Organization for safety at work

The object of organization within an enterprise is to provide the means by which the aims of that enterprise can be achieved. As far as safety is concerned, it must make provision for, not only its own employees, but also for visitors to the premises, contractors working on the premises, invitees, neighbours and members of the public who may be affected by the way the enterprise operates. 

Techniques an organization can utiUze to ensure its efforts are effective include  

Formal - the organization s structure is dictated by directors as being that which is necessary to meet commercial aims. 

Official - i.e. governmental departments in health and safety these are the Health and Safety Commission and Executive. 

Professional - the Institution of Occupational Safety and Health, the Chartered Institute of Environmental Health Officers, British Occupational Hygiene Society, etc. 

Informal - casual groups of individuals band together, linked by common interests. They decide amongst themselves how they will behave in the environment in which they work and fix their own work targets, often in 

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