HC Deb 25 April 1978 vol 948 cc518-9W
Mr. John Ellis

asked the Secretary of State for Employment when the report of the Health and Safety Commission for 1976–77 will be published.

Mr. Booth

The report is being published today and I have laid a copy before the House. In the report the Commission stress that its overriding concern is to encourage the joint participation of workers and management in efforts to eliminate risks. The report outlines the various ways in which the Commission is seeking to achieve this end and to involve all concerned both in the development of health and safety policy and in its implementation at the actual workplace.

I greatly welcome the Commission's constructive approach to the considerable task confronting it in promoting positive attitudes to health and safety at work and reducing risks to both workers and the general public arising from industrial activities. I believe that this approach is right, and the report clearly shows how much the Commission has already achieved. Much still remains to be done, but with the full co-oporation of management and workers I am sure we shall see continuing and steady progress towards a healthier, safer working environment which will benefit all those affected by work activities.

I commend the report to the House.