The Role of the Health and Safety Manager (Paperback, 1st Revised edition)

With growing pressure to manage health and safety effectively, employers increasingly recognise the importance of assigning this responsibility to an individual. Yet it is often unclear to managers and appointed H&S officers alike what exactly the role entails. This report outlines and examines the role of a health and safety manager, clarifying the grey areas for you. What skills should I look for? Who should they report to? What duties should they have? Use this report to establish effective health & safety policy and practice to strengthen your organisation's performance. Contents include: * Why bother with health and safety at work * Why you need a health and safety manager * What are health and safety managers? * The role of health and safety managers * What resources do health and safety managers require * Case studies * Programme of action