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What about the workers?

International symposium to mark the retirement of Professor David Walters from Cardiff University.

By Cardiff University School of Social Sciences

Date and time

Wed, 29 Jan 2020 09:00 - 17:45 GMT

Location

Committee Rooms, Glamorgan Building, Cardiff University

King Edward VII Avenue Cardiff CF10 3WT United Kingdom

About this event

This symposium not only marks the retirement of Professor David Walters but also the contribution that he has made to understanding the politics of occupational health and safety (OHS) over a period of more than thirty years. It brings together leading international scholars, policy makers, advisers, activists, analysts, professional practitioners and trade unionists at national, European and global levels, all of whom David has engaged with over the years, on the topics that have been central to his research and publications. It will, therefore, provide a forum well-placed to deliver a global perspective on current problems and potential solutions.

The symposium aims to address the key issues and contexts that influence the impact of knowledge on action in protecting the safety, health and well-being of people at work. It also brings together researchers, trade unionists, OHS practitioners and policy makers and provides an opportunity to establish useful new networks for future collaborations.

Speakers and Session Chairs

  • Owen Tudor, Deputy General Secretary, International Trade Union Confederation
  • Peter Lahay, Coordinator, International Transport Workers’ Federation
  • Laurent Vogel, Senior Researcher, Health and Safety, Working Conditions, European Trade Union Institute
  • Jukka Takala, Executive Director Emeritus, President, International Commission on Occupational Health
  • Steve Tombs, Professor of Criminology, Open University
  • Susan Murray, Former Unite National H & S Adviser
  • Felicity Lamm, Associate Professor of Employment Relations, Co-Director of the Occupational Health and Safety Research Centre, Auckland University of Technology
  • Michael Quinlan, Emeritus Professor, University of New South Wales
  • Richard Johnstone, Professor of Criminology, Queensland University of Technology
  • Victor Gekara, Associate Professor, School of Business, IT and Logistics, RMIT University
  • Andy King, Researcher in Residence, McMaster University School of Labour and retired Department Leader, Health, Safety and Environment, United Steelworkers of America Canadian Office
  • Katherine Lippel, Professor, University of Ottawa, Canada Research Chair on Occupational Health and Safety Law
  • Barbara Neis, Honorary Research Professor, Memorial University
  • Wayne Lewchuk, LIUNA Enrico Henry Mancinelli Professor in Global Labour Issues, McMaster University
  • Bud Hudspith, Unite National H&S Adviser
  • Kaj Frick, Adj. Professor Emeritus (in Human Work Science), Lulea University of Technology, Sweden
  • Lawrence Waterman, Chair of the Board of Trustees, British Safety Council
  • William Cockburn, Head of Prevention and Research Unit, European Agency for Safety and Health at Work
  • Phil James, Professor of Employment Relations, Middlesex University

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