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You are in the front line of safety!
As a manager, you’re responsible for making
decisions about local safety practice
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A manager can assign responsibility, but
can’t give away accountability –
the manager is ultimately accountable
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This course will help you to:
• identify your responsibilities and
accountabilities as a manager
• know when to act, and when not to
• know whether an issue
needs your attention, or
the attention of senior
management
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This is approximately one every 17 minutes!
A further 115,000 workers are off work for
over three days for less serious injuries
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About 740 cases are brought to court each year
and an average fine of £22,114 issued, though
fines of over £100,000 aren’t uncommon
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12. What is the cost of workplace injury and
work-related ill health each year to British
society as a whole?
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12. What is the cost of workplace injury and
work-related ill health each year to British
society as a whole?
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Managing health and safety gives you a
helping hand with your other responsibilities:
• enhancing your reputation
• increasing your profits
• reducing wastage and
insurance premiums
• maintaining a happy,
healthy workforce
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Keep your business healthy and safe by:
• thinking about health and safety when
planning work
• talking about health and safety with your
team
• demonstrating safe and
healthy behaviour
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Managing health and safety is an
essential part of your job,
not something you do in addition to your job.
Remember:
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• Why is it important to manage safely?
• What are your responsibilities
as a manager?
Key learning points:
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• Why is it important to manage safely?
• What are your responsibilities
as a manager?
Key learning points: