Board level commitment to health and safety “too weak”

The Work and Pensions Select Committee has said that board level commitment to prioritising health and safety is still too low weak. The Fourth Report of Session 2008-09 from the Work and Pensions Select Committee, entitled “Workplace health and safety: follow-up report” said that Committee welcomed the introduction of new legislation, such as the Health and Safety (Offences) Act 2008, “which it hopes will lead to higher fines, where appropriate, for those who breach the law. However, it appears that board level commitment to prioritising health and safety is still too weak.”