IOSH criticises team building exercise opponents

The Institution of Occupational Safety and Health (IOSH) has criticised those who ban team building events for those at work.

According to the IOSH, those employers who deny staff the opportunity to participate in a team building exercise on the grounds of risk could hamper the opportunity for employees to collaborate on problem solving exercises.

Indeed, Ray Hurst, president of the IOSH, went further, describing the use of the Corporate Manslaughter and Corporate Homicide Act 2007 as justification for the prohibition of some team building events as a misuse of legislation.

"Health and safety legislation is about allowing an activity to go ahead and under health and safety law there is nothing that says team building should be risk-free," said Mr Hurst.

"In fact, risk is a necessity for many team building exercises," he added.

The corporate homicide element of the act refers to Scotland.

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