NEWS
A waste of tax payers money?
Written by Lynwood Consultancy Services
(14/06/2010)
Every news agency in the UK, maybe even Europe, has reported that David Cameron has appointed Lord Young to undertake a review of health and safety laws in the UK.
Some employers may take heart from this news, after all health and safety legislation can be restrictive can’t it? The problem is that the government can change as much legislation as it likes but that would not remove the civil duty of care, which often costs much more than any fines dished out by our courts. There are other costs incurred as a result of accidents too. Lost production, down time and labour replacement costs can run into the thousands.
What about the businesses that do look after their employees? These are often the more successful UK businesses and they value their reputation. So much so in fact that many will not contract suppliers who do not apply the same high standards of safety. Apart from the unwanted association such organisations want to know that their products are not going to be delayed due to an accident at a supplier’s. The cost of exclusion on these grounds cannot be measured.
The cost of managing safely should not be restrictive. On the contrary, if done correctly it could save you a significant amount of money.
