Please note! Due to the current risk to personal safety and following the recent Government advice that "Everyone should avoid gatherings and crowded places" we have made the decision to postpone this event until further notice. We will keep all confirmed delegates aware and will open up ticket sales once a new date has been announced.

Why Training Matters

Training is important to improve the day-to-day running of your organisation and to ensure you are sufficiently informed to meet your legal duty of care.

This event aims to inform an understanding of Legionella bacteria as well as the responsibilities required to remain legally compliant. Furthermore, it provides advice from independant leading experts in the field and cover real case studies, and the legal fall out in more detail to share experience of what can happen when things go wrong, so others can learn from the valuable examples provided.

Why Should You Attend?

The HSE is increasingly focussed on the competence and training of staff carrying out duties on site via inspections. In the case of Legionella control, this relates directly to guidance ACoP L8 that explains the regulatory requirement for the appointment of your responsible person.

Who Would Be Interested?

This training seminar is aimed at duty holders and appointed persons responsible for your sites. Delegates will most likely be either:

• Senior management
• Health & Safety managers
• Site Engineers with specific responsibility for water
• Facility and Contract managers

Training will fulfil the requirement for those responsible to have introductory knowledge on the main aspects of legionella and Legionnaires’ disease, and to understand their role or can equally be used as a refresher to previous training that may have been undertaken.

The full day is complimentary, runs until 3.30pm when we will relocate where we can continue discussion/de-brief over drinks that will be made available to all delegates.

Agenda/Schedule*

A drinks reception hosted by SMS Environmental will follow the scheduled event.

*Subject to change

09.30 - 10.00 Registration and Reception - Tea/Coffee & Pastries

10.00 - 10.10 Introduction to the Aims of Event

10.10 - 11.40 Legionella Awareness Training- SMS Environmental

11.40 – 12.00 Tea/Coffee Break

12.00 - 13.15 Legionella Awareness Training- Guest Speaker/s TBC

13.15 – 14.00 Lunch – Hot and Cold Buffet

14.00 - 15.15 Legionella Awareness Training- Guest Speaker/s

• Greg Markham - Estates and Assets Director, Serco
  Reducing risks and potential pitfalls of employing third party providers

15.15 - 15.30 Q&A/Break Out Discussions - All speakers

15.45 - Close, Drinks Reception

Guest Speakers - More to follow/TBC

Greg Markham - Estates and Assets Director, Serco

Reducing risks and potential pitfalls of employing third party providers

A Chartered Engineer and Estates professional with more than 30 years operational experience of Healthcare Estates Management within multi-disciplined FM teams in both NHS and PFI providers. He is an active Member of the Institute of Healthcare Engineering and Estates Management (IHEEM) and has served as President and Chair of the International Technical Platform, taking part in various conferences and seminars as a speaker.

In his day-to-day role he is accountable for statutory compliance, and for investigation, reporting and root cause analysis of health and safety and technical incidents. His talk will share with delegates his experience of evaluation of third party providers, the potential difficulties and pitfalls of employing their services and how to avoid the biggest risks.

About the Venue, Techniquest

Techniquest is an educational charity, with a science centre in Cardiff Bay. Our mission is to embed science in Welsh culture through interactive engagement. We provide a range of services to schools and teachers to complement formal education provision in Wales and work extensively with public audiences.

Techniquest

Stuart St,
Cardiff
CF10 5BW

Directions/Map

Parking -

We are pleased to be able to offer all of our visitors discounted parking with Q-Park.

The Q-Park operates the Cardiff Bay car park in Pierhead Street which is around 8 minutes walk from Techniquest.

We have agreed a special discount rate for our customers of 15% off all pre-bookings.
Pre-book and guarantee your space here using the code TECHNI15.

There are also nearby pay-and-display car parks on Stuart Street and Havannah Street. Please do not park on Havannah Street itself.

Contact -

For enquiries please contact L.Stringfellow@sms-environmental.co.uk or seminars@sms-environmental.co.uk

Important: Please Note

Attendance of the event is complementary, however please be aware that failure to attend without notifying the organiser at least 48 hrs prior to the event maybe subject to a discretionary charge of up to £60/person (to cover costs of your reservation).