Tees IOSH Community - Step into the courtroom

The IOSH Tees Community invite you to experience a realistic criminal court mock trial and see first hand what happens when health and safety goes wrong. You will take your place as the jury, hear the evidence presented by both prosecution and defence, and decide the verdict: Guilty or Not Guilty.

This immersive event highlights the real consequences of workplace incidents, including criminal investigation, legal scrutiny, reputational damage and personal accountability. It offers a rare opportunity to understand how decisions made on site are examined under the harsh spotlight of the criminal courts.

If you are responsible for safety, this is an experience you cannot afford to miss.

What to expect:

• An interactive mock criminal trial based on a realistic workplace health and safety incident
• Attendees taking on the role of the jury
• Evidence presented by prosecution and defence
• A verdict reached by the audience

The scenario is designed for educational and professional learning purposes and does not represent a real case. No legal knowledge is required to take part.

Following the verdict, there will be an opportunity for discussion and reflection to explore the key safety and legal lessons.

This event is particularly relevant for health and safety professionals, managers, supervisors and anyone responsible for workplace risk management.

There will also be time for networking with other health and safety professionals from the Teesside area.

Please note: attendance is limited to a maximum of 4 people per organisation.

Speaker: Matthew Breakell

Matthew Breakell is a Partner at DAC Beachcroft with over 10 years’ experience advising organisations after serious workplace accidents. He specialises in criminal investigations, regulatory enforcement and inquests, and supports clients from the immediate aftermath of incidents through to court proceedings and training at all levels.

This is an in‑person event. Please only register if you are able to travel to the venue.

This is your opportunity to expand your knowledge to enhance your professional journey. This event plans to cover the following IOSH competencies: principles of health and safety and other legislative frameworks (technical), health and safety governance (technical) and integrating health and safety risk into business risk processes (technical) at understand level.

The event is open to members and non-members. If you have dietary, accessibility, or other requirements, please contact us at [email protected] in advance.

This information will be shared with the venue that you are attending to help ensure staff are ready to assist if you need it.

As part of IOSH charitable objects, we offer this event free of charge. As we have limited spaces, we kindly ask that you inform us as soon as possible if you are no longer able to attend. This will allow us to offer your spot to someone on the waitlist. Please contact us at [email protected] thank you for your consideration.

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