f the work area can reduce risk and eliminate hazards at source. All nominated and statutory duty holders will be named and identified to allow proper regulation of the work place. The recent legislation and newer regulations require employers and staff to prove and demonstrate competance and to operate sensible measures to reduce risks or hazards. Mature companies may not be aware of the dramatic changes over the past years, and safety officers may have been promoted or moved on recently, this is not a welcome development. This can leave an obvious vacuum in terms of safety management, especially when trying to keep pace with ever increasing health and safety laws, which can be dangerous. Integarte H&S with opther management functions. Highly complex undertakings can also harbour poor communication between departments, and this can also lead to a lack of basic information and compliance to health or safety or risk assessment. Bad advice can sometimes cost a company badly needed resources, ill informed managers can at times jump to costly conclusions to save a prosecution or injury claim. Our practice can solve many of these problems for you, by identifying work related illness or disability promptly. Consideration of the relevant problems can sometimes improve productivity and improve staff morale. Improving mutual respect at the work face will be win-win situation for all persons concerned. The creation and implementation of good safety policies can reap intangible benefits for many undertakings. Good staff relations, less sickness and absenteeism can be a spin off benefit of practical safety management. The H.S.E at present is promoting the philosophy that good business can be linked to good health and safety arrangements, and we wholeheartedly endorse this ethos. The ultimate aim of P.H.&S is to help your enterprise or partnership integrate good practice at a sensible cost whilst helping you to train your staff and change their work...
