Women in Health & Safety Events

We know that members often struggle to make the big events in Birmingham, Manchester or London - so you too can create an opportunity to connect with your peers!

Safety THIRST

Level of difficulty: Easy

What is it?

Safety THIRST is a simple way to create opportunities to connect with other health and safety professionals closer to home.

Choose a pub, café or informal venue near you and pick a date at least 4–6 weeks in the future. It doesn’t need to be in a major town or city – the aim is simply to bring together health and safety professionals in your local area and make some informal connections.

If you’d prefer not to attend alone, why not ask a colleague or friend to join you?

What we need from you

A venue
A date and time (minimum 4–6 weeks’ notice)
Maximum capacity, if applicable
Completion of our simple organiser form

What we’ll do

Set up the event on Eventbrite
Promote it through our email database and LinkedIn channels
Send you the attendee list approximately one week before the event
Provide guidance on contacting attendees beforehand (we recommend introducing yourself and letting people know how to recognise you)

Afterwards

Please send us a photograph from the event so we can share it with the wider community.

Typical attendance

Safety THIRST events typically attract between 2 and 30 attendees. As with most free events, we usually see around a 50% drop-off between registrations and attendance.

Site Visit

Level of difficulty: Moderate

What is it?

Site visits are a fantastic opportunity to showcase your organisation, share good practice and give other women in health and safety an insight into the risks, challenges and solutions within your workplace.

We generally require at least 6–8 weeks’ notice and will manage registrations through Eventbrite.

Typical format

Most site visits last around half a day, although they can be longer.

A typical programme might include:

Welcome and refreshments
Introduction from the host organisation and site leadership team
Guided tour of areas of interest
Informal networking
Presentations, discussion or Q&A
Light lunch or refreshments

What we need from you

A proposed date and timings
A host venue
An outline agenda (nearer the time)
Any visitor requirements (PPE, induction, accessibility, etc.)
Completion of our site visit organiser form

What we’ll do

Promote the event through our email database and LinkedIn channels
Manage Eventbrite registrations
Provide attendee details
Send the final attendee list approximately one week before the event
Share any final joining instructions or agenda updates

Afterwards

Please send us a photograph from the event so we can celebrate and share it with the wider network.

Typical attendance

Site visits typically attract between 15 and 50 attendees. Attendance is usually around 80% of registrations, and you can set a maximum capacity within the organiser form.

Networking Event

Level of difficulty: Moderate to Hard

What is it?

A networking event allows you to bring together Women in Health and Safety members for an evening or daytime networking session at your venue.

Unlike a site visit, these events don’t normally include tours or PPE requirements. Instead, they focus on networking, learning and discussion.

You might choose to:

Host a guest speaker
Organise a panel discussion
Showcase an initiative from your organisation
Facilitate discussion around a topic relevant to the profession

What we need from you

A venue
Catering (for example drinks, nibbles, afternoon tea or light refreshments)
Speaker or panel arrangements, where relevant
A proposed date and outline agenda

What we’ll do

Promote the event through our email database and LinkedIn channels
Manage registrations
Provide attendee information
Support with event logistics and promotion

Interested in hosting a networking event?

Please contact heather@healthy-working.com to discuss your idea.

Site visits

Get ready to mark your calendars for a line-up of site visits in 2025! Organised by Women in Health and Safety and HSE Recruitment, these events offer unique opportunities to explore diverse industries, workplaces, and environments.From the Southbank Centre to an MOD site, to manufacturing these are half or full day events. For more information and to register contact

claire@healthy-work.com

Safety Thirst

If you struggle to get to the big networking opportunities and would love to connect with Women in Health and Safety in your area, then we recommend attending or running a Safety Thirst event.

Informal, non-commercial (you buy your own drinks and snacks) we have held half a dozen so far and more are planned.

Contact claire@healthy-work.com

for more info on how to run one.

Past Events

EDI and Healthy and Safety

Are all your employees equally protected from risk? Can they assume the same baseline level of protection as each other?

In an era where EDI seems to be under attack, it turns out that many social and personal characteristics are also tied to safety outcomes in the workplace.

A picture is slowly emerging that risks in the workplace do not affect us all equally and that the baseline of safety that we can assume is not quite the same for everyone.

Why are women not bothering with Fellowship? #PutaPinInIt

Within IOSH only 1% of the membership are fellows and within this narrow band, the gender imbalance sits at 20% female and 80% male.

Stuart Hughes, current IOSH president has committed not to wear his Fellowship pin until the gender imbalance is removed. 50/50, parity, equity.

This webinar will look at understanding the barriers to fellowship for females.

