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“Safety and Corporate Criminal Accountability in Scotland”

www.corporateaccountability.org

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CCA Conference 2003HSE in Scotland

Stewart Campbell

HSE Director, Scotland

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National Great Britain Picture

• Targets :– To reduce fatal and major accident rates by

10%– To reduce the number of days lost due to

work-related accidents and ill health by 30%– To reduce the incidence of ill health by 20%

• Targets to be achieved by 2010

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Priority Programmes

• Agriculture Sector• Construction Sector• Health Services Sector• Falls From Height• Workplace Transport• Slips, Trips and Falls• Musculoskeletal Disorders (MSD)• Stress

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HSC/E Vision

• To gain recognition of health and safety as a cornerstone of a civilised society, and with that achieve a record of workplace health and safety that leads the world.

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HSE in Scotland

• “A Strategy for Workplace Health and Safety in Great Britain to 2010 and Beyond”

- consultation ends 1/12/03

• Available on HSE website :

www.hse.gov.uk

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HSC : Strategic Issues

• Health• Our role in public protection and

security• The role of local authorities• A changing economy in a changing

world• Business and reputation

management

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HSC : Strategy

• About the health and safety system as a whole, not just HSC/E/LAs

• HSE broader vision• Communications and reputation management vital• New methods of help and support : separation from

enforcement• HSE/LA intervention strategy• Occupational health service• Redesign of health and safety institutions where

necessary

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Scotland : Fatal Accidents to Workers

1998/99 1999/2000 2000/01 2001/02 2002/03

33 29 37 27

+ 2308 MI

*

38

* Provisional

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Occupational Ill Health in Scotland

• 2001/02 Scotland’s overall prevalence rate lower than GB

• 1998/99 Scotland lower for MSD & stress

• New cases of hearing loss & asthma higher in Scotland

• Construction fatal rate higher than E+W

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Prosecution in Scotland• 2001/02 : 142 duty holders prosecuted

114 duty holders convicted________________________________________• 2000/01 : 106 duty holders prosecuted

181 offences prosecuted111 offences leading to conviction

• 1999/00 : 181 duty holders prosecuted217 offences prosecuted154 offences leading to conviction

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HSE in Scotland

• Average penalty per duty holder convicted 2001/02

£5,583

(excluding penalties of £100k+)

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HSE’s Field Operations DirectoratePriority Action 03/04

• Continue targeting priority sectors and topics

• Closer working with LAs

• Better co-ordinated approach to multi-site occupiers/poor performers

• Testing new ways of working

• Concentration on outcomes

• Evaluation

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Construction• Scotland action plan

• H&S in Scottish Executive’s “Modernising Construction” initiative

• 3 SHADs

• 2 Euro Blitzes

• Designer initiatives

• Working with Scottish Water

• Research Scotland’s accident record

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Partnership Work : Priorities in Scotland

• Working with Scottish Executive and other stakeholders

• Working Backs Scotland• Health Improvement Challenge• Safe and Healthy Working – advisory

service• Scotland’s Health at Work• Healthy Return – rehabilitation service

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Partnership Working : Priorities in Scotland (cont)

• Site Safe Scotland• Scottish Health and Safety Revitalisers

Forum• Business groups such as Chamber of

Commerce and FSB• STUC and trade unions• Scottish Enterprise/Highlands and

Islands Enterprise

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Enforcement and Partnership

• What links Scotland’s poor health record; its record of deaths in fires; its drug use/ crime levels?

• And its health and safety record??

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“Safety and Corporate Criminal Accountability in Scotland”

www.corporateaccountability.org