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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-GB link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div align=center><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width=600 style='width:360.0pt;background:#F2E3CE'><tr><td style='padding:9.0pt 9.0pt 9.0pt 9.0pt'><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%'><tr><td width="56%" style='width:56.0%;padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#66667F'>29/09/16<o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td width="40%" style='width:40.0%;padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm'><p class=MsoNormal align=right style='text-align:right'><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#F2E3CE'><a href="http://ier.us12.list-manage.com/track/click?u=f121e48a8bb6d3101590c12d3&id=1b6d00e98c&e=71131c031b"><span style='font-size:9.0pt;color:#66667F'>Follow us on Twitter</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td width="4%" style='width:4.0%;padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm'><p class=MsoNormal align=right style='text-align:right'><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#F2E3CE'> <o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr></table><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#F2E3CE;display:none'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%'><tr><td width="75%" style='width:75.0%;background:#66667F;padding:9.0pt 9.0pt 9.0pt 9.0pt'><div><p class=MsoNormal><a name="Top_of_page"></a><b><span style='font-size:24.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:white'>Last chance to book for Health and Safety Update<o:p></o:p></span></b></p></div></td><td width="25%" style='width:25.0%;background:#66667F;padding:9.0pt 9.0pt 9.0pt 9.0pt'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#F2E3CE'><img border=0 id="_x0000_i1025" src="https://gallery.mailchimp.com/f121e48a8bb6d3101590c12d3/images/8ed8c1ba-51a4-46ad-a22f-6e685687a175.gif"><o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr></table><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#F2E3CE'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%'><tr><td style='padding:9.0pt 9.0pt 9.0pt 9.0pt'><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%'><tr><td width="100%" style='width:100.0%;padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm'><p class=auto-style2><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Book now to get up to date with our health and safety experts in <a href="http://ier.us12.list-manage.com/track/click?u=f121e48a8bb6d3101590c12d3&id=94f2ca34f0&e=71131c031b">Liverpool</a> on 04 October and <a href="http://ier.us12.list-manage.com/track/click?u=f121e48a8bb6d3101590c12d3&id=473ae1677c&e=71131c031b">London</a> on 18 October<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=auto-style5><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Since the coming to power of the Conservative led Coalition government in 2010, the myth that workplace health and safety is only about red tape and is a barrier to productivity have been officially promulgated.<br><br>Concrete actions have also been taken to support this deregulatory and anti-worker agenda. HSE resources have been cut, workplace inspections slashed across much of the economy, important regulatory provisions have been repealed, and worker access to compensation for employer generated health and safety harms reduced.<br><br>At this conference, expert speakers from trade unions, academia and the legal profession provide an update on these problematic developments while also highlighting what can be done to reverse their harmful effects.<br><br>More specifically, those attending will hear contributions covering such issues as: the nature of HSE’s new strategy for workplace health and safety, how post-2010 governments have acted to reduce workplace inspections, worker experiences of pursuing claims for compensation, recent legislative changes, how other European countries approach the issue of health and safety inspection as well as workplace inspection, and developments in the construction industry relating to worker engagement and mental health. <o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr></table><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#F2E3CE;display:none'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=3 cellpadding=0><tr><td valign=top style='padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt'><p class=auto-style7><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Liverpool<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#F2E3CE'><a href="http://ier.us12.list-manage.com/track/click?u=f121e48a8bb6d3101590c12d3&id=e1bd6cff5d&e=71131c031b"><span style='text-decoration:none'><img border=0 width=200 id="_x0000_i1026" src="https://gallery.mailchimp.com/f121e48a8bb6d3101590c12d3/images/bf7bc975-9b7d-423f-90f2-32b140efb056.png"></span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=auto-style7><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><a href="http://ier.us12.list-manage.com/track/click?u=f121e48a8bb6d3101590c12d3&id=0448a3cc9e&e=71131c031b">Book your place now</a><o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td valign=top style='padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt'><p class=auto-style7><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>04 October<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=auto-style5><b><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Robert Baughan</span></b><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>, <i>Unison</i><br>The HSE & Trade Unions<br><b>Susan Murray</b>, <i>Unite</i><br>H&S, challenges and opportunities in the workplace<br><b>Phillip Liptrot</b>, <i>Thompsons Solicitors</i><br>Small Claims Big Impact<br><b>Hilda Palmer</b>, <i>Hazards</i><br>Will there be any health, safety or justice at work by 2020?<br><b>Professor David Walters</b>, <i>Cardiff University</i><br>Labour inspection and OSH in Europe and UK<br><b>Steve Tombs</b>, <i>Open University</i><br>Making ‘Better Regulation’: the assault on health and safety protection<br><b>Peter Wilson</b>, <i>UCATT</i><br>Worker Engagement, Health and Mental Health in Construction<o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr></table><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#F2E3CE;display:none'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=3 cellpadding=0><tr><td valign=top style='padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt'><p class=auto-style7><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>London<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#F2E3CE'><a href="http://ier.us12.list-manage.com/track/click?u=f121e48a8bb6d3101590c12d3&id=40e7c39b33&e=71131c031b"><span style='text-decoration:none'><img border=0 width=200 id="_x0000_i1027" src="https://gallery.mailchimp.com/f121e48a8bb6d3101590c12d3/images/370dcc94-63f0-4712-9842-455298351ed9.png"></span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=auto-style7><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><a href="http://ier.us12.list-manage.com/track/click?u=f121e48a8bb6d3101590c12d3&id=b36fa70134&e=71131c031b">Book your place now</a><o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td valign=top style='padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt'><p class=auto-style7><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>18 October<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=auto-style5><b><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Dave Smith</span></b><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>, <i>Blacklisting Support Group</i><br>Blacklisted<br><b>Professor David Walters</b>, <i>Cardiff University</i><br>Labour inspection and OSH in Europe and UK<br><b>Tom Jones</b>, <i>Thompsons Solicitors</i><br>Small Claims Big Impact<br><b>Peter Wilson</b>, <i>UCATT</i><br>Worker Engagement, Health and Mental Health in Construction<br><b>Susan Murray</b>, <i>Unite</i><br>H&S, challenges and opportunities in the workplace<br><b>Steve Tombs</b>, <i>Open University</i><br>Making ‘Better Regulation’: the assault on health and safety protection<br><b>Hilda Palmer</b>, <i>Hazards</i><br>Will there be any health, safety or justice at work by 2020?<o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr></table></td></tr><tr style='height:9.0pt'><td style='padding:9.0pt 9.0pt 9.0pt 9.0pt;height:9.0pt'></td></tr></table><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#F2E3CE;display:none'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%'><tr><td width="64%" valign=top style='width:64.0%;padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm'><p class=MsoNormal><span class=blue1><b><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>To unsubscribe, please contact <a href="mailto:sarah@ier.org.uk?subject=Unsubscribe">sarah@ier.org.uk</a>.</span></b></span><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#F2E3CE'><o:p></o:p></span></p><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%'><tr style='height:9.0pt'><td style='padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm;height:9.0pt'></td></tr></table></td><td valign=top style='padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm'><div 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