Posted By Simon Hatson
Hello All,

I am currently in the process of gathering information on Safety Committees & Safety Representatives for a thesis I have to write, entitled "The success & failure of Safety Committees & Representatives in the workplace".

Does anyone out there know of any books or articles that may be of particular use to me in this topic. I am searching for anything that may propose any theories as to achieve success.

Having been a Senior Union Safety Rep for the last 5 years or so, I have the SCSR regs, ACOP & guidance notes surgically attached to my hip. I would appreciate any help in identifying further references I could make.

Also if anyone has any stories, theories or examples as to the success or failings of their own committees & Reps I would be very interested to hear them. I am particularly interested in the management/rep ratio of the committee, levels of H&S training of both parties, and practical involvement of parties in H&S tasks. Please feel free to email me directly.

Thank you for taking the time to read this.

Kindest regards,

Simon.

Posted By David Brede
You may like to look at corporate culture and how it impacts on the safety culture of the business and in turn the attitudes of safety representatives and the way safety committees function.

Are safety committees a forum at which safety is discussed or a place where union and management reps score points off each other?

Best of luck as these relationships are a fascinating subject.