3.2.3 Directors and senior managers
The Health and Safety Commission has identified health and safety as a boardroom issue. The chairman and or chief executive are seen as having a critical role to play in ensuring risks are properly managed. They funher argue that those at the top of any organisation have a key role to play. In order to allow directors and senior managers to contribute to the HSC it is recommended that a director is given specific responsibilities for health and safety. These again will be detailed in the organisa tion section of the company's health and safety policy.
Current authoritative guidance suggests that the boards of companies' take the following five actions: