Posted By Vaila Mackenzie This is like a NEBOSH question really: communication, co-operation, control and competence are the obvious answers. I'v found that a mixture of the stick and carrot approach works sometimes: an explanation of how safety benefits the company in tangible ways ie the economic and moral side of the safety argument and how all individuals can play their part in improving h&s. on the other side there is the 'you have to do it, its the law' but this way has its drawbacks. making h&s a line responsibility and using proactive targets can also help.

Posted By Ron Hunter And you can downlaod free presentations on all that theory stuff from www.businessballs.com Don't forget importance of employer leading by example!

Posted By Kendo Thanks to all who replied, it has given me some food for thought and a better idea of what to put into the presentation at the interview. Thanks Ron for the wed address. I found it very interesting and useful. Now I just have to put it all together into an eight minute presentation and hope for the best. Thanks again to all. Ken