEA