HSE Delivery Plan sets out aims for coming year
The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has set out its plans for
the coming year with the publication of its Delivery Plan.
The plan outlines the milestones the HSE wishes to achieve
between now and March 2012, alongside setting out timescales for
delivering the objectives.
The plan groups the targets under the headings of 'Transforming
our approach', 'Avoiding catastrophe', 'Clarifying ownership of
risk and improving compliance' and 'Securing justice'.
Some of the targets set out in the Delivery Plan include
outlining how many inspections the HSE will make in sectors
considered to be high-risk, such as construction and asbestos
removal work. The body also plans to launch a consultation this
summer on how to share some of its costs with businesses.
Judith Hackitt, HSE Chair, said, "I am pleased to present HSE's
Delivery Plan for 2011/12, which sets out in detail the work HSE
will be progressing during the forthcoming year.
"The Delivery Plan is consistent with our Strategy and provides
further focus for our activities in those areas which represent the
greatest risks to people at work and those who operate outside the
law. Common sense and proportion remain important throughout the
whole system - including helping small businesses to achieve
compliance simply and easily," she added.