Icon’s Health and Safety for Conservators is online for 2024. The four sessions are split over two days. It will provide an overview of the essential and current Health & Safety information for conservators working in a conservation studio and/or on-site.
Event programme
Thursday 28 March 2024
10.30am: Health & Safety Responsibilities - an overview of why we bother with Health and Safety, discussing our legal responsibilities under both criminal and civil law.
2pm: Risk Assessment - an overview of the process of risk assessment and templates to follow.
Thursday 4 April 2024
10.30am: Chemical Safety - looking at how chemicals cause harm and how we can protect ourselves and others from them.
2pm: Manual handling, working at height and fire - a discussion of the top three of the hazards which are most commonly discussed and how they can be controlled
Professional Standards and Judgement & Ethics
This workshop will help develop your knowledge and understanding in relation to the following criteria:
- 4b,Ensure that your work practices and any you promote comply with applicable legal and contractual requirements.
- 4c, Ensure that your work practices and the area for which you are responsible comply with relevant Health & Safety regulations and guidelines, minimising risk to yourself and others.
- J&E vii, Observe legal requirements and obligations, including those relating to health and safety, the environment, employment and contract law, and international agreements.
