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22 March 2005 - HSE and LACORS Launch Best
Practice Working Together Guide
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A guide was launched last week by the Health and Safety
Executive (HSE) and Local Authorities Co-ordinators of Regulatory Services (LACORS),
setting out best working practices between the HSE and Local Authorities (LA's).
Closer partnerships for the success of the HSC's Strategy for
workplace health and safety in Great Britain to 2010 and beyond is the aim of
the guide.
A Statement of Intent was agreed one year ago between HSC, HSE
and LA representative bodies in England, Wales and Scotland and the guide shows
how these bodies have come together to provide a healthier and safer workforce
within Great Britain.
Joyce Edmund-Smith, Health and Safety Commissioner commented:
“As a HSC Commissioner, and elected member of a local
authority, I am pleased to see the wide range of examples of joint working and
the developing infrastructure. These are evolving to suit national, regional and
local needs and priorities and are helping to build the partnership between HSE
and local authorities in England, Wales and Scotland.
“This guide marks important progress in the way HSE and local
government are working together to achieve improvements in workplace health and
safety. The examples show how the commitment we are all making to work in a
closer partnership is already delivering change. I would like all local
authorities and HSE to embrace and build on the examples illustrated in this
guide which I believe will contribute to improving health and safety in local
communities and in the workplace."
Executive Director of LACORS, Mr. Derek Allen said:
"Today marks further progress in the process to improve
health and safety enforcement by local government and the HSE. By working
together more effectively in partnership, we can make workplaces safer and
prevent accidents and ill health. We recognise that health and safety
enforcement is a vital component of worker and public protection that
successfully contributes to local community health and wellbeing. LACORS will
work hard to support the partnership to see actions that will result in
improvements for local communities.
“This guide builds on the expertise in partnership working
that already exists in local authorities and is further recognition of the vital
role that local authorities have in reducing work related ill health and injury.
Working in closer partnership with our counterparts in HSE will benefit local
businesses, workers and the public.”
Further information can be accessed by clicking the following:
Local Authority Health and Safety Enforcement
Article by Alexandra Johnston
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