19th October 2005, 08:11 PM
Just as a reminder..
Employers have an obligation under the Management of Health and Safety at Work Act 1999 to
1. identify and assess risks to their employees and others
2. introduce effective arrangements to implement appropriate preventative and protective measures to control risk
3. ensure that risks are periodically reviewed and the effectiveness of control measures are regularly checked.
This is not an optional extra and frankly, excuses like "to mitigate this risk is too expensive" or "that would put us weeks behind schedule" is both illegal and nauseating.Pass the cost on.......much cheaper than being hammered in court........
Employers have an obligation under the Management of Health and Safety at Work Act 1999 to
1. identify and assess risks to their employees and others
2. introduce effective arrangements to implement appropriate preventative and protective measures to control risk
3. ensure that risks are periodically reviewed and the effectiveness of control measures are regularly checked.
This is not an optional extra and frankly, excuses like "to mitigate this risk is too expensive" or "that would put us weeks behind schedule" is both illegal and nauseating.Pass the cost on.......much cheaper than being hammered in court........