New GB Health and Safety Strategy

The HSE has released its 5 year health and safety strategy for Great Britain which encourages people and organisations to engage and work together to ‘Help Great Britain Work Well’.

HSE Chair Judith Hackitt commented: “We can be proud of the country’s record on work-related safety and health – it’s one of the best in the world. Making it even better is the challenge, so that we can all continue to help Great Britain work well. Getting risk management right is an enabler for productivity, innovation and growth, and is integral to business success as well as the wellbeing of workers.

“We’re starting a conversation with a wide range of influencers – including employers, workers, local and central government, unions, other regulators and key representative groups – because it’s important that this is a strategy for all, shaped by all.”

The new strategy covers six main themes:

• Promoting broader ownership of workplace health and safety
• Highlighting and tackling the burden of work-related ill-health
• Supporting small firms
• Enabling productivity through proportionate risk management
• Anticipating and tackling the challenges of new technology and ways of working
• Sharing the benefits of Great Britain’s approach

Further information on how you can join in is due to be released in the coming weeks at www.hse.gov.uk/strategy. Events across Great Britain, digital discussion groups and a campaign hashtag: #HelpGBWorkWell are all currently in the pipeline.

With the right guidance and support, risk management needn’t be a time-consuming or expensive exercise. For further information or guidance, contact us.