If you'd like to speak at HSM Live Coventry 2026 please contact our conference chair Mark Sennett ([email protected])
Times & sessions are preliminary and subject to change.
In the Opening Address the Health & Safety Executive will provide details on its Prevention Programme, which is a national UK initiative uniting industry leaders to tackle work-related ill health. It drives long-term change in sectors like construction, utilities and manufacturing by focusing on risk management, mental health, and occupational hazards.
EHS reporting is no longer constrained by access. The real question now is what to do with the volume, velocity, and variability of data coming in from across the workforce.
As organisations open up reporting to frontline teams and contractors, they gain greater visibility, but also introduce a new challenge: distinguishing meaningful signals from background noise. More data does not automatically translate into better decisions.
At the same time, advances in digital platforms and AI are beginning to reshape how safety data is interpreted. Patterns that were once buried in spreadsheets can now be surfaced in real time, highlighting emerging risks, behavioural trends, and gaps in control before they escalate.
Join Padraic Geraghty for an informative session that will explore how organisations are navigating this shift, from increasing reporting participation to extracting actionable insight at scale. We will examine how data design, governance, and workforce capability intersect with emerging technologies to move EHS reporting from retrospective tracking to forward-looking risk intelligence.
Paul Bryce from JSP will discuss why compatibility is key across your PPE range to ensure your equipment works together effectively. How important testing and certifying products in combination is, to deliver the right performance levels of protection, comfort, and ease of use.
This session will explore how engagement, collaboration and gamification deliver safer outcomes
In this session, we will reframe safety from being seen as a cost or compliance exercise and highlight its role as a driver of productivity and business growth. She'll demonstrate how organisations that embed safety into everyday operations achieve greater efficiency, stronger workforce engagement, and more resilient performance — turning safety investment into meaningful business value.
This session will focus on the challenges of engaging your team and changing mindsets.
How to make health and safety people-centric and put the workforce at the forefront of change.
It will explain why it is our responsibility as H&S practitioners to engage with the wider community and industry.
In this session, we will explore the transformative power of the waste hierarchy in reshaping manufacturing and supply chain practices. Moving beyond the traditional linear model of "Take, Make, Waste," we delve into strategies that prioritise reduction, reuse, recovery, and renewal—minimising environmental impact while maximising operational efficiency. Attendees will gain insights into how adopting circular principles can lead to measurable cost savings, and learn how manufacturers can lead the way in creating a more resilient and responsible future.
Earlier this year, the government announced its intention to pilot a National Work-Related Road Safety Charter for businesses that require people to drive or ride for them. This could significantly impact nearly every employer and will place health and safety teams in a crucial position. Simon will explore how industry is likely to react, and the expectations that could be put on your business to demonstrate good management work-related road risk.
This session will provide an overview of VolkerRail’s Safety of Our People behavioural approach and the five core values that guide how we protect and support our workforce. I will outline how these values are being embedded across the business to strengthen behaviours, enhance our culture, and improve our approach to incident prevention. The session will also include practical examples of how these values are already shaping decision making, supervision, and frontline safety engagement.
This session 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.
This thought-provoking session will dive into three powerful forces reshaping the future of workplace safety:
Join Simon as he brings these themes to life through fresh perspectives, leader insights, and practical actions you can take forward in your own organisation.
This Panel session will have a panel of female H&S professionals discussing how they got into the sector and what more can be done to encourage more women to join the sector.