Overview
There will always be risks in the engineering industry but to avoid unnecessary complications and cost caused by risk, the industry needs to ensure that it is following the ALARP principle.
Attend ALARP 2018 to learn best practice in the application of the ALARP principle in risk management from thought-leaders in the nuclear new build, aerospace and the visitor attraction industries.
Hear from the key organisations in regulation to ensure your processes are compliant with current standards. Learn about the latest risk assessment approaches to use in your company. Hear best practice in ensuring safety cases are legally sound throughout the design, development and operation of engineering systems. Meet with safety engineers, design engineers, ALARP and human factors specialists to benefit from cross-industry insights.
There are now two extra spaces available on Pre-Seminar Workshop on Day 1. To book onto the Pre-Seminar Workshop and Seminar, please contact us on +44 (0) 20 7973 1251 or email eventenquiries@imeche.org.
Attend this seminar to:
- Hear from human factors and ALARP specialists from organisations across engineering sectors including Sellafield Ltd, QinetiQ, Office for Nuclear Regulation, Civil Aviation Authority, General Nuclear System and DNV GL
- Ensure your organisation is compliant with standards outlined by the Health and Safety Executive
- Reduce risk in your operational processes by hearing case studies from successful applications of the ALARP principle
- Gain a greater understanding about human bias and how to use this to help your projects
- Discuss best practice with safety engineers, process safety managers, design engineers and ALARP specialists
Key programme highlights:
- NEW FOR 2018: DNV GL reveal how they are enhancing Merlin Entertainments' approach to delivering roller coaster ride safety
- General Nuclear System highlight ALARP challenges on their joint venture nuclear new build with China General Nuclear Power Corporation
- QinetiQ discuss human reliability analysis when making ALARP judgements
- The Civil Aviation Authority discuss cognitive bias in aerospace engineering
- Sellafield Ltd introduce their new dedicated function for human factors
Key speakers include:
- Paul Stanworth, HM Specialist Inspector of Health and Safety, Hazardous Industries Directorate, Chemical Explosives and Microbiological Hazards Division (CEMHD), Health and Safety Executive
- Ryan Maitland, Principal Nuclear Safety Inspector, Office for Nuclear Regulation
- Nancy Leveson, Professor of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
- Anna Collard-Scruby, Human Factors Programme Specialist, Civil Aviation Authority
Pre-seminar workshop: Risk Reduction and ALARP
Attend our pre-seminar workshop on 17 September 2018 on Risk Reduction and ALARP, which will cover the basics of the ALARP concept and demonstrating ALARP along with risk reduction through the project lifecycle. Take the opportunity to bring your own practical examples and questions from your workplace to share and discuss with your peers.
Take part in game-based learning activities which will enable:
- The effective communication of simple but very important safety messages across your workforce
- The ability to deliver the messages in a memorable way, providing a long-term benefit to your business
- The workforce to relate these messages to their specific roles, to ensure tangible safety improvement
Delegate feedback from ALARP 2017:
“ALARP is a simple acronym that means so many different things in so many different contexts. The event was a great way to experience all of its different attributes and pull all of them together. The wide selection of classes and presenters ensured a very coherent and in-depth understanding”
Programme Lead, Risk Based Nuclear Safety, Sellafield Ltd
"Both technically and holistically this seminar reached the intent and spirit of ALARP principles across many of the common boundaries of the attending sectors"
Head of Product Safety, Maritime Services, BAE Systems
“A good event to go and meet industry leading experts and absorb key and practical information to use in your projects”
Project Engineer, AEGIS Engineering Systems
"This event would be of use to those involved in taking investment decisions in a capital intensive industry with process safety risks"
Regulatory Reporting Manager, Cadent
"A well-organised and supported seminar, I will attempt to attend future IMechE events in the future"
Configuration Manager, Jacobs Engineering
"Valuable insights into cross-sector understanding of ALARP, with valuable legal and regulatory context"
Technical Director, ATS Management Limited
"A very well managed introduction to the possible applications of ALARP"
Environment Officer, EDF Energy
Organising Committee:
Safety and Reliability Group, Institution of Mechanical Engineers
Member Credits:
Pete Stewart, Director, Hydrock
Keith Miller, Member, Safety and Reliability Group, Institution of Mechanical Engineers
John Jost, Deputy Safety Manager (ETPS), QinetiQ
Charles Bridgford, Fuel Route Engineer, Fuel Route Systems, CTO, EDF Energy
Steve Hillier, Asset Risk and Governance Team Leader, E.ON Climate and Renewables (EC&R), E.ON
Booking multiple tickets (group discounts available) or on behalf of someone else? Email us