The organisation element of a safety policy should
clearly identify and define the roles and responsibilities
for all levels of management and operatives within an
organisation. It may be the fact that different sections of
the policy, specifically fire, may have differing organisational
structures due to the need to outsource some of
the competent person duties due to a lack of ‘in-house’
expertise.
It is generally acknowledged that the role of safety
adviser, whether fire or health and safety, is to provide
support to managers and staff alike. Those to whom they
are likely to provide support, advice and guidance are: