Firms advised to include staff in health and safety plans
Commercial insurance
9th September 2009
Businesses in Britain could reduce the number of accidents that occur and improve workplace health and safety by including employees in planning processes, experts are claiming.
The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) plans to use the forthcoming TUC (Trades Union Congress) conference in Liverpool to advocate the participation of staff in risk management.
According to the public body, accident rates are 14 per cent in those enterprises that include workers in such exercises, compared with 26 per cent for those with no employee feedback.
"Worker involvement must be a pillar of any organisation's health and safety strategy," TUC representative and member of the HSE board, declared.
Meanwhile, insurance for business customers are advised that a recent study by the Business Continuity Institute indicated that 57 per cent of firms have little or no plans in place in case there is a second wave of swine flu this autumn and winter, despite the risk of disruption to their operations.
For more information on how Giles can help you with your business insurance, Click here.
