What's new at HSE » Leadership http://news.hse.gov.uk News and updates from the Health and Safety Executive Sun, 22 Nov 2009 07:52:12 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 en hourly 1 Risk leadership and organisational type http://news.hse.gov.uk/2009/11/13/risk-leadership-and-organisational-type/?rss=Leadership Fri, 13 Nov 2009 07:40:47 +0000 HSE http://news.hse.gov.uk/?p=12030 The anecdotal experience of new entrants in the UK offshore industry is that they are not, as a group, safer or less safe than established organisations.

Similarly, the organisational arrangements that are sometimes associated with new entrants - such as the separation of ownership and operation - are not clearly less safe than more traditional arrangements. What seems to matter more is a deeper capacity to make chosen ways of organising work.

View full research report ‘RR756 - Risk leadership and organisational type’

]]> http://news.hse.gov.uk/2009/11/13/risk-leadership-and-organisational-type/feed/ HSE marks 35 years http://news.hse.gov.uk/2009/09/29/hse-marks-35-years/?rss=Leadership Tue, 29 Sep 2009 11:37:24 +0000 HSE http://news.hse.gov.uk/?p=10820 The number of employees being killed or injured at work is at its lowest level since the inception of the modern health and safety system 35 years ago.

Read anniversary press release

]]> http://news.hse.gov.uk/2009/09/29/hse-marks-35-years/feed/ Health and safety matters http://news.hse.gov.uk/2009/08/20/health-and-safety-matters/?rss=Leadership Thu, 20 Aug 2009 07:00:27 +0000 HSE http://news.hse.gov.uk/?p=9947 The North West Wales Health and Safety Group is holding a one-day conference Wednesday 16 September, at Bangor University, to explain the government’s vision for health and safety. Among the speakers at this event will be Lord McKenzie of Luton, Parliamentary Under Secretary of State, Minister for Health and Safety.

View the Health and safety matters event details

]]> http://news.hse.gov.uk/2009/08/20/health-and-safety-matters/feed/ Principles of process safety leadership http://news.hse.gov.uk/2009/07/20/principles-of-process-safety-leadership/?rss=Leadership Mon, 20 Jul 2009 08:00:22 +0000 HSE http://news.hse.gov.uk/?p=9283 Representatives of Britain’s high hazard industries, regulators and the unions have published a set of principles for ‘process safety leadership’ – top-level engagement in dealing with significant risks to people and the environment.

Process safety leadership principles

]]> http://news.hse.gov.uk/2009/07/20/principles-of-process-safety-leadership/feed/ Businesses - Health and safety leading from the top http://news.hse.gov.uk/2009/07/02/businesses-health-and-safety-leading-from-the-top/?rss=Leadership Thu, 02 Jul 2009 11:26:28 +0000 HSE http://news.hse.gov.uk/?p=9050 Effective health and safety performance comes from the top; members of the board have both collective and individual responsibility for health and safety. We show you how to plan, deliver, monitor and review health and safety in your organisation.

Health and safety in your businesses

]]> http://news.hse.gov.uk/2009/07/02/businesses-health-and-safety-leading-from-the-top/feed/ The Health and Safety of Great Britain - New HSE Strategy http://news.hse.gov.uk/2009/06/03/the-health-and-safety-of-great-britain-new-hse-strategy/?rss=Leadership Wed, 03 Jun 2009 10:34:25 +0000 HSE http://news.hse.gov.uk/?p=8225 HSE has published it’s new Strategy: “The Health and Safety of Great Britain \\ Be part of the solution” - visit the Strategy website to download the Strategy and listen to the HSE Chair’s summary of the Strategy. 

Visit the HSE Strategy site

]]> http://news.hse.gov.uk/2009/06/03/the-health-and-safety-of-great-britain-new-hse-strategy/feed/ HSE Chair: New Strategy launch speech http://news.hse.gov.uk/2009/06/03/hse-chair-new-strategy-launch-speech/?rss=Leadership Wed, 03 Jun 2009 10:31:31 +0000 HSE http://news.hse.gov.uk/?p=8319 Transcript of HSE Chair Judith Hackitt’s speech to launch the New HSE Strategy “The Health and Safety of Great Britain \\ Be part of the solution” on 3 June 2009.

