08.00 - 09.00
Delegate Registration, Coffee and Exhibition Viewing

09.00 - 09.10
Welcome to Conference and Opening Remarks
Chris Shaw, Chief Executive, Disabled Living Foundation (DLF)

09.10 – 09.40

Plenary Session 1:
Health & Safety Ergonomics in Successful Organisations

How ergonomics can be used to improve workplace health and safety in an organisation and help to reduce the risk of work related musculoskeletal disorders
Dave O’Neil, Chief Executive, Institute of Ergonomics & Human Factors

09.40 – 09.50
Workshop Introduction
How to prepare for the practical, problem-solving workshops.
Simon Wells, Programme Organiser on behalf of DLF

09.50 – 09.55 Transfer Time
At this point delegates divide into their colour groups and either remain in the gallery hall for the concurrent sessions or visit the exhibition prior to workshops

09.55 – 11.00 Workshop delegates go to exhibition floor and coffee
09.55 - 10.35 Concurrent Session delegates remain in Gallery Hall

Workshops 1 – 4 and
Concurrent Sessions 1 - 2


09.55 – 11.00 Workshop delegates go to exhibition floors and coffee
11.00 - 12.15 Workshops 1 - 4
12.15 - 12.20 Transfer Time
12.20 - 13.35 Workshops 1 – 4

09.55 - 10.35 Concurrent Session 1
10.35 - 11.35 Coffee and Exhibition Viewing
11.35 - 12.15 Concurrent Session 2

Lunch and Exhibition Viewing

12.15 - 13.45 Morning Concurrent Session delegates
13.35 - 14.40 Morning Workshop delegates

14.40 - 17.30 Afternoon Conference Chair
Peggy Frost, Head of Professional Practice, College of Occupational Therapy

Workshops 1 - 4 and
Concurrent Sessions 1 - 2

Delegates follow their personal itinerary and attend either concurrent sessions or workshops.


13.45 – 15.00 Workshops 1 - 4
15.00 - 15.30 Tea and Exhibition Viewing
15.30 - 16.45 Workshops 1 - 4

14.40 - 15.20 Concurrent Session 1
15.20 – 16.00 Concurrent Session 2
16.00 - 16.45 Tea and Exhibition Viewing

16.45 - 16.50 Transfer Time

16.50 - 17.20

Plenary Session 2:
Role of the Back Care Service

Role of Back Care Advisory Service to provide an effective programme of training, information and guidance to the organisation and workers, collaboration with other services and departments in order to address legislation, professional guidelines and Health & Safety. Ensuring these elements run successfully and how to monitor and audit practices will be discussed.
Jacqui Smith, Consultant Occupational Health Physiotherapist, Director Workfit

17.20 - 17.30
Closing Remarks from the Afternoon Conference Chair