Conferences, events, meetings and other get-togethers are the lifeblood of specialist sectors like construction, health and safety, and asbestos. Every one is a chance to make contacts, learn from the experts, and share your own insight and experience. Here’s our list of all the essential meetings, briefings and other dates for your diary.
11-27 February 2025
Various locations and online
ARCA’s regional meetings kick off this February in various locations between 11 and 25 February – there’s an extra, remote meeting on the 27th. Expect updates from the Health and Safety Executive, the Asbestos Network and other influential bodies. The meetings start at 1.30pm, with refreshments available from 1pm. They’re free for ARCA members, but please do register via the website.
07 March 2025
Manchester Marriot Victoria and Albert Hotel, Manchester M3 4JQ
Mesothelioma UK’s ladies lunch is held to coincide with International Women’s Day. This year it heads to Manchester, celebrating and supporting ‘Accelerate Action’ for gender equality, while raising vital funds for the charity. The day is centred around a three-course meal, and features inspiring speakers, as well as a raffle.
11-12 March 2025
NEC Birmingham
Health & Wellbeing at Work bills itself as a dynamic event dedicated to cultivating change within workplace health, wellbeing, culture and safety. The two-day event features eight conference streams and more than 150 talks. The conference promises evidence-based content to support employee health and wellbeing.
14-15 May 2025
Birmingham Conference & Events Centre (BCEC), Birmingham B5 4EW
This year sees the eighth FAAM Asbestos conference, organised in conjunction with BOHS and the Faculty of Asbestos Assessment and Management. In 2025 the FAAM conference moves to new May dates, but it’s sure to remain one of the highlights of the asbestos calendar. The event brings together researchers, academics, practitioners and regulators, through talks and technical sessions, dealing with scientific topics covering key areas regarding the assessment, control and management of asbestos.
04 June 2025
The Coventry Building Society Arena, Coventry
HSM Live is a new, free-to-attend health and safety conference promising networking and CPD-accredited seminars, among other features. It’s split across dates in Scotland and Coventry, with the inaugural event having taken place last November in Edinburgh.
12 June 2025
The Welcombe Hotel, Stratford Upon Avon
Make sure you save the date for one of the summer’s leading social events! The TICA ACAD Summer Social will be a day of networking, fun and relaxation in the beautiful surroundings of the historic Welcombe Hotel. The day will feature golf on the 18-hole course, and a barbecue – we’ll have more details to follow soon!
More details soon
17-19 June 2025
Hilton Newcastle Gateshead
For OH2025, the British Occupational Health Society is promising a bigger and more innovative conference than ever. Taking place over three days – with additional professional development courses on 16 June – OH2025 promises talks, workshops and themed sessions, alongside all the networking and social opportunities you’d expect. This year’s themes include building competence, capacity and capability in managing workplace risks, and how workplace health professionals can help deliver the green revolution without workplace health casualties.
18-19 June 2025
Olympia, London
Safety, Health and Wellbeing Live is split into two events in the North and South of England. Both follow a similar format, so workplace safety and occupational health professionals can expect sessions delivered by industry and regulatory experts, panel debates, and multiple opportunities to network. This year the southern event has moved to Olympia from its previous home at Farnborough airport, but it still promises more than 200 exhibitors and 100 speakers.
17-18 September 2025
NEC Birmingham
The once Hazardous Materials Expo has been through a few iterations in recent years. It’s now part of the ESS Expo, a large umbrella event gathering experts and workers in fields from energy and air quality, through recycling and contamination. Now the Contamination and Land Remediation Expo, it promises opportunities to network, collaborate, and learn through discussions, workshops and expert panels.
25-27 November 2025
Excel London
The Safety & Health Expo has become part of Anticipate London, which comprises linked conferences covering facilities, safety, fire and information security. This year IOSH is sponsoring the SHP Operational Excellence Stage, which will cover a range of health and safety topics including industry standards, risk management, innovation, and best practices.
If you’re hosting, postponing or cancelling an event you’d like us to list here, please get in touch.
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