Posted By LTN Do you do jobs that are probably not health and safety related? How do you feel about it? I'll expand more later....maybe...

Posted By Philby' LTN Access (and equality)...which I quite enjoyed, (and the conferences/seminars etc were usually more entertaining and divers than H&S ones), and their is the old balancing act with H&S to accomplish too...must have been halfway good at it as I'm always being contacted/refered to, even from places I left years ago Philby

Posted By renown LTN My role other than H&S, includes Quality Manager, Facilities Manager, Security, guards, cleaners, environment, and anything else that can't be slotted elsewhere!

Posted By Philby' Jeff, dusters on your elbows...your not a danger man...your a.... Morris Dancer!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Philby'

Posted By Jeffrey Watt Philby I'll set them up and you knock then down sunshine. What a team. Jeff A heh nonny nonny and a flagan of mead.

Posted By mark c o'loughlin Admittedly am still studying but, in the past week i have tried to help a very old fashioned architect through a prelim. H & S plan, started two safety files for completed projects, re-stocked PPE, worked on site inductions for new project due to start in a few weeks, booked training for new staff AND helped clean gutters on a factory unit, unloaded formwork off a truck and loaded two skips. What can i say, it's a small company and you have to know when to put down the paperwork and pick up the shovel! Mark

Posted By Raymond Rapp I agree that a certain amount of diversity is not so bad but unfortunately there are times when we seem to be doing all and sundries jobs. For example, a little while ago I got a call regarding an alleged harassment incident by one of our site manager's. The third party asked me how I would like to deal with it. I replied 'as quickly as possible'. I arranged for the site manager to write a letter of apology, stating that his intentions had been misconstrued and signed by him. That closed the matter out. Can I add this to my CV - harassment counsellor? Regards

Posted By LTN The reason I asked is because I do sometimes think that we give advice to others about their health, safety and welfare but do we apply the same advice to ourselves in doing other jobs? A bit like doctors being bad patients. Yes I agree that there are other jobs which are not really health and safety but they are fulfilling to be involved with such as sustainability and corporate responsibility where H&S has a role in too, as well as the fact that you get to understand the whole business and how H&S fits into the whole. However I don't see any other traditional roles being used or misused in the same way. It's all the (trivial)little jobs (which should be someone else's responsibility)where you do think is my time best served this way e.g. moving furniture or should it be spent reviewing all our procedures and assessments and even working on my CPD if I have time. I just wonder if we are being too helpful? spreading ourselves too thin? or our roles not clear? or is it the best way to work to understand the H&S aspects of our business.