Transcript Keynote address

Health
Healthand
andSafety
Safety
Executive
Executive
Health and safety in waste and recycling:
delivering the solution together
Judith Hackitt CBE FREng
Chair, Health and Safety Executive
HSWA – 40th anniversary
Reviews of HSE
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Government has
responded to the
Triennial Review
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Review has reaffirmed much of
what we do
Reviews of HSE
Delivering on recommendations, including:
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Simplifying and consolidating regulations
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Tackling over-interpretation and misunderstanding
• Targeting inspections and interventions
Revised guidance
HSE changes
• New Chief Executive,
Dr. Richard Judge
• Two new Board members
HSE strategy
Maintain position as a world class, modern
regulator.
Three overarching themes to the new
strategy:
1. Protect HSE’s regulatory capability
2. Make full use of HSE’s commercial potential
3. Recover more from those who create the risk
Commercialisation
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It is not privatisation
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If we fail to maintain our reputation there is no
commercialisation
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Will provide a competitive advantage to British
businesses operating in other countries
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Good business sense, developing opportunities
where they contribute to health and safety
improvements
It will maintain our position as a world class
regulator
Fee for intervention – an update
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Independent review complete and
published
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Key conclusions:
– Effective in terms of policy aims
– Praise for professional implementation
– Stakeholder fears largely unfounded
– Greater consistency of enforcement
decisions
– FFI to remain in place
Waste and Recycling
– enforcement notices
WISH
– Industry guidance by the industry
Good practice – share and seek out
CHARGE
Challenges, Innovation and
Technology
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Don’t let rapid growth mask potential
efficiency gains from innovation and
technology;
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Improved, more efficient processes could also
bring health and safety benefits.
Finally
• Please share your thoughts and ideas
• Much achieved but more still to do
• Tackle areas where progress has been
slow
• Set challenging targets then meet them
• Thank you