UKATA Conference 2019

UKATA Asbestos Conference 2019 - Presentations

UKATA Asbestos Conference 2019 - Presentations

Thank you for attending the UKATA AGM & Asbestos Conference 2019 and providing your feedback. This is vital in supporting us to arrange future events.

We had a record number of delegates this year, including international guests. The office team have worked extremely hard behind the scenes to organise one of the biggest events of our calendar.

All speakers have provided their presentations below:


Dr Martin Gibson - Health & Safety Executive

Asbestos 4-Stage Clearance and other Key Changes in the New Analyst Guide

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Dr Martin Gibson of HSE is internationally recognised for his knowledge of asbestos, his work with HSE and his involvement with trading bodies, manufacturers and other key groups to improve control of the risks from asbestos

Dr Martin Gibson - Asbestos 4-Stage Clearance and other Key Changes in the New Analyst Guide


Graham Gould - Thermal Recycling

Thermal Recycling - A genuine alternative to disposing of asbestos in landfill

Graham Gould

Graham was appointed Chairman of Thermal Recycling in 2017. Having forty years business experience, he was a founding member of the COBA Group, a strategic consultancy where he advised many large UK and international businesses about matters of strategic importance.

Graham Gould - Thermal Recycling - A genuine alternative to disposing of asbestos in landfill


Cheryl Lenny - British Lung Foundation

Mesothelioma research and the Mesothelioma Research Network

Cheryl Lenny BLF speaking

Cheryl has worked as the Research Networks and Partnerships Manager at the British Lung Foundation since 2017. She leads on supporting BLF-funded mesothelioma research and has developed and launched the charities Mesothelioma Research Network (MRM).

Cheryl Lenny - British Lung Foundation - Mesothelioma research and the Mesothelioma Research Network


Dave Staley - Mesothelioma Survivor

One Lung, One Life, One Hundred Miles!

Dave Staley

Married father of two, Dave Staley lived a normal life until three weeks before his 40th birthday in 2015 when he was diagnosed with mesothelioma. His presentation will talk about his journey as one of the only seven percent of people that have survived mesothelioma for more than three years.

Dave Staley - Mesothelioma Survivor - One Lung, One Life, One Hundred Miles!