Posted By Mark Preston Reaches for well thumbed copy of his Brown Book... The SR&SC Regs indicate that safety reps are primarily interested in the employees they represent - there are a few paras that could have a broader interpretation but the main thrust of the regs is about the safety of employees. The guidance most relevant to your situation is the objectives and functions of safety committees and on the one hand it talks about employee safety - but on the other hand some of the functions (e.g. study of accident stats and examination of safety audits) might point to a broader remit. This section of the guidance also says that it's for the safety committee itself to (discuss and) agree on its objectives and terms of reference. In my authority we take a wide view (eg we recently spent some time discussing the risks created by illegal bottle digging on Council allotments - more of a public risk than an employee risk). This is surely the best way to approach things - we consult employee representatives because they have front-line experience of the work and its risks - both to themselves and to others. The consequence of this is that from time to time you might have to deal with a committee member with a particular hobby horse - not always one on the TU/employee side - but that can be dealt with by firm chairing and is anyway a small price to pay if the committee is helping to reduce risks across the full range of your authority's exposure.