Health and Safety Executive

Improve - good practice tips

Signs of success

  • You will be doing well if you can show:
    • employees are aware of their health and safety representative and they communicate with each other;
    • co-operation between managers and employees so that there are the resources to release people for meetings and training;
    • a health and safety committee that deals with strategic matters balanced with everyday problems that are resolved as they happen;
    • good communication with and through the workforce so that messages are delivered clearly and decisions are explained;
    • competence is built through training and information sharing so new skills can be learned as there are changes;
    • joint problem solving, where employees participate as equals to resolve issues;
    • joint inspections and monitoring of health and safety performance, risk control systems, and progress with plans.

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