11 May 2004 - Good Management is Worth Making the Effort - Minister For Work
Minister for Work, Jane Kennedy, will be speaking at today's EDF Energy sponsored 3-day conference at the NEC, Birmingham. Jane will be speaking of her commitment to the cause of helping bring about a reduction in the heavy personal and financial costs resulting from workplace death, injury and ill-health.
Other speakers at the conference will be HSC Chair, Bill Callaghan; Tim Humphreys of the Association of British Insurers; David Bergman of the Centre for Corporate Accountability; and Doug Russell of the Union of Shop, Distributive and Allied Workers.
Jane Kennedy, Minister for Work has commented:
“The
case for good management of health and safety remains overwhelming. However
good our record might be compared to other countries, and we do have a
record to be proud of, current levels of death, injury and ill health caused
by work remain unacceptably and unnecessarily high.
The costs to business and society at large are enormous and the level of
individual suffering unacceptable. I am committed to changing
that and will continue to champion our new strategy so that health and
safety really does become a cornerstone of our civilised society.
The new strategy for workplace health and safety was launched in February
with a refreshed vision for the future. It lays out an agenda for change,
but this change can only be achieved if we all work together in partnership.
Developing robust partnerships that really deliver is never easy and often
requires great effort. But I hope that no one will leave the conference
believing anything other than that it is worth making that effort.”
