Good leaders recognise that maintaining a high standard of health and safety and business success go hand in hand. Beyond this, those in upper management, have a moral duty of care to protect anyone who might be affected by their operations. Failure to do so can result in the disqualification of directors, fines and imprisonment.
This course provides those in upper management with an awareness of their role in ensuring compliance and protecting lives.
Why Is IOSH Safety for Executives and Directors Training Course Important?
Organisations with poor health and safety records are more likely to see costly accidents and claims, fines, and employee risks. There is a clear moral duty to protect individuals from the pain and suffering of those directly impacted by accidents and ill health.
Around 1.6 million people suffer from work-related ill-health and injuries, according to data from the Health and Safety Executive for 2019/20. There were 111 work-related fatalities during the same period. This amounted to a cost of £8,800 per non-fatal injury and £1.7 million per fatality.