Unique Hybrid Working Event

In partnership with

Following the enormous success of our July session, we are delighted to introduce this exciting new event for Health & Safety and Facilities Managers. It will take place all day on Wednesday 19.10.22 at the fabulous five-storey Orangebox showroom in Clerkenwell, London.

Aimed at established HSE & FM professionals, the day will start with a review of existing experience, exploring the management and support of homeworker wellbeing programmes, DSE assessments, mental and physical health management and responding to individual needs. We shall also be introducing you to some of the latest products and tools to simplify and maintain control of your processes. In the afternoon, we shall look at using a similar approach to create a magnetic office that your personnel will want to visit and use.

It is completely free and includes refreshments and lunch. A CPD certificate will be provided.

Date: 19.10.2022

Time: 10:00 - 15:30

Location: Orangebox Showroom, 38 Northampton Rd, London EC1R 0HU

There is no charge for this event.

Agenda:

10:00   Breakfast – Anagram Creation Station plus pastries, coffee, tea & refreshments

10:30   Introduction and housekeeping – Guy Osmond (GO), Osmond Ergonomics

10:45   Homeworker wellbeing is essential – so what are you doing about it? GO & Jim Taylour (JT), Orangebox

• Current Status?

• On top of it.
• Needs work but not going too badly.
• It’s all slipped since Covid. We are way behind.

• Managing the process

• Assessments
• Equipment (employee portal, approved products, employee grants, free for all)
• Support (wellbeing courses, online, apps, etc.)
• Training – online resources, f2f, lunch and learns, webinars, etc. – essential (and often neglected) whatever you’re doing

11:45  Coffee break & networking

12:00  Healthy Working Analytics – wellbeing and productivity measurement tool from Cardinus Risk Management. Understand where you should invest your time and money with statistically robust data – Stephen Bowden (SB),Chartered Ergonomist & Human Factors Specialist

12:30  Homeworker seating, furniture and accessories – should we apply the same criteria (and budget) as we do in the office?

• Compare and contrast for specialist and homeworker use

13:00   Lunch

13:30   Social Networking – We are social beings - GO, JT

• Working at home in isolation has affected mental health. Magnetic offices need to attract staff back with a mix of areas where staff can collaborate and communicate.

• Relationship Buildings – the wider wellness debate, what has changed, how can we help post-Covid?
• Allocated desks, hot desking, team spaces - what do people want and what's working?
• Is there now surplus furniture?
• How important is sustainably in the conversation?

14:15  Orangebox 5-floor walk through – Smartworking in practice, from sofa selection to sensory ergonomics – JT & Sarah Denbeigh-Wright (SDW), Orangebox

15:15  Questions, sum up, future training

15:30  Refreshments, networking & close (or further showroom exploration for those who wish to stay)