quote=McNally17439]I wonder if anyone can tell me if there has been any studies carried out to ascertain the number of safety professional who have been prosecuted as opposed to the number of company directors /managers.

Search of the HSE prosecution database shows just two prosecutions of health and safety professionals/consultants, both being for COSHH breaches for failing to carry out a suitable and sufficient assessment of the risk created by the work activity to the health of their clients' employees: http://www.hse.gov.uk/pr...asp?SF=CN&SV=4141508 http://www.hse.gov.uk/pr...asp?SF=CN&SV=4106511

I seem to remember that there was one a while ago now in that the H&S Manager of the restaurant chain Fatty Arbuckles, was successfully prosecuted by Lincoln City Council for a breach of Section 7 of the Health and Safety at Work Act in the circumstances of the death of a restaurant employee, who was electrocuted at a restaurant in Lincoln. The employee who was employed as a kitchen assistant, was electrocuted as he moved a defective plate warmer.

Thanks for the feedback.Thereason for my question is that I am finding that some companies are nowtending to promote or transfer employees into H&S roles where the person may be good at their original job but do not have the necessary qualification or experience to fulfil the H&S role. I recently saw a company looking for a person to fulfil a senior H&S role where no H&S experince was required. I appreciate that in these times, jobs are becoming scarce but I do think that individuals need to understand the full implications of the H&S role before they take up the position. I just wondered if there was any information available to show that this is or is not a concern. Again thamks for the comments.

Here's another one. http://www.secure.hseni....to%20December%202011.pdf