Health & safety must be high on agendas
May 1st 2008

Chair of the Health and Safety Executive, Judith Hackitt, has reminded board members and senior business directors to put effective health and safety performance high on their agendas.

Speaking at Capita senior directors' health and safety briefing in London last month, Hackitt said "No matter how good the health and safety system, nor how competent those who manage it, without effective board level leadership and oversight, the competing demands of running a business can push health and safety into a back seat.

"The Corporate Manslaughter & Corporate Homicide Act has focused the attention of directors on their responsibilities for health and safety.

Now that the Act has entered into force, organisations should be reexamining their health and safety performance and asking 'Are our board and board members playing an appropriate and effective role?'"

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