Legal Reasons for Managing Health and Safety

1. Employers are legally required to comply with national health and safety laws

and regulations. 2. Managing health and safety helps organizations meet

their legal duty of care to employees and others. 3. Failure to manage

health and safety can result in prosecution by enforcement authorities. 4. Legal compliance

helps avoid fines, penalties, and imprisonment of directors or managers.

5. Proper health and safety management reduces the risk of civil claims

and compensation cases. 6. Employers must legally assess risks and

implement suitable control measures. 7. Health and safety laws require employers