Directors' responsibilities for health and safety
The Health and Safety Executive has produced guidance entitled Leading health and safety at work, a user-friendly guide which considers health and safety responsibilities for company directors and board members of public sector and voluntary organisations.
The guide is available from the Health and Safety Executive website or you can download it here (PDF 444KB).
Purpose of the guidance
This guidance is designed to assist those with responsibility for health and safety risks to manage these risks properly, and to ensure that adequate measures have been taken to protect their employees, contractors' employees and members of the public. It is also designed to give clear directions as to how existing responsibilities for health and safety management should be implemented.
To download a copy, visit the Health and Safety Executive website.
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