Council and HSE look to expose myths

Warrington council has signed up to the Health and Safety Executive's (HSE) Sensible Risk campaign, in a bid to combat health and safety myths.

The council has joined the campaign which offers organisations advice on what risk management should entail.

Yvonne Bottomley, strategic director of corporate services at the authority, signed up with the HSE's north-west regional director to the 'ten principles of sensible risk management'.

She said that the council places health and safety as a top priority and that it was important not to focus on "bureaucratic back covering".

"Protecting the health and safety of our workers and the community we represent has always been a crucial issue for us. We are proud to sign up to protecting our workers and community through sensible health and safety policies," she stated.

Concerns over the issue of health and safety myths were raised earlier this month when David Brown, of the Institution of Chemical Engineers claimed the misreading of regulations could put people's lives in danger.