DASH - Director Action on Safety and Health
In too many organisations senior managers still tend to regard H&S as a low level, technical, or regulatory compliance issue, rather than a key strategic aspect of business performance.
Through its work on DASH, RoSPA has been seeking to raise awareness of the need for effective board level and senior management leadership of H&S management. It wants to create a clearer expectation that boards should set targets, review progress and report periodically on corporate H&S performance, recognising the business benefits which high H&S standards can contribute to commercial success. It also believes that senior managers must lead H&S management by personal example.
- DASH - Measuring and Reporting on Corporate Health and Safety Performance - Towards Best Practice' (2001)
A RoSPA report with input from a variety of ‘key players’ and experts, presents consensus and best practice advice on measuring and accounting for corporate health and safety performance. It takes account of responses and follow up interviews with ‘key players’ in relation to a series of questions raised in a consultation document issued by RoSPA in March 2000 as contribution to the HSE’s strategic focus on board level leadership of H&S management. - Targets for Change Report
Following work on DASH, RoSPA developed new consensus guidance, ‘Targets for Change’ which explores good practice in setting corporate health and safety improvement targets. - GoPOP – Going Public on Performance
RoSPA encourages all organisations to report on their Health and Safety performance in an open and transparent way. GoPOP 'Going Public on Performance' is a corporate performance web portal. - Back to the Floor (BTTF): Report & Case Studies
This new RoSPA report (prepared by Dr Sara Lumley) is about director involvement in workplace H&S and good practice. To investigate the extent and quality of such workplace involvement by senior management in ‘best practice’ organizations the associated case studies involve a small sample of RoSPA award winners. - Partners in Progress
Partners in Progress is an initiative by RoSPA to involve high performing organisations amongst its membership to help shape the occupational safety and health agenda.
Further Links
HSE - Directors' Responsibilities
- Directors' responsibilities for health and safety (INDG343)
- Directors' responsibilities for health and safety (indg343) Frequently asked questions
- Business Benefits of Health and Safety
RoSPA Awards
RoSPA believes that the best way to promote safety and encourage best management practice is to reward those who head the field and lead by example.
Corporate Killing and Manslaughter
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