When an organisation is about to embark on a change programme, or they are moving through a period of change, this inevitably impacts people.

Your workforce are the backbone of your organisation and whilst change can be good for business, the workforce and the future prosperity of the organisation, it is vital that within any change process, businesses continue to engage employees, keeping them informed and moral high, whilst maintaining a productive and well performing workforce.

Not only are there legal requirements you must adhere to. It is also and simply, to provide good communication, clarity, openness and honesty when it’s comes to change in the workplace.

 

A: The Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations, 1999 mandate that employers must take health and safety advice from a competent person and the same regulations then define competency as “sufficient training and experience or knowledge and other qualities.” In in the field of environment, health and safety (EHS), this definition can be met in most manufacturing businesses (and other high-risk sectors) by someone who is a Chartered member of IOSH (CMIOSH) or a Practitioner member of IEMA (PIEMA). Click here to find out more about EHS competency.