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• ISTR Autumn Symposia & Workshops

  • Start
    24 November 2026
  •  
    09:00
  • End
    26 November 2026
  •  
    15:00
  • Location
    Burleigh Court, Off Ashby Road (A512), Loughborough University (West Park), Loughborough, Leicestershire, LE11 3GR

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  ISTR AUTUMN SYMPOSIA and PRE-SYMPOSIA WORKSHOPS

  Theme: Back to basics

  Tuesday 24^th - Thursday 26^th November 2026

  Burleigh Court Conference Centre, University of Loughborough

  Following the success of last years Symposia, this year we return to the wonderful Burleigh Court in Loughborough.  After a few years discussing sustainability and neurodiversity, the theme is for 2026 is "Back to basics".  The Symposia will follow the Plan, Do, Check, Act framework across the sessions as we look to learn about and improve our general management practices in line with HSG65.

  Also returning is a day of pre-symposia workshops.   This year there will be 2 workshops.  One is a dedicated Human Factors workshop looking at Safety Critical Task Analysis and Performance Influencing Factors.  The second will look at risk assessment in detail.  You will need to book early as workshop places are limited!

  As for 2025 we are able to provide a fantastic offer of a 2-day Symposia at Burleigh Court Conference Centre at the University of Loughborough, with accommodation and conference dinner included in a very attractive ticket price. This can be extended to include the Pre-symposium Workshop. 

  

  Programme of events
  

  Day 1, Tuesday 24^th November - Pre-symposia workshops

  Workshop 1
  Reclaiming Risk Assessment
  Led by Jon Gawn - Director, GMBSC Ltd

  Workshop 2
  Human Factors & Safety Critical Task Analysis
  Led by Jon Bohm - Lead Human Factors Specialist, UKHSA

  Please note: Workshops run concurrently

  09:00 - 09:30 - Arrive & Networking

  09:30 - 16:30 - Workshops

  

  Symposium Programme

  Wednesday 25^th November

  09:30	Registration, coffee, and networking
  10:15	Welcome Adam Stevenson - ISTR Chair
  	Session 1 - Plan
  10:40	HSE Update Jayne Farrant & Brian Crook - HSE
  11:40	H&S Legislation - Are we forgetting what bad looks like? Julia Cotton - Compact Safety Solutions
  12:25	Lunch and networking
  	Session 2 - Do
  13:30	Biological risk assessment Charlie Brookes - UKHSA
  14:10	Achieving competence  Nerteley Quaye - Purelab-UK
  14:50	Tea and networking
  	Session 3 - Check
  15:20	From Basics to Operational Resilience Jaspreet Chana - ERM
  15:50	Seeing the System: From Accident Causation Models to System Safety Gulsum Kubra Kaya - Cranfield University
  16:50	Close

  
  
  

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  19:00	Drinks reception and networking
  19:30	Symposia dinner

  
  

  
  

  Thursday 26^th November

  09:30	Coffee and networking
  10:00	Welcome Adam Stevenson - ISTR Chair
  	Session 4 - Act
  10:10	To Act or React? - using HSG65 to deliver a balanced H&S management system Graeme Harkess - Francis Crick Institute
  10:40	Health & Safety Assurance  Ant Crook - Moderna
  11:05	Table top exercises - Back to basics scenarios
  12:30	Lunch and networking
  	Session 5 - Hive mind
  13:15	Hive mind discussion The questions you were too scared to ask on HASNET
  14:30	Closing remarks Adam Stevenson - ISTR Chair
  15:00	Close

  
  

  
  

  
  

  
  

  
  

  
  

  
  

  
  

  
  

  
  

  

  Ticket information

   Bookings will close at on 31^st October to meet the catering and accommodation requirements of Burleigh Court.

  Fully inclusive tickets: offer members attendance at a pre-symposia workshop, symposia, lunch and refreshments during the symposiua, attendance at the drinks reception and dinner, and two nights bed and breakfast accommodation at Burleigh Court on 24^th and 25^th (Tuesday and Wednesday nights).  Numbers of Fully inclusive tickets are strictly limited.

  2-day Symposia tickets: offer exceptional value and includes attendance at the 2-day symposia, lunch and refreshments, attendance at the drinks reception and dinner, and bed and breakfast accommodation at Burleigh Court on Wednesday 25^th.

  Non-member tickets: Non members are very welcome to attend the Symposium. 

  Sponsors/Trade Stands - please enquire for details to  istr-eventssecretary@istr.org.uk 

  Payment options: Online payment by card is the preferred payment method. Purchase orders are accepted but please remember to select this option when booking and upload a copy of your purchase order at the time of booking to secure your place and avoid disappointment. 

  Local ISTR members wishing to attend but not requiring accommodation should contact the istr-eventssecretary@istr.org.uk  

  Workshop delegates wishing to stay at Burleigh Court the night before should contact the hotel directly and ask for the best available rate. When booking say you are part of the ISTR Conference to avoid having to change rooms. 

  If you don't mind changing rooms after one night you could ask for availability at the nearby 3* Link Hotel. 

  Final details and refunds:  Bookings close on 31^st October.  Early bookings required to meet the accommodation and catering requirements. Refunds for cancellations or non-attendance cannot be made after this date. If a delegate cannot attend, a colleague may take their place. Contact istr-eventssecretary@istr.org.uk to discuss. Any refund will be subject to a £25 administration charge.

  Transport: For details of how to reach Burleigh Court please visit  https://www.burleigh-court.co.uk/location/

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• Applied Safety in Pathology Group Education Day 2026

  • When
    03 December 2026
  •  
    09:30 - 16:00
  • Location
    Online via Teams
  • Spaces left
    92

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  Annual Education Day 2026

  Thursday 3^rd December 2026

  Microsoft Teams

  09.30 - 09.40	Welcome  Simon Lewis - ASPG Chair
  09.40 -10.25	Safety & Sustainability (TITLE TBC)  Caitlin Broadbent, UCL
  10.25 - 11.10	Consignment of Hazardous Waste (TITLE TBC)  Jason Ratcliffe, Tradebe
  11.10 - 11.30	Morning Break
  11.30 - 12.15	BS EN 12469 - Update on new Biological Safety Cabinets standards (TITLE TBC)  Steve Lewis & Mark Beviss, Contained Air Solutions
  12.15 - 13.00	Laboratory Acquired Infections (TITLE TBC)  Prof. Stuart Blacksell, Mahidol-Oxford Tropical Medicine Research Unit
  13.00 - 14.00	Lunch Break
  14.00 - 14.45	Formaldehyde Exposure in the NHS (TITLE TBC)  Dr. Richard Yates, Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust
  14.45 - 15.30	Formaldehyde & Closed Systems in Pathology & Mortuaries (TITLE TBC)  Josh Cobb, European Biosafety Network & Safer Healthcare Biosafety Network
  15.30 - 15.40	Close Session  Simon Lewis - ASPG Chair

  ASPG gratefully acknowledges the support of ISTR

  

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