Occupational Safety : Who, What and Why!
Why? - Our Safety Vision
The world of occupational safety which RoSPA wants to see includes:
- an inclusive system of H&S policy governance which involves employers, employees, professionals and all other major H&S system stakeholders ;
- a co-ordinated national research strategy to advance understanding of the prevalence, causation and prevention of work related harms;
- challenging targets set at every level to help secure progressive reduction in work related injury and health damage from all causes, including work on the road and stress related accidents ;
- every business having an effective H&S management system , lead by senior and line managers , supported by safety representatives and H&S professionals and reporting on targets and performance to its stakeholders;
- new emphases on safe design and on learning from accidents and incidents;
- continuing development of health and safety law based on goal setting and risk assessment backed by clear guidance ;
- a major increase in resources for HSC/E and local authorities together with a new offence of corporate killing , stronger enforcement and more effective penalties , including compulsory retraining and remedial programmes
- a better system of compensation for workplace injury which also incentivises and supports prevention and helps rebuild damaged lives ;
- a co-ordinated system, linked to business development advice for small firms , for delivering health and safety services , including health and safety training and capable of meeting health needs at work;
- ensuring that all organisations demand high health and safety standards of their business partners (such as contractors and suppliers);
- top level leadership of H&S by a Cabinet level Minister with the Government acting as an exemplary employer committed to H&S ‘best practice’ and promoting high standards via procurement and building H&S requirements into all its policies and plans and abandoning crown and parliamentary immunity;
- embedding of safety and risk concepts in the National Curriculum and in further, higher and professional education; and
- better international co-operation to share H&S knowledge and expertise and raise standards throughout the world.
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