PRE-CONFERENCE WORKSHOP DAY
Tuesday, July 16 2024
7:30 am Check In, Coffee & Light Breakfast
8:30 am Workshop A: Incorporating Prevention Through Design (PtD) Concepts to the Diagnostic & Medical Device Industry & Integrating Biosafety Best Practices
Synopsis
Collaborate with experts to:
- Share best practices for proper decontamination following leakage of infectious samples and incorporate biosafety best practices into the lifecycle of instrument design
- Discuss the most effective methods to safeguard your workforce from exposure to infectious samples and radioactive agents, and ergonomic risks of repetitive sample collection, pipetting and testing
- Discuss the safe running of employee fluid donor programs and complying with strict regulatory guidelines
10:30 am Networking Break
11:00 am Workshop B: Minimizing Day-to-Day Risks Faced by Your Distributive Workforce Involved in Transport, Installation & Servicing of Medical Equipment
Synopsis
Collaborate with experts to:
- Share best practices for planning the day of a service engineer, accounting for unexpected customer emergencies and driving related hazards
- Discuss the importance of maintaining electrical safety when working on live instruments and physical safety when carrying heavy medical equipment into customer environments
- Investigate approaches for sustaining psychological well-being and culture in a distributive workforce
- Hear experiences of how other companies are utilizing contractors to facilitate complicated installations in hospitals and how they deal with the safety aspects of this
1:00 pm Lunch & Networking
2:00 pm Workshop C: Minimizing Risks of Automation & Additive Manufacturing Machinery to Safeguard Your Employees
Synopsis
Collaborate with experts to:
- Navigate new risks posed by constantly advancing additive manufacturing and automation machinery
- Control hazards associated with occupational exposure to dust and fire and explosion risks
- Explore advanced machine and automation safety control
- Understand international standards in the field of additive manufacturing and automation in industry