Posted By John Watson Eric, cannot help but would add some interesting background. I worked for a major bank for 20 years in various roles (Non H&S related) and their attitude to H&S was (and remains) scandalous. No training for managers in their responsibilities, no training for staff apart from watch the old crappy videos about trips and slips (irrelevant to the audience at the time). I worked from home, no one ever visited my office to check compliance with anything, and in 12 years of this role my electrical equipment was tested once. I think large banks take the view that they have such deep pockets they can make any problem that occurs go away by throwing money at it in compensation (just look at the pensions review cost) but this does not help if you are the possibly seriously injured or dead party. In closing I would add that on of my friends wife still works for a major bank (different to my old employer) who got an interview for a Senior H&S post despite having absolutely no knowledge or experience of H&S. It beggars belief. Regards John

Posted By Sheila EJ Keogh hey guys, pls don't tar all banks with the same brush. international bank (IFI) i used to work in takes H&S very seriously, and we worked all bloomin' hours and were on 24 hour call to ensure that wherever in the world they were, the bankers could contact us for help or advice, and to ensure the huge workload got done. A v. good safety culture still exists there.

Posted By John Doe Should've done this earlier: http://out-law.com/page-2402

Posted By Eric McCann Hi Everyone that replied, many thanks for your comments. It has been useful I would just like to add that at present the bank that I work at is taking H&S (and the environment) very seriously, hence the presentation to the board Thanks again and keep safe Eric