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

Plenary Session 2:
Role of the Back Care Service

The role of the Back Care Advisory Service is to provide an effective programme of training, information and guidance to the organisation and workers, collaborating 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

Plenary Session 3:
Service Model for Bariatric People

A model of service provision to provide an effective advisory service to workers caring for bariatric clients shall be discussed.

Anita Rush, Clinical Nurse Specialist, Berkshire Community Equipment Services

Plenary Session 4:
Open Forum to discuss Legal & Professional Issues in Moving & Handling People

This chaired forum will feature the four lead Workshop facilitators from the practical, problem-solving Workshops. Each of the four facilitators and a bariatric moving & handling specialist will be asked to consider one key area of moving and handling practice - consent, mental capacity, client assessment or CPD for manual handling practitioners and its effect on working practices in the workshop areas they have facilitated at the conference as the basis for an open discussion with delegates. Delegates are encouraged to actively contribute to this session.