Managing Technical Safety
Protecting people, the environment and reputations
About
Legal requirements across the globe require us to manage the PERSONAL SAFETY of ourselves and others AND the TECHNICAL SAFETY of the assets we support (in design, operations, maintenance & decommissioning). By robustly managing Technical Safety, we seek to minimise the chances of an asset causing ‘harm’ (to people, the environment or commercially) throughout its lifecycle.
The lecture will introduce a concise framework for managing TECHNICAL SAFETY which also helps facilitate Reliable, Available & Maintainable (RAM) assets … so win-win?
Key points to discuss will include:
Defining Technical (Asset) Safety
Legal Aspects
Learning from Experience – Some Technical Safety Incidents
Technical Safety Tools
Key Takeaways
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Continuing Professional Development
This event can contribute towards your Continuing Professional Development (CPD) hours as part of the IET's CPD monitoring scheme.
12 Jun 2025 - 06 Dec 2025
6:00pm - 7:30pm
Organiser
- Northumbria Local Network
Speakers
Richard Burnard
Engineering Consultant - Burnard Consulting Limited
Richard Burnard is a Chartered Engineer and Fellow of the IET. Across his career he has worked in both the public and private sectors in a variety of industries including Utilities, Nuclear, Chemical, Oil & Gas, Pharmaceutical, Renewables, Manufacturing and Electronics.
Richard spent the mid-section of his career as a specialist Control System & Electrical inspector with the UK Health & Safety Executive (HSE) working as part of their non-nuclear major hazards team.
In his spare time Richard volunteers with the IET as a Professional Registration Advisor (PRA) and as a Northumbria region IET committee member. He also works with local colleges and schools to promote careers in engineering & science.
Programme
18:00 - Doors open with light refreshments available
18:15- Presentation commences
19:15 - Q&A
19:30 - Session closes