ABSTRACT
In this final section of the workbook we’ll be looking at these three approaches to managing and implementing sound health and safety practices at work.
A strategic approach to health and safety The main purposes of health and safety laws and regulations are to ensure that people have a safe and healthy working environment and that, as far as possible, accidents can be prevented. An accident can reasonably be described as ‘an event that results in harm or damage to people or property or causes loss or disruption to process or procedures’.
