Safety is a forced issue

Most senior executives would increase investment in health and safety only
if forced to by the Health and Safety Executive or after a serious accident,
and would not be swayed by financial incentives, according to a recent survey
by Butterworths Tolley.

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The report was based on responses among health and safety managers and
senior management.

"This report highlights that senior executives must work in partnership
with the people who make a difference to accident rates – union representatives
and joint safety committees," said the TUC’s health and safety policy
adviser Owen Tudor.