Read a transcript of the Strategy launch speech.

]]> http://news.hse.gov.uk/2009/06/03/hse-chair-new-strategy-launch-speech/feed/ New research - surprising attitudes towards health and safety http://news.hse.gov.uk/2009/06/03/new-research-surprising-attitudes-towards-health-and-safety/?rss=Leadership Wed, 03 Jun 2009 10:30:14 +0000 HSE http://news.hse.gov.uk/?p=8220 New research demonstrates that employers and workers recognise that providing a safe workplace makes sound commercial sense. HSE has launched a new strategy, Be Part of the Solution, designed to reduce the number of workplace accidents and take a common sense approach.

View the New Strategy press release

]]> http://news.hse.gov.uk/2009/06/03/new-research-surprising-attitudes-towards-health-and-safety/feed/ Judith Hackitt’s speech at the Public Service Leadership Conference http://news.hse.gov.uk/2009/05/28/judith-hackitts-speech-at-the-public-service-leadership-conference/?rss=Leadership Thu, 28 May 2009 06:30:13 +0000 HSE http://news.hse.gov.uk/?p=7938 The transcript and slides of the speech by Judith Hackitt at the Public Service Leadership Conference, ‘Leadership in Health and Safety – A template for leadership in general’ are available.

View speech

]]> http://news.hse.gov.uk/2009/05/28/judith-hackitts-speech-at-the-public-service-leadership-conference/feed/ Stress at work news http://news.hse.gov.uk/2009/05/13/stress-at-work-news/?rss=Leadership Wed, 13 May 2009 10:31:45 +0000 HSE http://news.hse.gov.uk/?p=7702 Join the 30,000 subscribers to the HSE Stress e-Bulletin - free regular news and updates by email. In the latest edition - “Direct your CEO to tacke stress”.

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]]> http://news.hse.gov.uk/2009/05/13/stress-at-work-news/feed/ Knowing the rules is one thing - making a real difference is something else http://news.hse.gov.uk/2009/04/03/knowing-the-rules-is-one-thing-making-a-real-difference-is-something-else/?rss=Leadership Fri, 03 Apr 2009 06:43:05 +0000 HSE http://news.hse.gov.uk/?p=6775 Transcript of a speech by Judith Hackitt CBE, HSE Chair to students at Leeds Met University on 30 March 2009.

View speech given by the HSE Chair

]]> http://news.hse.gov.uk/2009/04/03/knowing-the-rules-is-one-thing-making-a-real-difference-is-something-else/feed/ Director leadership http://news.hse.gov.uk/2009/03/23/director-leadership/?rss=Leadership Mon, 23 Mar 2009 07:40:00 +0000 HSE http://news.hse.gov.uk/?p=6459 This SIM aims to engage at board level to ensure that directors and board members understand the need for their active involvement in and leadership of health and safety, and that they adopt appropriate behaviours to achieve effective leadership in their organisations.

View OM 2009/05 - Director leadership

]]> http://news.hse.gov.uk/2009/03/23/director-leadership/feed/ Judith Hackitt’s speech at the Annual Rivers Lecture http://news.hse.gov.uk/2009/03/20/judith-hackitts-speech-at-the-annual-rivers-lecture/?rss=Leadership Fri, 20 Mar 2009 12:00:20 +0000 HSE http://news.hse.gov.uk/?p=6486 Transcript of the “Leadership in Health and Safety - The Essential Role of the Board” speech given by Judith Hackitt CBE, HSE Chair, at the Annual Rivers Lecture on 18 March 2009. 

Read what the HSE Chair had to say

]]> http://news.hse.gov.uk/2009/03/20/judith-hackitts-speech-at-the-annual-rivers-lecture/feed/ “Tackle Stress” initiative launched http://news.hse.gov.uk/2009/03/11/tackle-stress-initiative-launched/?rss=Leadership Wed, 11 Mar 2009 09:51:20 +0000 HSE http://news.hse.gov.uk/?p=6262 This website helps employees, HR staff and Board Directors discover effective, lasting answers to workplace stress - a problem that costs organisations with 500 employees around 250 working days a year. How many days are lost in your company?

