Manufacturing is proving a moneyspinner for the Health and Safety Executive’s Fee for Intervention scheme. A more proactive approach to health & safety training and compliance in the sector would allow employers to avoid FFI fees while improving productivity and, most importantly, saving lives argues Clive James, Training Officer at St John Ambulance.
Figures published this summer by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) show that manufacturing businesses were the most affected by the Fee for Intervention (FFI) in the first six months of its operation. Introduced in October 2012, FFI is an HSE cost recovery scheme. It allows the HSE to charge companies in breach of health…
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