Sensible Risk Management

Charnwood Borough Council have pledged commitment to the Health and Safety of Great Britain\\ Be part of the Solution Strategy, we;

• Agree to play our part in reducing the numbers of work-related deaths, injuries and ill-health in Great Britain.

• Call on employers to put health and safety at the heart of what they do and to take a common sense approach to health and safety.

• Commit to debunking myths around health and safety that trivialise the impact of injuries, ill health and deaths on individuals and their families.

• Recognise the importance of health and safety in difficult economic times and the dangers of complacency.

• Pledge to work with the Health and Safety Executive and its partners to Be Part of the Solution.

For further information, or to pledge commitment then visit www.hse.gov.uk/strategy/

Sensible risk management is about:

• Ensuring that workers and the public are properly protected
• Providing overall benefit to society by balancing benefits and risks, with a focus on reducing real risks – both those which arise more often and those with serious consequences
• Enabling innovation and learning not stifling them
• Ensuring that those who create risks manage them responsibly and understand that failure to manage real risks responsibly is likely to lead to robust action
• Enabling individuals to understand that as well as the right to protection, they also have to exercise responsibility

Sensible risk management is not about:

• Creating a totally risk free society
• Generating useless paperwork mountains
• Scaring people by exaggerating or publicising trivial

To assist businesses we have produced the Charnwood Borough Council Health and Safety Handbook to provide businesses with a general overview of the health and safety regulations and where to go for further information. Charnwood Borough Council Health and Safety Handbook.

Example Health and Safety Policy Templates and Risk Assessments are also available at http://www.hse.gov.uk/risk/principles.htm

For further information regarding myth of the month then visit www.hse.gov.uk/myth/index.htm