Hazardex in the Regions: Southampton took place at the Macdonald Botley Park Hotel on 23rd October 2024.

The FREE-to-attend, one-day event included a conference programme consisting of leaders in the field of hazardous area engineering, sharing vital insights, knowledge, and experiences. The must-attend event also acted as a one-stop-shop for high hazard industry products & services with key vendors showcased in a table top Exhibition.

Hazardex in the Regions: Southampton is Sponsored by:

The Southampton event's Speaker programme covered issues of both local & national relevance and give you the chance to ask questions about the issues you face. The presentations covered industries such as Oil & Gas, Chem/Petrochemical, Hydrogen, Nuclear, Renewables, Food & Beverage, Utilities and more!

Hazardex in the Regions: Southampton Speakers included:


The trials & tribulations of maintaining equipment to the required standards - Dewi Evans, Senior Hazardous Area Project Manager - C&P Engineering Services

Delivering Net Zero: The Challenges and opportunities for storage terminal logistics - Peter Davidson, Executive Director - Tank Storage Association (TSA)

The new IEC standards on electrostatic control - Dr. Jeremy Smallwood, Electrostatics Specialist

Functional Safety and Cybersecurity - safe and secure by design - the challenges and road ahead - Paulo Oliveira, Director of Process Safety Consulting - Dekra - OPS UK 

Smart lighting controls in hazardous areas - Peter Heyse, Director - STL International


Hazardex 'in the Regions' events bring high hazard industry safety information to you!

Attendees & presenters include fellow engineers, process & functional safety managers, government agencies, regulators, certification bodies, training providers, consultants and product manufacturers.

They are an ideal opportunity to network with peers as well as get updated on latest thinking, legislation and industry trends even debate the industry's most pressing issues in lively Q&A's.

Hazardex in the Regions: Southampton Exhibitors included:





Speakers at previous Hazardex in the Regions include:

- Health & Safety Executive
- Tank Storage Association
- Engineering Construction Industry Training Board (ECITB)
- Chemical Business Association 
- C&P Engineering Services
- North West Hydrogen Alliance
- HyCymru
- BakerRisk

For further details about Sponsorship, Exhibiting, Speaking, or Attendance opportunities any of our events, please contact the Hazardex team via hazardex@imlgroup.co.uk or call +44 (0) 1732 778544.

Hazardex events are globally relevant but specific to hazardous area operations across all major high hazard industries. The events bring together the process & functional safety community on a regular basis to review best practice and the latest research in those areas key to managing process safety effectively.

More 'Hazardex in the Regions' dates/venues coming soon for UK, Middle East & Asia in 2025!

And, for the diary:

Hazardex Live 2025 – Our two-day international Conference, Exhibition, and Awards event 26th & 27th February 2025 
Hilton Majestic Hotel, Harrogate, North Yorkshire, UK.

NOTE: Please ignore any approaches/emails from data brokers claiming to have attendee lists for these events as they are not authorised. Hazardex does not release this data to any such companies, only to exhibitors and following GDPR. Therefore the only way to access this data is via the Hazardex team.

*Free entrance dependent on an individual's employment demographic meeting the terms of attendance set for each event. Final decision on free attendance or subsequent refusal lies with the organiser. Contact events@imlgroup.co.uk for details.