NATIONAL CONFERENCE ON HEALTH AND SAFETY AT WORK

NATIONAL CONFERENCE ON HEALTH AND SAFETY AT WORK

The Ministry for Social Policy, in conjunction with Jon David Ltd., announces a National Conference on Health & Safety at Work. This event is being perceived as another occasion of public private partnership in matters which are of national interest and which safeguard the well-being of employees in the diverse sectors of work environments and organisations. Amongst others, Permanent Secretaries, Directors, Chairpersons and Chief Executive Officers within the Public and Private Sector are being invited together with representatives of the Constituted Bodies and Political Parties to participate.

The Conference shall concentrate on Occupational Health & Safety as a national priority and for this reason, Sir Neville Purvis, Director General of the British Safety Council will deliver a keynote speech on 'The Impact of Health & Safety on Corporate Reputation'. Dr. Mark Gauci, Head of the Occupational Health and Safety Unit within the Department for Industrial and Employment Relations, will also outline the current developments and the vision which the government will be implementing in the short term.

The afternoon session will then be dedicated to company presentations portraying a variety of OHS practices and products. HSBC, Simonds Farsons Cisk, Technology In Management Limited, the Building Industry Consultative Council and Jon David Ltd. will be participating partners. For the afternoon session, shop-stewards and health & safety officers are being invited to participate. A 'Personal Protective Equipment' exhibition will be set-up for the occasion, and personal computers portraying H&S software packages and computer-based H&S Training will be on demonstration.

The Conference, which is free of charge, shall be held on the 11^th April 2000, at the Corinthia Palace Hotel, Attard, and will include a lunch break. Further information can be obtained from the Communications Office of the Ministry for Social Policy, either by phone (2590 3446), fax (250143) or e-mail (social.policy@magnet.mt). Requests for participation will be treated on a first-come first-served basis, owing to limited seating capacity. The Conference premises is fully accessible and refreshments will be served. Besides the above sponsors, this Conference is also being held with the collaboration of AirMalta, and the Corinthia Palace Hotel, Attard, Malta.

27.03.2000