IOM's 40th anniversary seminar was held on the 19th June.
About 100 delegates attended the IOM's 40th anniversary seminar – “From Coal to Carbon Nanotubes”, which coincided with the launch of a short booklet describing some of the key areas of our work over the last 40 years. There were several distinguished speakers from outside IOM along with talks from some of our senior staff.
The programme for the event is shown below. You will be able to download the presentations by clicking the links.
From Coal to Carbon Nanotubes
40 years of achievements (Chair: Dr Phil Woodhead)
- Welcome, Dr Phil Woodhead, (IOM Chief Executive)
- 40 years of achievements - coal and beyond, Prof Anthony Seaton (IOM)
Parallel Session 1 (Chair: Prof Anthony Seaton)
- The safety of carbon nanotubes and other nanomaterials: Dr Rob Aitken (IOM) and Prof Ken Donaldson (University of Edinburgh)
- Can we eliminate occupational cancer?: Dr John Cherrie (IOM) and Dr Lesley Rushton (Imperial College)
- The influence of our environment on public health: Fintan Hurley (IOM) and Dr George Morris (Health Scotland)
Parallel Session 2 (Chair: Dr Phil Woodhead)
- Can we improve wellbeing at work?: Dr Joanne Crawford(IOM) and Prof Craig Jackson (Birmingham City University)
- Sickness absence due to musculoskeletal disorders: Dr Richard Graveling (IOM) and Professor Kim Burton (University of Huddersfield)
- Investigating asbestos risks: HSE’s new survey guide: Dr Alan Jones (IOM) and Dr Martin Gibson (HSE)
The future (Chair: Dr Phil Woodhead)
- The future: Fintan Hurley (IOM) and Prof Bob Maynard (HPA)
- Closing: Prof Russel Griggs (Chairman, IOM Board of Governors)
A selection of photographs from the meeting is available here