What are my responsibilities as a manager?
OK, so we’ve talked about ‘the company’ so far – now let’s talk about you. As a manager you should already know that you have health and safety responsibilities.
As a manager, you are in the front line of safety. As the representative of the employer, you will make decisions about local safety practice. You are in control of what really happens.
Responsibility leads to accountability – as a manager, you can delegate responsibility but you can’t give away your accountability – you’re ultimately accountable.
Let’s go back to our opening scenario, where we asked you to think about a serious accident happening in your organisation. Put yourself in the position of the manager of the employee who’s had the accident.
• you are accountable for assessing and managing the risks the employee is exposed to
• you will have to arrange replacement labor, carry out the accident investigation, report to customers
that their orders have been delayed, and potentially liaise with enforcement officers, your insurance company and the media
• you will have to tell your employee’s family that they won’t be coming home tonight.
When you return to your company, make a list of your responsibilities and account abilities as a manager.
Case study
An employee was run over by a rough terrain forklift truck while he was handling plants and helping to unload still ages. It appears that he had to unload still ages of plants in different places; the driver of the forklift truck drove off without checking that the road was clear and ran over the employee. The company didn’t have a system of work for controlling vehicle movement on site. There was also no system for protecting staff from risks associated with transport. The case against the company and its director
was heard in the Crown Court. The company was fined £10,000 plus costs of £8,853, and its director was fined £5,000.
This course will help you identify your responsibilities and account abilities.
You need to know when you need to act, how to act, when not to act, when to pass things on to more senior managers, and when to call for help because you’re out of your depth.
OK, so we’ve talked about ‘the company’ so far – now let’s talk about you. As a manager you should already know that you have health and safety responsibilities.
As a manager, you are in the front line of safety. As the representative of the employer, you will make decisions about local safety practice. You are in control of what really happens.
Responsibility leads to accountability – as a manager, you can delegate responsibility but you can’t give away your accountability – you’re ultimately accountable.
Let’s go back to our opening scenario, where we asked you to think about a serious accident happening in your organisation. Put yourself in the position of the manager of the employee who’s had the accident.
• you are accountable for assessing and managing the risks the employee is exposed to
• you will have to arrange replacement labor, carry out the accident investigation, report to customers
that their orders have been delayed, and potentially liaise with enforcement officers, your insurance company and the media
• you will have to tell your employee’s family that they won’t be coming home tonight.
When you return to your company, make a list of your responsibilities and account abilities as a manager.
Case study
An employee was run over by a rough terrain forklift truck while he was handling plants and helping to unload still ages. It appears that he had to unload still ages of plants in different places; the driver of the forklift truck drove off without checking that the road was clear and ran over the employee. The company didn’t have a system of work for controlling vehicle movement on site. There was also no system for protecting staff from risks associated with transport. The case against the company and its director
was heard in the Crown Court. The company was fined £10,000 plus costs of £8,853, and its director was fined £5,000.
This course will help you identify your responsibilities and account abilities.
You need to know when you need to act, how to act, when not to act, when to pass things on to more senior managers, and when to call for help because you’re out of your depth.
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