New health and safety guide released by IOSH
Commercial insurance
8th June 2009
The Institution of Occupational Safety and Health (IOSH) has published a new guide for employers aimed at providing them with a better idea of the skills and training needed by their staff to work safely.
Entitled 'Setting standards in health and safety', the pamphlet also covers the ways in which businesses can develop and maintain staff knowledge and qualifications, outlining a best practice approach to improving health and safety performance across all areas of an organisation.
The IOSH has used the guide to highlight the legal responsibilities that senior managers have regarding health and safety compliance, which may be of interest to firms seeking public liability insurance.
Richard Jones, the organisation's policy and technical director, said: "There is a requirement under law but more importantly employers need to recognise that workers are an organisation's greatest asset."
He underscored the importance of skills and training development to ensure that employees know how to use equipment without injury to themselves and others.
Meanwhile, employers may benefit from a new ruling by the House of Lords which means that they cannot be held accountable for equipment that has not been supplied or maintained by them.
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