Nominations open for Best Safety Campaign & Bad Boss Award 2025
The 36th National Hazards Conference 2025
Deregulation, AI and climate change – the critical role of safety reps into the future
Fri. 5th Sept. (registration from midday) to
Sun. 7th Sept. (conference closes 3pm)
Venue: Keele University Campus
This year sees the 36th annual Hazard Conference and like last year it will be a packed weekend for safety activists. The conference is hybrid (online and in-person) you can book online or by completing the paper form.
This years conference will include sessions on:
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- Can AI ever be good for our health?
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- Dealing with violence and stress at work
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- Workers health crisis amid a lack of enforcement
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- From climate crisis to choking air – what can safety reps do?
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- Certificates to great health and safety campaigns
- Calling out the bad employers on health and safety.
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Fast & Furious image courtesy of Hazards Magazine
| Conference fees (same as last year): |
| £320 in person (residential, accommodation, meals/ refreshments – full board) |
| £210 in person (non residential inc. meals/ refreshments) |
| £210 virtual (online only) |
Traveling by car? Book your free parking directly with Keele University HERE
Booking Checklist
| 1. In-person or Online (indicate on the booking form) | Decide if you are attending online or in person. Early booking recommended. |
| 2. Residential (see fees above) | If attending in person select if this is residential or non residential |
| 3. Workshops (In-person and online) | Select two Saturday workshops; one AM and one PM (also and your reserve choices) |
| 4. Fringe Meetings (hybrid meetings) | Select one fringe meeting to attend on Saturday |
| 5. Invoice (we’ll send you an invoice when you’ve booked) | Arrange your delegate fee to be paid. If you book using the online form, we’ll send you an invoice. |
| 6. Book Online or Offline (see links above) | Complete the online registration form (see links above) OR complete the paper form and email to: c.bedale@btinternet.com or; post to: Greater Manchester Hazards Centre Unit 2, The Wesley Centre, Royce Rd, Manchester M15 5BP. (Please keep a copy of your information) |
| 7. Making your payment (BACS transfer or cheque) |
A BACS payment with the delegates surname as a reference (or one delegate’s surname if there is more than one delegate). Also add union branch name as reference if applicable. Payment to: Hazards Conference account at: OR by cheque payable to ‘Hazards Conference’ to Greater Manchester Hazards Centre Unit 2, The Wesley Centre, Royce Rd, Manchester M15 5BP |
| Cancellations (before and after 8th August 2025) | If you have to cancel but find someone else to take your place just let us know. If you can’t find a substitute delegate: cancel before 8/8/25 we will refund your fee less 10% admin costs. Residential booking cancelling after 8th August 2025; we will be unable to refund your fees due to conference facilities, resources, food and board your accommodation and meals costs. We can send you any materials and papers. |
Notification: We will acknowledge receipt of your application form within a few days of receiving it. If you don’t hear from us within 2 weeks of sending in your form, please contact us urgently to check that it has not got lost in the post.
Conference Check-in and timings
Workshops: The weekend will offer choices of workshops, plenary sessions, fringe meetings, discussions and Q&A sessions with keynote speakers. For a list of workshops and fringe meetings see the online or paper booking forms.
Further information/ queries: please email Janet or William at hazconf@gmhazards.org.uk or phone: 0161 884 4229
As well as workshops, fringe meetings and networking events there will be stalls and activities related to current safety topics. Similar to last year we will be awarding certificates for great health and safety campaigns and calling out the bad employers on health and safety. Email or call us about an effective safety campaign or if you want to nominate an employer with a bad record on workplace safety.
Online delegates will be able to watch live-streams of plenaries and meetings and participate in online workshops. All delegates will receive packs which include a conference badge and bag and lots of relevant information from trade unions and other organisations.
Sponsorship: You can sponsor the event here.
Exhibitor Stalls: Expressions of interest in having an exhibitors stall at the conference click here.
Best Safety Campaign: Certificate of Excellence
Despite the challenges facing many workplaces and health and safety in general, there are many shining examples of effective worker safety campaigns and good practice led by organisations or groups. Each year at conference we award certificates of excellence to celebrate campaigning work on health,safety and climate work.
Do you have a campaign or organisation/ group in mind? We’d like to hear from you. Nominations are now open until 5pm on 22ndAugust 2025. Personal or contact information will not be shared and are in line with the Greater Manchester Hazards Centre Privacy Policy. You may be contacted by one of the team if more information is required.
Bad Boss/ Employer Award 2025
Returning this year is the infamous ‘Bad Boss Award’. This is an opportunity to name and shame employers who put workers safety at risk. Cost-cutting, poor staff training, inadequate consultation, lack of enforcement are some of the reasons reps and workers have highlighted in previous years. Between 5-6 September conference delegates will choose from the shortlist which employer comes out on top (or bottom in worker safety terms). The announcement will be made on the 7th of September at conference. You can now nominate who you’d like to see take this award.
Nominations close at 5pm on 22nd August 2025. Personal or contact information will not be shared and are in line with the Greater Manchester Hazards Centre Privacy Policy. You may be contacted by one of the team if more information is required.
Last year’s Bad Boss Award: Barnet Council closely followed by runners up, Asda and Amazon
