Leadership guidance for all directors, governors, trustees, officers and their equivalents in the private, public and third sectors.
It applies to organisations of all sizes; small businesses and major hazard industries.
HSE supports European campaign on working together for risk prevention
Boards should set the direction for effective health and safety management.
Monitoring and reporting are vital parts of a health and safety culture.
Introduce management systems and practices that ensure risks are dealt with sensibly, responsibly and proportionately.
A formal boardroom review of health and safety performance is essential.
A speech to the Worshipful Company of Company Secretaries and Administrators in which Judith Hackitt, HSE Chair, explores what real leadership actually looks like in practice when it is done properly and well. And also makes the case for why Boardroom attention to and scrutiny of health and safety is just as important for business success as Financial Reporting, or any other aspect of Corporate Governance.
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