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The Hazardex & PPTex 2019 Conferences
The Hazardex 2019 Conference and Exhibition
When: Wed 27th & Thur 28th February 2019
Where: Holiday Inn Hotel, Runcorn, Cheshire, UK
With a theme of cross-industry knowledge sharing at next year's event, confirmed speakers already include senior figures from HSE, BASF, EDF Energy, Total, the Environment Agency, Southern Water and the Institute of Measurement & Control, with others agreed in principle and more to be announced shortly.
For over 15 years, Hazardex has been providing key industry information and topical discussion on process safety-related topics. The annual Conference and Exhibition brings together those with hazardous area and wider safety responsibilities to review best practice and the latest research in those areas key to managing process safety effectively. The event will co-locate with the launch of PPTex 2019, the event for personnel protection technologies for high hazard industries globally.
Alan Franck
Conference Content Manager & Editor
The 2018 conference programme follows for reference, Hazardex & PPTex 2019 programmes will be released in October 2018.
Russell Goater
Event Director
Day 1 – Wednesday 28th February 2018
MORNING SESSION
9.30 - 13:00 - Conference Room - Cybersecurity, IIOT & Industry 4.0
Chairman: Lee Allford, Energy Institute
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1. Keynote - Cybersecurity: Is the UK prepared to address the risks? |
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Sarabjit Purewal - Acting Head of Operations, Health & Safety Executive & Tony B - ICS Tech Lead, National Cyber Security Centre |
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2. Digitalisation changes everything |
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3. Safety & Security: The last line of defence is restored |
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4. Toward an IoT Platform for Hazardous Locations |
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AFTERNOON SESSION
14.00 - 16.10 - Conference Room - Incident & Risk Management
Chairman: Lee Allford, Energy Institute
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5. Lessons learned from major accidents in different industrial sectors |
Zsuzsanna Gyenes – Deputy Director, IChemE Safety Centre (ISC) |
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6. When the lights go out |
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7. Risk tolerability targets; misconceived, misunderstood and misapplied |
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11.30 - 13:00 - Seminar Room - Safety Culture
Chairman: Ron Sinclair, Technical Manager, SGS Baseefa
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8. Safety culture, climate and performance improvement |
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Dr Kevin Fitzgerald -
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9. Mental health awareness in a safety critical environment |
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14.30 - 16.10 - Seminar Room - IIoT & Industry 4.0
Chairman: Ron Sinclair, Technical Manager, SGS Baseefa
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10. The role of third-party testing in securing Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) compliance |
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Matt Jakuc – Cybersecurity Technical Lead, CSA Group |
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11. IoT 4.0 and LoRa for maintenance purposes in hazardous areas |
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Gido Van Tienhoven -
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12. Paperless safety lifecycle at the R.STAHL plant & engineering center |
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Stefan Hack - Business Development Manager, R.STAHL |
Day 2 – Thursday 1st March 2018
MORNING SESSION
9.30 - 10.55 - Conference Room - Functional Safety & Cybersecurity
Chairman: Lee Allford, Energy Institute
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13. Functional safety management of installed SIS |
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14. No safety without security – No security without safety |
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11.30 - 12.55 - Conference Room - Certification & Regulation
Chairman: Lee Allford, Energy Institute
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15. Certification of robotics in an Ex environment - ATEX and functional safety requirements |
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16. – Practical effects of recent changes in regulations governing PPE |
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Frank Angear – General Manager, British Safety Industry Federation (BSIF) |
14.00 - 15.25 - Seminar Room - Practical Challenges & Solutions
Chairman: Ron Sinclair, Technical Manager, SGS Baseefa
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23. How to prevent electrostatic charging of processing equipment situated in ATEX atmospheres |
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24. How to improve performance, reduce risk and achieve sustainable growth in areas with explosive atmospheres |
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Sarra Cheyne –
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Gala Dinner & Awards
2018 CONFERENCE & SEMINAR PROGRAMME
9.30 - 10.55 - Seminar Room - Functional Safety & Safety Systems
Chairman: Ron Sinclair, Technical Manager, SGS Baseefa
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19. Cybersecurity - What should Safety Instrumented System integrators be doing? |
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20. When safety meets security - Combining the best of both worlds |
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AFTERNOON SESSION
14.00 - 15.25 - Conference Room - Practical challenges & solutions
Chairman: Lee Allford, Energy Institute
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17. Addressing the challenges of dust explosion risks in grain storage |
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Frank Ward – Director & Project Engineer, Hennock International |
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18. Fire detector mapping – What metrics should we be using? |
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Tim Jones - Senior Consultant,
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11.30 - 12.55 - Seminar Room - Practical Challenges & Solutions
Chairman: Ron Sinclair, Technical Manager, SGS Baseefa
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21. Are luminaires causing hidden risks in Ex Areas because of LEDs? |
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22. Coldflow in cables – Some practical advice |
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