The culture of an organisation is set by its top management and this applies equally to the health and safety culture as to any other aspect of the business. Government guidelines recommend that there should be a board level champion for health and safety, whose responsibilities should ensure that the business is kept up-to-date with changes in legislation and good practice.
With the recent introduction of corporate manslaughter legislation, this has become even more critical for the organisation. In addition, the Health and Safety at Work Act (1974) has provision for directors and managers to be held personally liable should an employee be harmed through their ‘consent, connivance or neglect’.
At Cardinus we are aware of the time and effort required to keep up-to-date so it is the aim of these briefings to provide a forum whereby our specialists can ensure that your senior managers have the information necessary to meet their own and the organisation’s duties.
