HSM Live Coventry

Seminar Programme

The full 2025 agenda

If you’d like to speak at HSM Live Coventry 2025 please contact our conference chair Mark Sennett ([email protected])

Times & sessions are preliminary and subject to change.

Seminar Programme

08:30

Doors Open & Networking

09:15

Opening address

Sarah Newton (Chair, Health and Safety Executive)
09:45

Technology Meets Trust: Why Safety Culture Starts with People

James Watson (HSI Donesafe)
Even the most advanced safety technology is only as effective as the people using it. A strong safety culture isn’t built on compliance alone—it thrives on trust, engagement, and shared responsibility. This session explores how organisations can break down cultural barriers and drive real participation with EHS technology, transforming it into a tool for empowerment from the front line to the boardroom.
10:10

AI in Health and Safety: We know the hype, what about the ROI?

Ed Pietruszewski (Ecoonline)
AI is transforming the health and safety sector, but how do you make a case for investment. This session will explore the tangible benefits and return on investment (ROI) that AI can bring to businesses, their people and the planet.
10:30

Protecting Workers from Noise Exposure through New technology

Stephen Sandford (Casella)

This session will explore the importance of providing accurate, real-time data on occupational noise exposure.

10:50

Networking break

11:20

PPE Saves Lives

Alan Murray (British Safety Industry Federation)

A presentation on the vital role that PPE plays in maintaining and preserving Safety and Health in the Workplace. The presentation will cover the role played by PPE in protecting individuals and the impact that quality PPE can have from protection to enhancing wearer wellbeing. It will cover the need for PPE to perform and the benefit in trusting in quality and compliance.

11:45

Noise and hearing loss in industry

Paul Delderfield (Health and Safety Executive)

Noise induced hearing loss is still a big issue – what is HSE doing about it and what are the plans for the future?

12:10

Wearable tech & AI - How it will transform workplace ergonomic safety?

Andre Jutel (Stanley Handling)

Discover how AI and wearable technology are transforming workplace health and safety by identifying risks before they escalate and enhancing employee well-being. These smart devices provide real-time insights on ergonomic risks and overall health, enabling proactive decision-making and safer work environments.

12:30

How to create a ‘good practice’ Driving for Work Policy

Simon Turner (Driving for Better Business)

Driving for Better Business is presenting a new online resource, completely free to use, which has the potential to deliver a huge positive impact on how employers deliver driver safety – especially those, and there are many, that currently have no driver policy at all. It will help employers create, review, store and update their own Driving for Work policy and it will cover all the key relevant risks for managing policies, drivers, vehicles and journeys. Campaign Manager Simon Turner will talk delegates through why they must legally have a policy, what a good policy looks like, and how to ensure driver engagement.

13:00

Lunch

14:00

A Sustainable Future and its role in Manufacturing

Amy Carter and Catherine Grinstead (Kimberly-Clark UK&I)
Catherine Grinstead (Kimberly-Clark UK&I)
Amy & Catherine will discuss how well-designed products can improve your environmental footprint, and how a focus on sustainability can impact employee wellbeing and business
14:30

Legal Session: An increasingly personal landscape?

Mat Breakell (DAC Beachcroft)

This seminar will consider individual liability in health and safety law and discuss how roles and responsibilities are being construed in health and safety regulator investigations, and whether the limited number of individual prosecutions is reflective of the investigation process and impact on individuals."

15:00

Networking break

15:20

Health and Safety Mock Trial

(DAC Beachcroft)

Join the market leading SHE team from DAC Beachcroft for a mock trial, which examines what happens when both an organisation and an individual are in the dock following a workplace incident. The case involves a fatal fall from height during roof maintenance works. Are the defendants guilty or not guilty? Be part of our jury and decide!

17:00

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