Confined Spaces: An Expert Forum

Hosted by the Lloyd's Register Safety Accelerator, Lloyd's Register Foundation and HSE, join us for an industry discussion around the dangers of confined spaces and an exploration of mitigating the risks, using digital technology solutions.

At the Forum, the Foundation will explore and present findings from their recently commissioned report around confined spaces, seeking to understand and uncover possible recurring trends in confined spaces and container safety incidences globally. Attendees will be able to contribute to the report by providing insight at the forum and will get an exclusive first-look insight into some of the findings.

HSE experts will present their first-hand accounts of real world situations they have encountered, through their work and during site inspections. Findings and themes to be explored:

Innovations in confined spaces
Designing out confined spaces altogether
Replacing human involvement through robotics
Changing behaviours of those working in confined spaces
Effective and immersive training solutions
How to deal with toxic atmospheres not visible to the naked eye
How to combat unplanned rescues

The team from the Lloyd’s Register Safety Accelerator will also be in attendance, highlighting the need for the adoption of innovative technologies in safety-critical industries, with a particular focus on confined spaces. They will explore tech that can mitigate the risk of confined spaces and will be seeking an industry challenge partner to develop new innovative technology, in a real-world pilot environment, funded by the Foundation.

Why attend:

Get exclusive first-look access to the Confined Spaces Report, conducted by Lloyd’s Register Foundation
Contribute to the report’s findings during the interactive sessions
Help to understand, prevent, recognise and mitigate risk around confined spaces
Influence and mould a brief and contribute to a Confined Spaces Safety Challenge, for the world’s first Accelerator dedicated, to solving critical safety and risk challenges
Have your company's safety or risk challenge around confined spaces be considered for innovation funding by the Lloyd's Register Safety Accelerator
Gain invaluable insight and one-to-one engagement with HSE scientists and inspectors
Network with like-minded industry peers

Overview of agenda

The workshop will run from 12.30-6pm and will feature interactive insight-generating activities and Q & As. We look forward to exploring this important topic with you and to hearing your opinions and suggestions, during these interactive sessions.

After registration and lunch, we will welcome the following speakers and panellists:

“Safety Technology for Confined Spaces”, Steve Price, Programme Director, Lloyd's Register Safety Accelerator
“Confined Spaces – Real World Situations”, Charles Oakley, Head of Commercial Business, HSE, with Peter Baldwin and Phil Deebank, HSE
Keynote speech: “The vivid relationship between CO2, confined space entry and crewing practice”, Carl Stephen Patrick Hunter, CEO & Managing Director, Coltraco Ultrasonics Limited
“Enhancing safe working in confined spaces”, Gbenga Olugbodi, Programme Manager, Lloyd’s Register Foundation
Panel 1: “Port, Terminal Container issues” Presentation from Bill Brassington, ICHCA Chairman of the International Technical Panel, followed by panel discussion. Panellists: Enoma Woghiren, Regional Head of HSSE Europe & Russia, DP World; Capt. Panagiotis Stavrakakis, Head of Organizational Health & Wellbeing, HSE; Esteban Janez, LR’s HSE’s manager for SW Europe
Panel 2: “The role of technology in confined spaces” Panel discussion, led by James Pomeroy, Group Health, Safety, Environment and Security Director at Lloyd's Register. Panellists: Erik Mooij, Lloyd’s Register HSE’s Manager to Netherlands; Steve Price, Programme Director, Lloyd’s Register Safety Accelerator; Charles Oakley, Head of Commercial Business, HSE

Confined Spaces Forum