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10Safety,Health andEnvironmentSHE2012SHE2012 speaker andchair biographiescontinuedBasil ScarsellaChief Executive Officer,UK Power NetworksBasil Scarsella is the Chief Executive Officerof UK Power Networks, owned by theCheung Kong Group. This is the largestDistribution Network Operator in the UK,distributing electricity to over 8 millionhomes and businesses. It has over5,000 employees in its regulated andnon-regulated areas and generated over£1.3bn of revenue in 2010, with revenue ofover £200m per year for the non-regulatedbusiness, which has long-term contractswith high profile customers such asthe London airports and the LondonUnderground.Prior to taking up the appointment at UKPower Networks, Basil was the CEOof Northern Gas Networks from 2005,also owned by the Cheung Kong Group,distributing gas to 2.5 million homes inthe north east of England.From 1998, Basil was the CEOof ETSA Utilities, a privatised electricitydistribution business in Australia. Between1994 and 1998 he was General Managerof ETSA Power Corporation, responsiblefor electricity distribution, retailing,field services and customer services.Before joining ETSA Corporation in 1994he was Group Planning and FinanceManager at the South Australia GasCompany (SAGASCO).Basil holds a degree in Economics fromthe University of Adelaide and is a CertifiedPracticing Accountant. He is a Life Memberof Football Australia and former Memberof the Executive Committee of FIFA.He received the Australian Sports Medal in2000 and in 2003 became a Member of theOrder of Australia, for services to sport.Joscelyne ShawHead of Policy,British Safety CouncilThe British Safety Council is a registeredcharity that has a vision that no-one shouldbe killed, injured or made ill by work.Joscelyne sits within the Policy andCommunications team, where she isHead of Policy. BSC works alongsidetheir members and other stakeholders inpromoting their vision, and engage throughvarious means including sector interestgroups (including energy), conferencesand briefing sessions as well as increasinglysocial and online media. BSC produce amonthly magazine, Safety Managementas well as other publications and guidance.BSC also provide a portfolio of servicesdesigned to help organisations raisestandards and save lives as a result ofimproved health, safety and environmentalperformance, namely in relation to four keyareas – information services, qualifications& training, audit & advisory services andculture change. BSC include a numberof energy companies amongst ourmembership, such as E.On, SSE andScottish Power.Before joining BSC, Joscelyne wasa researcher and consultant workingacross health, safety and environmentalmanagement both in the UK andelsewhere. In relation to health and safetyshe was involved in developing reportingand benchmarking tools as well as casestudies on business benefits and the valueof leadership for the Health and SafetyExecutive that have helped to raise theprofile of health and safety within thebusiness and risk management agenda.Her academic background is inenvironmental management, having reada Masters at Lund University’s IIIEE(Sweden) in Environmental Managementand Policy that covered multiple disciplinesincluding economics, technology, law andpolicy, politics, management andenvironmental science.Dan ShearsNational Health, Safety andEnvironment Policy Officer,GMB Trade UnionDan is the National Health, Safety andEnvironment Officer for the GMB TradeUnion, a position he has held since January2008. In this role he covers industries fromthe Nuclear Sector to Construction sites,and workplaces from chemical plantsto casinos.Prior to joining GMB, Dan worked for theHealth and Safety Executive for 8 years.He spent his first five years working in thefield in the London and South East regions.He then spent two years working as apolicymaker within the Worker InvolvementProgramme, where he had oversight of theWorkers’ Safety Advisor Challenge Fund,developed HSE’s Workers’ WebPages,and wrote the operational guidance forHSE Inspectors on worker involvement.Dan subsequently moved into a rolemaking operational policy in the UtilitiesSector, where he was responsible for theoversight of investigations into domesticgas fatalities; Inspector training on gassafety; and monitoring of electrical fatalities.He has been a trade union activist for morethan a decade and a Safety Representativesince 2000. His particular interests aregas safety, the development of drug andalcohol policies, and worker involvementin health and safety management.David SmithChief Executive,Energy Networks AssociationDavid joined ENA in July 2003 as Directorof Policy, and was appointed ChiefExecutive in October 2007. Previouslyhe was Director of Corporate Affairs at theBritish Retail Consortium (www.brc.org.uk)where he was responsible for the retailindustry implementation of ‘Chip & Pin’in the UK, as well as all internal and externalcommunications for the organisation.David is Vice President of GEODE, theEuropean association for the electricityand gas distribution networks. In the UKhe chairs the Energy Emergency ExecutiveCommunications Group and sits on theGovernment Industry Contact Group onDistributed Energy. David is a Fellow of theInstitute of Association Management aswell as being a Member of both the Instituteof Directors and the Chartered Institute forPublic Relations.1200303_ENA_SHE_programme_A4_AW.indd 10 24/04/2012 13:25
