Many small businesses remain uncertain and confused about their health and safety responsibilities under the law - ignorance that is potentially costing them millions of pounds a year, a government report has said.
The report from the Risk and Regulation Advisory Council (RRAC) recommended that improving the confidence of small organisations in their health and safety practices could potentially lead to savings of between £70-140m from "unnecessary" consultancy fees.
Better confidence and understanding of health and safety law could also reduce the management costs of small businesses by some £50m a year, it said.
There were three causes to all this uncertainty, the RRAC added: too many different and conflicting messages coming from government, the media; insurers and health and safety 'experts', consultants who exaggerated health and safety risks; and small organisations' own lack of confidence in understanding and managing risks.
Read more: http://www.personneltoday.com/articles/2009/08/25/51907/safety-confusion-for-small-firms.html
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