The Hazardex & PPTex 2019 Conference
28 February 2019
The Hazardex and PPTex 2019 Conference took place on 27 & 28 February 2019. Attendees heard presentations from senior figures in the high hazard industries, regulators and industry organisations. See below for the conference schedule.
Event Sponsors:
PR Electronics & Trolex
Conference Chairmen:
Stream 1 - Ron Sinclair - SGS Baseefa Technical Manager & IECEx Service Facility Certification Committee Chairman
Stream 2 - Alan Franck - Hazardex Group Editor & Event Content Manager
Click on the presentation titles (in italics) below for presentation details and speaker biographies.
N.B. This running order was correct at the time of publication but we reserve the right to make changes as required.
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Day 1 Wednesday 27th February 2019 - Stream 1 - Morning 09:20 - 13:00
Chairman: Ron Sinclair
09:20 Chairman's introduction
Opening Keynotes 09:30
Ken Rivers - President, IChemE, and CoMAH Strategic Forum Chair
2019 - The Year of Leadership in Managing Major Hazard Risks
10:15
Paul Logan - HSE, Head of Chemicals, Explosives and Microbiological Hazards
Managing Major Hazard Risks - A Cross-Industry Initiative
Coffee break & exhibition viewing 11:00 - 11:25
11:30
Brian Cowell - Managing Director, EDF Energy Generation
UK Nuclear Generation - A Decade of Transformation
12:15
Dr Jo Nettleton - Environment Agency Deputy Director, Radioactive Substances & Installations Regulation
Major Hazards Leadership: Past lessons and future challenges
COGENT Skills Workshops - free to attend for all, click here for details and timings
Lunch & exhibition viewing 13:00 - 13:55
Day 1 - Stream 1 - Afternoon 14:00 17:25
Chairman: Ron Sinclair
14:00
Peter Davidson - Executive Director, Tank Storage Association
Decarbonisation and the Road to Zero
14:45
Tom Nobes - Process Instruments Capability Leader, Sellafield
Decommissioning at Sellafield - Implications for Control & Instrumentation
Coffee break & exhibition viewing 15:30 - 15:55
16:00
Geert Vercruysse - Process Safety Expert, BASF
Lessons Learned from Incidents
16:45 Closing keynote
Terry Cooper - Former Global Head of Integrity & Major Risk Management, Total
A reflection on Forty Years of Major Hazard Prevention
Exhibition viewing 17:30
Exhibition closes 18:00
Awards dinner drinks reception 18:30
Awards Dinner 19:30 until late.
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Day 1 - Stream 2 PPTex - Morning 11:30 - 12:55 (OPEN ACCESS TO ALL)Chairman: Alan Franck11:30
Trevor Inglis, Business Development Director, Wearable Technologies
Evolution and Safety for Wearable Technology
12:15
Matthew Cliffe - Technology Lead, Trolex
Optical Particle Characterisation: New technology for particulate identification & monitoring
Followed by Trolex Product launch luncheon in the Aston Room - free to all attendees to attend
Lunch & exhibition viewing 13:00 - 13:55
Day 1 - Stream 2 PPTex - Afternoon 14:00 - 17:25 (OPEN ACCESS TO ALL)Chairman: Alan Franck14:00
John Hartley, CEO, Extronics
Enhanced Worker Safety in Process Industry Environments
14:45
Matthew Cutler & David Riddle - Regional Sales Manager & Sales & Operations Director, Det-tronics
The Role of Combustible and Toxic Gas Detectors in Plant Safety
Coffee break & exhibition viewing 15:30 - 15:55
16:00
Jackson White - UK Director, Getac
The challenges of deploying mobile devices in a hazardous environment
16:45
Graeme Ellis, Group Head of Process Safety, Johnson Matthey & Neil Smith, Head of Workforce Development, Cogent Skills
Improving process safety - A personal journeyExhibition viewing 17:30Exhibition closes 18:00
Awards dinner drinks reception 18:30
Awards Dinner 19:30 until late.
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Day 2 Thursday 28th February 2019 - Stream 1 - Morning 09:20 - 12:55Chairman: Ron Sinclair09:20 Chairman's introduction
09:30
Dr Thorsten Arnhold - Chairman, IECExCompetence in Hazardous Areas – How the IECEx System can Help 10:15
Martin Jones - Operations Manager, CompEx / JT Limited Reflecting 25 Years of Validating Core CompetenciesCoffee break 11:00 - 11:25
11:30
Sarabjit Purewal - HSE, Principal Specialist Inspector
Managing Cybersecurity and Functional Safety
12:15
Colin Easton - Principal Safety Consultant, Prosalus
Security Risk Assessments for Functional Safety
Followed by Trolex Product launch luncheon in the Aston Room - free to all attendees to attendCOGENT Skills Workshops - free to attend for all, click here for details and timings
Lunch & exhibition viewing 13:00 - 13:55
Day 2 - Stream 1 - Afternoon 14:00 15:35Chairman: Ron Sinclair14:00
Michael Simms - Senior Principal Consultant, DNV GL
EI Not Permanently Attended Installation Guidelines
14:45
Carolyn Nicholls - Director & Process Safety Expert, RAS
Hazardous Area Classification Chemical Plant Case Study
Event closes 15:35
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Day 2 - Stream 2 - Morning 09:20 - 12:55 (OPEN ACCESS TO ALL)Chairman: Alan Franck
09:20 Chairman's introduction09:30
Joe Murphy - Head of Health, Safety, Security and Wellbeing, Southern Water
Gaining Value from Investigations 10:15
Paul McCulloch - Risk Management Process Safety & Implementation, CGE
Barrier-based learning from incidents
Coffee break & exhibition viewing 11:00 - 11:25
11:30
Roger Stokes - Principal Engineer, BakerRisk
Failure to Understand and Manage Risks
12:15
Harvey T. Dearden - Engineering Director, HTS Engineering Group
Cybersecurity Risk Assessment: A Semi-Quantitative Approach Lunch & exhibition viewing 13:00 - 13:55Day 2 - Stream 2 - Afternoon 14:00 15:25 (OPEN ACCESS TO ALL)Chairman: Alan Franck14:00
Jonathan Hichens - Lead Certification Engineer, CMP Products
Eliminating Explosion Risks Through Properly Sealed Cables 14:45
Keith Plumb - Process, Equipment and Safety Consultant, BPE
Using Equipment Protection Levels to Break the Chain Event closes 15:35
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This event is now CPD certified and recognised to issue certificate points to conference attendees. Any requests or questions about the 2020 event should be sent to:
events@imlgroup.co.uk with the subject line
Hazardex & PPTex 2020or call +44 (0) 1732 359990 and ask for the Hazardex conference team.
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