11Safety,Health andEnvironmentSHE2012Paul SmithDirector of Operations,Energy Networks AssociationPaul has over 36 years experiencein Electricity Distribution in the UK.Over the last 15 years he has workedin Safety, Health and EnvironmentalManagement roles for East MidlandsElectricity, Powergen, Central Networksand E.ON and has developed a widevariety of experience in associated areasof work including electrical contractingand metering.After leaving E.ON in 2009 Paul hasworked as Operations Manager for theEnergy Networks Association. In additionto providing industry support in a varietyof roles, such as Electric Vehicles andTelecommunications, he also acts as anenabler for the ENA Smart MeteringSteering Group and provides input toa wide range of related industry SmartNetworks and Smart Metering groups.Since taking on the role as Directorof Operations – ENA at the beginningof 2012, Paul also has responsibility forSafety, Health and Environmental Strategywhich includes the industry wide initiative‘Powering Improvement’.Paul is a Chartered Member of the Instituteof Occupational Safety & Health.John SteedHM Principal Specialist Inspector,Electrical NetworksJohn is employed by the Health andSafety Executive as Her Majesty’s PrincipalSpecialist Inspector (Electrical Networks),based in London. His particular roleincludes the enforcement of thesafety aspects of the Electricity Safety,Quality and Continuity Regulations 2002,as amended (“ESQCR”) as well asenforcement of the Electricity at WorkRegulations 1989 and other legislationmade under the Health and Safety atWork etc Act 1974. Before becoming aregulator, John held various posts in theelectricity supply industry over a periodof 26 years including all aspects (policyand delivery) of operations, control,design, construction, installationand maintenance of all power systemequipment up to and including132,000 Volts.John has published over 14 papers in IETconferences and colloquia on the followingsubjects: reliability, safety management,asset management, condition monitoring,maintenance and the role of insulating oil.He has also published on the lifemanagement of electrical equipment.John is currently advising on the electricityindustry’s Powering Improvement assetmanagement and safety strategy for 2012.Dr Branka Subotic CEng PhDMSc MengNational Air Traffic ServicesBranka has over 11 years experience inthe field of aviation, including consultancy,research, regulatory, and academicexperience. As a principal human factorsspecialist with NATS, Branka managedthe Human Factors Work Package forthe iFACTS project (introducing a suiteof electronic controller tools in theSwanwick London Area Control Centre).She introduced training effectivenessmethodology, mode-switching policyand was instrumental in iFACTS systemvalidation. In her previous placement,Branka was involved in aviation operationsand safety work, mostly focusing onapplication of the EUROCONTROL ATMsafety regulatory requirements(ESARRs 2, 3, 4 and 6), development ofsafety management system, and safetycases (generic and specific to localoperations or systems).Branka holds PhD in Air TrafficManagement from Imperial CollegeLondon, MSc in aeronautical sciencefrom Embry Riddle AeronauticalUniversity and MEng in air transport(University of Belgrade).Gary Thornton B Eng (Hon),C Eng, MIETAsset Strategy EngineeringManager, National GridGary joined National Grid in 1998 and since2009 holds the position of Asset Strategy &Engineering Manager responsible for assethealth & investment, first line support,environmental engineering, and technicalinvestigations across the range of NationalGrid’s electricity transmission equipmenttechnologies. At present, Gary is activelyinvolved in the IET as a member of thepower systems and equipment TPNexecutive team and is a chartered engineer.Between 2005 and 2009 Gary held theposition of Delivery Manager responsiblefor the safe operation, maintenance,construction and fault rectification of 22substations in the Midlands conurbation.Prior to 2005 Gary held several positionsincluding Service Delivery Manager andSite Engineer predominantly undertakingcommissioning of protection systems.Gary joined National Grid from Merz andMcLellan where he held the positionof Electrical Engineer between 1995and 1998.1200303_ENA_SHE_programme_A4_AW.indd 11 24/04/2012 13:25
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