Director Leadership

Through high level health and safety performance…

manage a key business risk;

delivers business benefits;

minimise the chance of legal action against:

individual directors, the board, and the organisation.

Directors and board members have

the key role.
 Why consider health and
safety leadership now?

Corporate Manslaughter and Corporate Homicide Act in force

since 6 April 2008

•Spur for organisations to ensure health and safety management

is up to scratch

•New offence and penalties but no new duties

•Corporate not individual liability but individuals can still be

prosecuted for manslaughter / health and safety offences
 Leadership Guidance

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guidance here Produced by the Institute of Directors
(IoD) and HSE involving nominees
from

CBI,TUC, FSB, IOSH, LGA, NCVO,

NHS and University of Warwick Law
School

Written ‘by directors, for directors’

for use in the private sector, public
sector and third sector

www.hse.gov.uk/leadership
 Leadership Guidance

The guidance contains:

core actions

how it can be done

case studies

checklist

information on legal liabilities

 IoD/HSE Guidance
Essential principles:

 strong and active leadership from the top;

 worker involvement;
 assessment and review.

Deliver through a four point action plan:

…Plan…Do…Check...Act…

Now - it’s up to you!