The Health and Safety Executive has asked company directors to get out of the comfort of the boardrooms and reach out to their employees to understand their concerns about health and safety.
Speaking at the annual Rivers Lecture in London, Ms Judith Hackitt from the HSE said that the directors need to show more interest in their employees. By talking directly to the employees and by visiting their particular places of work, the directors would have a much better idea of the problems faced by them. She stressed that personal responsibility and integrity are the traits of any good leader, and without these, there was a danger that employees would lose all faith in the organisation.
Ms Hackitt, who had a group of Chartered Secretaries and Administrators as audience, also said that unless the management sets an example it was unlikely that the employees would be encouraged to follow the instructions given to them. She asked her audience to leverage their unique position in the organisation to affect the board’s behaviour in a positive manner.
She also expressed her displeasure at the fact that health and safety is treated as a formality in many organisations. She asked for greater commitment and a genuine desire for better implementation of health and safety policies.
Speaking at the annual Rivers Lecture in London, Ms Judith Hackitt from the HSE said that the directors need to show more interest in their employees. By talking directly to the employees and by visiting their particular places of work, the directors would have a much better idea of the problems faced by them. She stressed that personal responsibility and integrity are the traits of any good leader, and without these, there was a danger that employees would lose all faith in the organisation.
Ms Hackitt, who had a group of Chartered Secretaries and Administrators as audience, also said that unless the management sets an example it was unlikely that the employees would be encouraged to follow the instructions given to them. She asked her audience to leverage their unique position in the organisation to affect the board’s behaviour in a positive manner.
She also expressed her displeasure at the fact that health and safety is treated as a formality in many organisations. She asked for greater commitment and a genuine desire for better implementation of health and safety policies.
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