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#1 Posted : 28 September 2001 01:37:00(UTC)
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Posted By Paul Crump The company I work for is in the habit of allowing shop floor staff to carry out the role of supervisor if full time supervisors are on holiday or are off work due to sickness. How would the HSE view this situation if an accident or incident occured when a shop floor member of staff was in charge?. Our company policy states that people employed as full time supervisors should hold, or be working towards a management qualification. I know that most of the shop floor staff who stand in do not meet those requirements. What level of liability would be placed on these staff in the event of an accident or incident occuring?.
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#2 Posted : 28 September 2001 08:07:00(UTC)
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Posted By Bryan Owen Unless your temps had done something completely stupid ('Yes of course it's OK to play with the electrics with wet hands' stupid), the HSE would generally not pursue a case against an individual. They would focus their efforts on the company, for not ensuring that the temp was up to the standard that you are trying to bring your full-time supervisors to, and for not supervising the temp's work properly. This does not necessarily mean that all temps have to be qualified, but that they have to be competent to perform the tasks asked of them. To find this out, start by asking yourself if you would work under the temp. Do they work in a slap-dash manner, take short-cuts, ignore any working instructions, etc? In effect, can they manage the situation, or do they let the situation manage them.
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