1:20pm Monday 26th May 2008
By Staff reporter
HEALTH and safety laws should be making Warrington safer - not stopping people living their lives.
That is the message after Warrington Borough Council signed up with the health and safety executive (HSE) to combat the growing number of myths that are undermining important health and safety legislation.
Yvonne Bottomley, strategic director of corporate services at the council, joined HSE north west regional director David Ashton to publicly sign up to 10 principles of sensible risk management' which gives organisations practical advice on risk management.
Mr Ashton said: "We've all heard the stories about health and safety banning hanging baskets or making children wear goggles to play conkers. This is not what we are about.
"We want to focus our attention on practical steps that protect people from real risks that can lead to injury and death; we do not want to stop people from living their lives."
And Yvonne said: "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 and commit to focusing on saving lives, not bureaucratic back covering."
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