Event details:
-
Start:
23 September 2009 - 05:30 pm
-
Location:
Institution of Civil Engineers, London
-
Venue:
One Great George Street, Westminster, London SW1P 3AA
18th Annual ICE / Capita Symonds Safety
Lecture: Assessment of Risk: How much is ‘suitable
and sufficient’?
Dr Jean Venables OBE FREng, President, Institution of Civil
Engineers
This year's Lecture - lecture will explore the
relationship between the exercise of engineering judgement, the
need for risk assessments to meet the criteria of being ‘suitable
and sufficient’, and rules of professional conduct. Having
executed professional engineering judgement, one must always accept
a certain element of risk. Only through the gathering and sharing
of evidence within, and beyond, company parameters, can the
profession seek to continuously improve.
Jean Venables will explore various
aspects of the relationship between professional conduct and
legislation to demonstrate the need to continue to look forward, as
well as back. There is a need to understand that mistakes must not
be repeated, but nor should potential hazards be disregarded: as
project circumstances change, so too do the potential risks.
Whilst we must plan for
potential, known, significant risks, Jean Venables will argue that
we must always be aware that we can never predict the future – and
we can never know, let alone plan for, all
eventualities.
After the event
Audio and slides for
the lecture will be available after the event. Details below
- Go to www.ice.org.uk/lectures
- Go to the 'Recorded events' tab
- Scroll to the 2nd page of listed events
- The ICE Capita Symonds Safety Lecture will be listed as the
last item on the list.
- Please allow 72 hours for this event to be posted.
Find out more about our Health and Safety Training
expertise