Posted By SNS
To drive through improvements or changes identified through risk assessments or incident investigations.

To visibly champion the continual improvement cycle.

To provide visible support to H&S managers / advisors / assistants / team members.

To add management weight to the monitoring component for HR support / action if improvement requirements are not being met.

To take responsibility for their element instead of H&S being the job of only the H&S department.

To encourage those acting correctly.

Carrot and stick stuff, keep the stick in the background unless / until required for non observers, then take the required action in accordance with the relevant company policy and / or Law.

Probably more to come ....