South Wales and West of England GroupSociety of Occupational Medicine

Health and Work in Construction5 Sep 2014Cardiff Metropolitan University

Robin CordellMBA MRCGP FFOM

Chairman, SW WE Group SOM

robin.cordell@fmlm.ac.ukwww.fmlm.ac.uk

Administrative brief

• NATO Summit and security• Car parking (pay and display)• Health and safety • Fire drills and assembly points• Arrangements for personal comfort • Banking arrangements and payments

Health and Work in Construction. Cardiff, 5 Sep 2014

Calling notice for Group Officers

• Group Officers– Chair– Secretary– Treasurer

• Election at AGM SW WE Group 5 Dec 2014– Venue to be confirmed (Bristol area)

Health and Work in Construction. Cardiff, 5 Sep 2014

Health and Work in Construction. Cardiff, 5 Sep 2014

Thank you to the speakers

• Michelle Aldous• Clare Forshaw• Kelvin Williams• Marianne Dyer

Health and Work in Construction. Cardiff, 5 Sep 2014

Thank you to the organisers, and to Cardiff Met

• Paula Devlin (CPD certificates)• Neil Davies (Receipts)• Sally Groves

Purpose of the Conference

• To explore the hazards associated with the wide range of work in the construction industry, both from an employer's perspective and from the viewpoint of occupational health professionals supporting workers and employers in the industry.

• An opportunity to discuss with experts in the field how the effects of this work on health might be assessed and managed, as well as consideration of the fitness for work aspects of employment in this context, and the challenges and practical aspects of delivering OH services in this environment.