The following article discusses various myths that a lot of us can easily fall into believing. Although the article targets logistics and transport bosses, it's a good article that can benefit any worker in the industry.
The three myths are:
1. Health and safety is just about common sense: This is correct to a degree, but modern workplaces can pose more risks than common sense will protect against. Employers must make suitable risk assessments to ensure any risks to employees are minimised and managed.
2. As the employer, I have to make sure the business complies with health and safety: Yes employers have a duty of care to employees, but your staff must also work safely and co-operate with your health and safety procedures.
3. Complying with health and safety is expensive: There is the small cost of training and complying with laws. However the cost of an employee being hurt or killed at work is huge. Apart from the sick pay, you may be fined, have to pay legal costs - and of course you will have to put right whatever caused the accident in the first place.
To read the full article click here: http://bit.ly/7VNnce "Health and safety myths logistics and transport bosses must ignore in 2010"
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