http://makespace.org/2012/06/introducing-our-guiding-principles/ Sat, 23 Jun 2012 17:37:53 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 http://makespace.org/2012/06/introducing-our-guiding-principles/#comment-187 Henry Gomersall Sat, 23 Jun 2012 17:37:53 +0000 http://makespace.org/?p=143#comment-187 Why would health and safety need to be included in the guiding principles? The guiding principles are surely about how the organisation develops...? Why would health and safety need to be included in the guiding principles? The guiding principles are surely about how the organisation develops…?

]]> http://makespace.org/2012/06/introducing-our-guiding-principles/#comment-179 Roger Smith Thu, 21 Jun 2012 14:06:04 +0000 http://makespace.org/?p=143#comment-179 Fine as far as they go, but these are the guiding principles of an accountant (necessary as that may be). I'm more interested in how to implement day to day stuff like "Duty of care", in other words your responsibility for your own actions (or indeed inactions) and for the actions of others. My interpretation of Health and Safety is that If you observe an activity which you could reasonably be expected to know was unsafe about to take place, you have an unavoidable duty to stop it. There also needs to be a mechanism whereby whenever a new piece of machinery is introduced, appropriate rules of operation are established and published, and if necessary appropriate standards for training to operate. Fine as far as they go, but these are the guiding principles of an accountant (necessary as that may be).
I’m more interested in how to implement day to day stuff like “Duty of care”, in other words your responsibility for your own actions (or indeed inactions) and for the actions of others.
My interpretation of Health and Safety is that If you observe an activity which you could reasonably be expected to know was unsafe about to take place, you have an unavoidable duty to stop it.
There also needs to be a mechanism whereby whenever a new piece of machinery is introduced, appropriate rules of operation are established and published, and if necessary appropriate standards for training to operate.

]]> http://makespace.org/2012/06/introducing-our-guiding-principles/#comment-177 Henry Gomersall Wed, 20 Jun 2012 13:48:35 +0000 http://makespace.org/?p=143#comment-177 The principles look great! Very well done :) The principles look great! Very well done

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