How to Build Your Resilience; bounce back, thrive and flourish!

Our host Nicki Crayfourd, Accredited Coach & Trusted Advisor at Art of Work Solutions, delves into choosing courage over comfort to thrive on positive stress and avoid distress.

Discover simple coping strategies to navigate and emerge from stressful situations with your wellbeing intact. This interactive webinar equips you with tools to bounce back from life’s challenges, tap into your inner optimist, and create necessary boundaries for personal resilience. Enhance your ability to flourish and thrive with practical techniques from this engaging session.

Strategic Safety: The Key to Productivity, Retention, and Legal Resilience

Are you tackling harassment and aggression effectively? During this webinar, our hosts Arad Parsi and Freddie McGrath teach you how to create a safer and more positive work environment for your employees.

Alongside The Suzy Lamplugh Trust, Peopelsafe discuss the growing challenge of harassment and aggression in the workplace, offering practical solutions to equip your organisation and employees in effectively challenging harassment. The webinar explores the impact of hybrid work on employee perspectives regarding travel and safety, and highlights the role of technology in enhancing personal safety. Gain valuable insights that can protect your employees, improve productivity, retention, and mitigate legal risks associated with inadequate safety measures.

The Self-Worth Revolution

Join us as we learn how to go from self-doubt to unshakable self-worth!

The second webinar in our three-part series, You and Your career, will focus on The Self-Worth Revolution and how to overcome self-doubt and lead with confidence.

Get ready to be inspired, as we welcome the award-winning global speaker and best-selling author, Lis Cashin, to our webinar. For over 20 years, Lis has transformed the lives of thousands of women around the world with her powerful 121 sessions, retreats, talks, and programs.

Breaking the Glass Ceiling

Join us for the grand finale of our three-part webinar series. Brace yourself for an exciting and empowering session on Breaking the Glass Ceiling, hosted by Dr. Shurene Bishop Simon.

No matter where you are in your career journey – whether you’re a student, starting a new job, or an experienced professional – this webinar is designed to benefit you at every life stage.

We all know that breaking through the barriers that impede personal and professional growth can be a challenge. Get ready to dig deep, as we explore real-life case studies, including personal stories from the presenter.

Imposter Syndrome

The first webinar of the You and Your Career series, hosted by Nicki Crayfourd – Coach & Mentor at Art of Work Solutions Ltd.

Focusing on Imposter Syndrome, Nicki will guide us through the journey of understanding and overcoming Imposter Syndrome, a phenomenon that affects many successful professionals. During this interactive webinar, you’ll learn practical tools and strategies that will help you channel your feelings of imposter syndrome into something more positive, such as self-growth and greater self-confidence. Gain valuable tools and techniques to manage self-doubt and increase your confidence.

Disability in the Workplace

The aim of this webinar will be to raise awareness and get people thinking differently about disability in the workplace.

We will be looking at:

Definitions of disability
The legal position when managing people with a disability
The types of reasonable adjustments which may make sense
The rationale for employing disabled people
The types of things which organisations can do which make life better

Strategies for Single Parents - for Individuals and Organisations

In the UK there are around 1.8m single parents (making up nearly a quarter of families with dependent children) in addition to those parents who are within a co-parenting arrangement, but who still do a disproportionate amount of the day-to-day childcare.

Juggling work and family life Is difficult for all working parents, but for employees heading single parent households, striking a balance is even more challenging.

This webinar featuring experienced Olivia Tusler and Crystal Danbury and a career coach – Charlotte Jarrett- Badman discusses the challenges and strategies for individuals and organisations

Women in Health and Safety: Gender and Mental Health

Louise Hosking (IOSH president-elect) – Opportunities with IOSH

WIHS event - Menopause and Perimenopause

Explaining the changes occurring for women during this life transition. Discussing symptoms, self-management, and when to seek help.

Bought to you by VHK Education and Gateway HSW Consultants, as part of the WIHS network.

Psychological Safety and Equality, Diversity and Inclusion

Equality, diversity and inclusion are fundamental to the creation of Psychological Safety.

This session was run on 22 April 2022 and was jointly run by Women in Health and Safety and Eversheds Sutherland.

It was facilitated by Amy Sadro and featured Peter Kelly from HSE, Kate Field and Sally Swingewood from BSI.

Suicide in the Workplace: a WIHS webinar (June 2022)

A complex and difficult subject – this webinar features Professor Sarah Waters (expert in suicide in the workplace) and Mary Lawrence (H&S legal expert) and discusses the issue of suicide in the workplace and compares the system in the UK and elsewhere in the world.