IOSH issued a response yesterday to Lord Young's report into Health & Safety, broadly welcoming it as a "...long overdue attempt to restore the reputation..." of the Health & Safety profession, but has published some suggestions of areas that it feels should be looked at. In the IOSH news bulletin, Rob Strange, the Chief Exec. of IOSH stated:
"We welcome the coalition government’s review, and its scrutiny of what David Cameron describes as the ‘damaging compensation culture’ that has over-shadowed genuine health and safety issues over the last few years. For that alone it marks a turning point.
“But we urge the government not to opt for overly simplistic solutions that compromise standards and leave hard-working people vulnerable. Weaken health and safety, and you risk weakening both public health and the national economy.”
The full response document is entitled "Getting the balance right" and is available here.
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