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In early 2010 the Health and Safety Executive's board has to decide whether or not to ask the government to create a legal duty on directors of companies and other organisations to protect the health and safety of their employees.

At present, directors' only health and safety duties in law are expressed as sanctions for criminal failure to prevent accidents or ill health.

HSW magazine and Health and Safety Bulletin believe that a positive duty would encourage senior executives to give safety a higher priority along with their financial responsibilities and raise safety standards in UK workplaces.This belief was supported by the Parliamentary Select Committee on Work and Pensions in its 2008 report on the role of the Health and Safety Commission and Health and Safety Executive in regulating workplace health and safety and in Rita Donaghy's recent government-funded inquiry into deaths on construction sites.

Petition

We call on the HSE board to recommend the government introduces a statutory duty on directors to take all reasonable steps to ensure the health and safety of their organisations' workers.
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1. Louis Wustemann
2. Howard Fidderman
3. Daniel Wild
4. Kellie Mundell
5. Sasha Wood
6. David Horler
7. Elliott Tompkins
8. Samantha Maxwell
9. Charles Barber
10. Paul Suff
11. Jack Dougherty
12. Tony Frost
13. Jon Dennis
14. Richard Altoft
15. Ian Morton
16. John Revington
17. Neil Murton
18. Rachel Bird
19. Richard Codling
20. Ian Lawrence
21. Robert Clarke
22. Aidan Toner
23. Barrie Etter
24. Pasc Ruggiero
25. Charles Pullar
26. Simon Bannister
27. Philip Spencer
28. Simon Clarke
29. Ivor Knight
30. Ian Burns
31. Stuart Spooner
31. Jan Miller
32. Allan Hogan
33. George Binette
34. Stephen Boggins
35. Adella Peyton
36. Julia Gardner Quant
37. Lucie Ponting
38. Brian Magson
39. Tim Wiskin
40. Vic Brash
41. Richard Waite
42. Ian Robertson
43. Richard Chalkley
44. Douglas Cameron
45. Martin Render
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47. Linda Haywood
48. Nathan Clarke
49. Russell Slack
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51. Chris Skinner
52. David Knowles
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54. Tony O'Brien
55. Thomas Betts
56. Stuart Patterson
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58. Paul Willerton
59. Christopher Ward
60. Bruce Hamilton
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63. Rod Stephens
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232. Michael Ellerby
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236. Kevin Swift
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246. Mike Kelly
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252. John Tivnan
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254. Richard Hilleard
255. Chris Bennett
256. Paul Williams
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259. James Murphy
260. Godfrey Kubheka
261. Ken Buchanan
262. Shazam Edoo
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266. Joe Major
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268. William Mummcry
269. Simon Fletcher
270. Amanda Oliver
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272. Jon Abbott
273. Pamela Sutton
274. Julie Knowles
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317. Brian Robinson
318. Anthony Whitston
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320. Mike Merritt
321. Mike Webdale
322. Geoff Welch
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326. John Johnston
327. Kathleen Jenkins
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329. Paul Wilkinson
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331. Mick Balfour
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335. Mark Gillman
336. Dennis Butcher
337. Janathan Carr
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339. Deborah Williams
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343. Karen Wilson
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345. Susan Murray
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350. Richard Pickles
351. Scott Perkins
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353. Eamon Fagan
354. Albert Penfold
355. Suzy Holliday
356. Tony Birchall
357. Derek Maylor
358. Caroline Howard
359. