Webinar Launching:
National Dangerous Goods Awareness Day
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Thursday 11 July 2024, 13:00 - 14:30 BST
This webinar hosted by BADGP Chair Mark Spence, will include:
- A review of the Los Alfaques disaster on July 11th 1978 with lessons learned and the impact it had on Dangerous Goods regulations.
- Raising awareness of moving Dangerous Goods safely and the requirement to have a DGSA
- Common misconceptions about Dangerous Goods
- Common substances/articles that actually are Dangerous Goods
- Q & A session
This webinar is open to BADGP members and non-members alike.
Our Presenters
We are delighted to have as our presenters:
Rosalind Wall, Department for Transport, Director Motoring and Freight
Rosalind Wall is the Director for Motoring and Freight at Department for the Transport where she is responsible for road safety, road freight and oversight of the motoring service agencies. She joined the Department for Transport originally in 2004, and prior to this role lead work on developing the Industrial Strategy and the ‘Grand Challenges’ focusing on the industries of the future. She has over 15 years experience across 5 Departments including HM Treasury, DECC and a time working for Tony Blair in Rwanda. She was one of the first to complete the new Executive Masters in Public Policy at LSE.
Elizabeth Shovelton, Department for Transport, Deputy Divisional Manager, Dangerous Goods and Roadworthiness
Elizabeth Shovelton is Head of Dangerous Goods and Roadworthiness in Department for Transport. Her team represents the UK at international meetings to negotiate changes to the ADR agreement governing Dangerous Goods as well as working with regulatory and enforcement bodies in the UK. She has previously worked as head of international rail and held posts in road freight regulation. Before that she has held a range of civil service posts in Department for Transport and Home Office (with a short secondment to the European Commission). Elizabeth has a degree in European Law and speaks French and German fluently. She is also a qualified DGSA.
Registration & Costs
Attendance at the webinar is free to BADGP members and non-members.
Members of CHCS can also register free-of-charge (please see link).
To register for the webinar please complete the online form on this page.
After registering we will send you an email explaining how to join and run the webinar.
Please feel free to forward the address of the page to any other person who you think may be interested in joining the webinar.
Non-members can Join BADGP, (membership is just £85.00 for 1 year).
Questions?
Please contact: enquiries@badgp.org.
