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SUMMARY:Hazardex Live 2026
DESCRIPTION:Hazardex area operations and process safety.\n\n\n\nHazardex Live is the original high-hazard industry event for process safety professionals concerned with protecting personnel\, process\, and plant. Widely recognised as the most important global event specific to hazardous area operations across all major industries\, Hazardex Live brings together the process safety community on an annual basis to review current or forthcoming legislation and stay up to date with best practice and the latest research in areas key to managing process safety effectively. \n\n\n\nDay 1 – Stream 1 \n\n\n\nGlobal competence: how do we create internationally relevant and credible assessments?Huw Bement\, Managing Director – CompEx \n\n\n\nTrials and tribulations of hazardous area inspections – what happens after the reportDewi Evans\, Hazardous Area Operations Manager – C&P Engineering Services \n\n\n\nDeveloping a safe and skilled energy workforceStephen Marcos Jones\, CEO – OPITO \n\n\n\nMoving from OG86 to ISA/IEC 62443 – a change in regulatory benchmarkChris Buttrick\, Principal Specialist Inspector – Health & Safety Executive \n\n\n\nEmerging issues for internal hazards in the nuclear industryJoe Nithsdale\, Nuclear Safety Inspector – Office for Nuclear Regulation \n\n\n\nThe leadership perspective – why do we need a renewed focus on the PSLG principles?Peter Davidson\, Executive Director – Tank Storage Association \n\n\n\nOffshore process safety insightsDr. Edwin Bailey\, former Ithaca Energy Process Safety/Technical Safety Team Lead \n\n\n\nStreamline HazLoc approvals in key international marketsJulia Gresser\, Team Lead Global Market Access\, Europe – CSA Group \n\n\n\nAsset integrity failings in process safety eventsRichard Hellebrand\, Board Member of IMechE Process Industries Division – Institution of Mechanical Engineers \n\n\n\nWhat the major changes to Edition 6 of BS EN 60079-14 mean for Ex d cables and cable glandsJon Hichens\, Training & Operations Director – insightEx \n\n\n\nUsage of IEC TS 60079-46 and the ignition hazard assessment for assembliesChristian Roder\, Senior Explosion Protection Engineer – Nemko \n\n\n\nLow frequency does not equal tolerable risk: anticipating thunderstorm hazards in industrial and ATEX/DSEAR environmentsStephane Schmitt\, Lightning Application Expert – Meteorage \n\n\n\nDay 1 – Stream 2 – Sponsored by DNV \n\n\n\nUK Energy Transition OutlookSam Jones\, Market Manager\, Project Assurance – DNV \n\n\n\nScaling up hydrogen across ScotlandSally Molyneux\, Business Manager – Hydrogen Scotland \n\n\n\nManaging the hazards of low carbon fuels/feedstockJames Steven\, Business Development & Growth Manager – DNV \n\n\n\n“Flying in the cold” – Liquid H2 safetyMark Eldridge\, Director of Hydrogen – Element Materials Technology \n\n\n\nDesign for DSEAR complianceGraham Doggett\, Technical Director – ECFIO \n\n\n\nAssurance in the digital ageDr. Chris Bell\, Principal Consultant\, Digital Energy – DNV \n\n\n\nNon Ex certified quadruped robot for hazardous areasAnette Jacobsen\, Project Leader – Equinor \n\n\n\nBiomethane: how to proactively increase intakeWill Osborn\, Senior Consultant\, Digital Energy – DNV \n\n\n\nThe role of digital tools in reducing risk and error in Ex inspectionsAllan Merritt\, CEO & Claire Murray\, Head of Business Development – Arnlea Systems \n\n\n\nDigital dry deluge testing: an innovative approach to fire deluge complianceLoic Gauilard\, Technical Director – Paradigm \n\n\n\nCommon issues with non-electrical ignition hazard assessmentAnastasia Tsampazaglou\, Senior E&I Engineer – DNV \n\n\n\nDay 2 – Stream 1 \n\n\n\nAn update on IECEx activities and certification toolsChris Agius\, Executive Secretary – IECEx \n\n\n\nHumans hallucinate too! Engineering judgement\, competence\, confidence and AIHarvey Dearden\, Associate Consultant – HTS Engineering \n\n\n\nRethinking priorities in Functional Safety: A management and assessment-centric approachTino Vande Capelle\, Senior Functional Safety Expert & Trainer – TVC Functional Safety Services \n\n\n\nMethane to mixtures: shaping hazardous area classification in a low-carbon futureDr. Rhiannon Chalmers-Brown\, Managing Consultant – ERM \n\n\n\nAchieving control over the risk of electrostatic dischargesEthan Hodge\, Applications Specialist – Newson Gale \n\n\n\nEx products & cyber threats: a potentially explosive mixtureAndy Smith\, General Manager – Element Materials Technology \n\n\n\nHow to develop an AI adept process safety mindsetAngus Keddie\, Director – Process Safety Matters \n\n\n\nEnhancing safety in road tanker loading and offloadingAlex Brady\, Associate Director – Carbis Loadtec \n\n\n\nCan real-time scoring of Ex departures be effectively and safely adopted for hazardous area inspections?Peter Lee Williams\, Ex Advisor \n\n\n\nDay 2 – Stream 2 – Sponsored by DNV \n\n\n\nBuilding confidence in new technology or methodsAli Bahtui\, Principal Engineer\, Project Assurance – DNV \n\n\n\nEnabling innovation in high-hazard industries: improving efficiency\, cost and emissionsMohamad Kantar\, Managing Director – Kantar Advisory Partners \n\n\n\nImproving plant performance with agentic AITim Highfield\, CEO – Kondor \n\n\n\nEarly-stage R&D for circular waste-to-value technologies: challenges\, learnings\, and next stepsJaymish Patel\, CEO – BioFuels \n\n\n\nFrom experiment to prevention: explosion risk and process safetyMike Johnson\, VP Senior Principal Consultant – DNV \n\n\n\nMoving from compliance driven safety to intelligence driven risk managementWilliam Cowdroy\, Consulting Director – ERM \n\n\n\nMeet the experts sessionQ&A opportunity with Stream 2 speakers \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nDate: Feb 25th and 26th\, 2026 \n\n\n\nVenue: The Majestic Hotel\, Harrogate \n\n\n\nREGISTER HERE
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