HSC welcomes Risk and Regulation Advisory Council January 21st 2008 The Chair of the Health and Safety Commission, Judith Hackitt, has welcomed the announcement of the establishment of the Risk and Regulation Advisory Council (RRAC) and expressed the Commission's and the Health and Safety Executive's strong interest in working with the new body to address the key issues related to public risk and the role of policy makers and regulators.
Ms Hackitt said, "In recent years 'Elf & Safety' has become a universal excuse for banning many low risk activities and often in situations where there is actually no regulatory requirement at all. We have long promoted a common sense approach to risk and very much look forward to working with the RRAC to identify new ways to take this principle further". More articles from Health and Safety Executive: |