Commitment, priorities and planned interventions

Every EA shall set out their commitment, priorities and planned interventions.

This means...

EAs shall make a clear statement, endorsed by senior management, on their commitment to improving health and safety outcomes.

Every EA shall set out its priorities and plan of interventions for the current year. These should take into account:

EAs shall target their interventions:

to maximise their impact in improving health and safety outcomes
on securing action by duty holders to manage and control the health and safety risks of their work activities
on the duty holders who are best placed to control the risks whether they be employers or others
on other organisations and stakeholders that can influence risk reduction
on activities that give rise to serious risks or where the hazards are least well controlled
to stop those that seek economic advantage from non-compliance (e.g. rogue traders)
in accordance with national guidance on interventions and priority programmes
in accordance with local, regional and national programmes