Find out more on how to tackle stress in your workplace

]]> http://news.hse.gov.uk/2009/03/11/tackle-stress-initiative-launched/feed/ Evaluation of guidance for directors and board members http://news.hse.gov.uk/2009/03/05/evaluation-of-guidance-for-directors-and-board-members/?rss=Leadership Thu, 05 Mar 2009 07:35:39 +0000 HSE http://news.hse.gov.uk/?p=6125 Research report to establish the effectiveness of guidance published In late 2007 for directors encouraging them to lead on health and safety in their organisations.

View RR695: Evaluation of guidance for directors report

]]> http://news.hse.gov.uk/2009/03/05/evaluation-of-guidance-for-directors-and-board-members/feed/ Tackling stress campaign http://news.hse.gov.uk/2009/03/04/tackling-stress-campaign/?rss=Leadership Wed, 04 Mar 2009 11:00:34 +0000 HSE http://news.hse.gov.uk/?p=6134 Starts Monday 9th March. Targeting Human Resource Managers and Directors the campaign aims to raise awareness of  workplace stress, with online tools available to tackle it.

Find out more about the stress campaign

]]> http://news.hse.gov.uk/2009/03/04/tackling-stress-campaign/feed/ Stress at work - we can manage it http://news.hse.gov.uk/2009/02/25/stress-at-work-we-can-manage-it/?rss=Leadership Wed, 25 Feb 2009 11:22:02 +0000 HSE http://news.hse.gov.uk/?p=5973 HSE has relaunched it’s Work-Related Stress website, with a range of helpful advice, online tools and guidance to help you manage and prevent occupational stress in your workplace.

Stress at work website

]]> http://news.hse.gov.uk/2009/02/25/stress-at-work-we-can-manage-it/feed/ Effects of transformational leadership on absenteeism http://news.hse.gov.uk/2009/02/20/effects-of-transformational-leadership-on-absenteeism/?rss=Leadership Fri, 20 Feb 2009 07:44:02 +0000 HSE http://news.hse.gov.uk/?p=5857 Past research indicates that a supportive leadership style leads to lower levels of employee absence. However, few studies have looked at other aspects of leadership that could have positive effects on absence such as transformational leadership, despite the fact that it has been the most influential theories of leader behaviour in recent years. A transformational leader is not only supportive of employees’ needs but is also able to set a personal example, to stimulate, develop and inspire employees.

View RR648: The effects of transformational leadership on absenteeism report

]]> http://news.hse.gov.uk/2009/02/20/effects-of-transformational-leadership-on-absenteeism/feed/ DWP: benefits of leadership case study http://news.hse.gov.uk/2009/02/12/dwp-benefits-of-leadership-case-study/?rss=Leadership Thu, 12 Feb 2009 09:00:33 +0000 HSE http://news.hse.gov.uk/?p=5722 The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has implemented a health and safety management system to deliver benefits to the business. Key to its success has been the commitment of the DWP Board and senior managers to implementing and promoting high standards of health and safety at work.

Find out more - read the DWP case study [PDF 105KB]

]]> http://news.hse.gov.uk/2009/02/12/dwp-benefits-of-leadership-case-study/feed/ IOSH 2009 conference and exhibition http://news.hse.gov.uk/2009/02/05/iosh-2009-conference-and-exhibition/?rss=Leadership Thu, 05 Feb 2009 14:05:19 +0000 HSE http://news.hse.gov.uk/?p=5619 17-8 March - “Health and safety: Fresh ideas – practical solutions” is the theme of this two day event in Liverpool. More than 30 event sessions will take place. The 60 speakers include a keynote speech from HSE’s Chief Executive Geoffrey Podger about HSE’s new Strategy.

Find out more about IOSH 2009 and book your place.

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