The Health & Safety Executive's Field Operations Directorate (FOD) is reorganising and refocusing its inspection effort.
The FOD inspectors, who deal with the construction, agriculture, services and manufacturing sectors, are to target industries in an effort to meet demanding new health and safety targets set by government in its Revitalising Health and Safety and Securing Health Together strategy statements published in 2001.

Priority topics are workplace transport, falls from height, musculoskeletal disorders, stress and slips, trips and falls.

  • The HVCA has launched a Worksafe Toolkit. This is designed to assist employers to more fully meet their health and safety obligations.

    The toolkit will include personal safety contracts; accident statistic sheets and report forms; a supervisors' safety audit sheet; notes on risk assessment reforms; and a safety skills record.

    Copies of the Worksafe Toolkit are available free of charge from HVCA Publications on 01768 860405.