In the light of research carried out by the Health and Safety Laboratory, which shows that worker participation in implementing occupational health and safety measures has a positive effect on health and safety performance, the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has launched a campaign, called ‘Do Your Bit’, to encourage employers to follow best practice in this regard.

The HSE has a website dedicated to the campaign, which contains practical advice for employers on ways of getting workers more involved in improving workplace health and safety, case studies from businesses that have already experienced the benefits of active worker participation through a resulting reduction in accident rates, and details of the subsidised training courses available.

Judith Hackitt, Chair of the HSE, said, “Where businesses have good workforce involvement they also achieve better performance in health and safety and experience better productivity because their staff are motivated and feel engaged in the organisation.”

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