Half of us go through it, so let’s talk about it. This session empowers us to feel comfortable having conversations about the impact of the menopause, strategies for coping, reasonable adjustments, and importantly how we can create a menopause-friendly workplace.
Consider this your complete guide to menopause. Ruth Devlin covers off the physical and emotional symptoms, practical tips for supporting women at this transitional stage of life, and – importantly – what not to say!
Dame Carol Black advised the government on the relationship between work and health for ten years. This session draws on her wealth of experience to discuss the importance of health and wellbeing in relation to worker safety on Britain’s railway.
Too often we measure our exposure to harm only after that harm has happened. The RWA Occupational Hygiene Management Group talks about how it’s time for a new, proactive strategy, that helps us to avoid risks, ultimately to improve quality of life for our colleagues.
Hear from rail operators and experts about challenges around occupational health, followed by a lively discussion on what needs to change to unlock occupational health capability and what part you could play in making it happen.
It may be microscopic in size, but dust can pose a big risk to our health. Hear from Steve Perkins, who aims to improve our understanding of how we can control health risks through occupational hygiene – especially the challenge of dust.