I am looking for an idea of the health and safety personnel structures that are out there for companies with approximately 10,000 employees. I am trying to ascertain what the avarage number of staff is for provision of occupational health and safety within sme' of 10,000 employees. Any info would be greatly appreciated

The number of employees in an organisation is not the sole basis upon which an appropriate health and/or safety function can be defined. What are the inherent hazards in the business? How many sites are in use? Are specialist competencies required which might be sourced outside of the organisation? There are a huge number of variables which start to define what an appropriate safety function or team might look like. The applicable legislation might also have some influence on this if the organisation falls into any of the more specific regulations, such as COMAH, Ionising Radiation, etc. I am also intrigued that an employer of 10,000 is described as a Small / Medium Enterprise.

John, you are absolutely correct as hazards are not only presented to employees but also 'others' and this is another consideration of how a business organises itself to manage these. (My name is actually David but I do not know how to change my screen name!) David