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30 August 2005 - New Health and Safety
Partnership for Scotland
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The first meeting of a new Scottish Health and Safety
Partnership has taken place in Glasgow. It aims to improve health
and safety within the workplace, as part of the Health and Safety Commission's (HSC's)
working well together strategy for safer work places to 2010 and beyond and is
supported by the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP), UK and Scottish
Ministers.
The new Partnership comprises of the following:
- Representatives from the UK.
- Scottish and local government.
- The Scottish Centre for Healthy Working Lives.
- Health and safety professionals.
- The Health and Safety Executive.
- Representatives of the business community.
- Trade Unions.
Margaret Burns, Chair of the Steering Committee Health and Safety
Commissioner, said after the meeting:
"We know that there are many examples of good practice within the health
and safety community, as well as by individual businesses with a good health
and safety record. This partnership will help to spread best practice across
the whole of Scotland.
"By bringing together all the key players and stakeholders in a
partnership, we aim to target Scotland's priorities for improving health and
safety more effectively.
"But this is also about co-ordinating effort across devolved and
reserved government interests to promote the benefits to people, businesses
and Scotland's economy of working in a safe and healthy environment.
"We also know that there are many examples of good practice within the
health and safety community, as well as by individual businesses with a good
health and safety record. This partnership will help to spread best practice
across the whole of Scotland."
A steering committee will meet at least 3 times each year and will direct the
work of the Partnership, aiming at prioritising action and implementation, using
resources and expertise from the entire health and safety system in Scotland, by
means of the following:
- Scottish evidence on health and safety.
- The Scottish Economy.
- Industry.
- Culture.
The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) have provided new pages within their
website for the Scottish Partnership and will provide progress on the
Partnership's work within them. The pages can be viewed by clicking
the following:
Scotland Health and Safety
Article by Alexandra Johnston
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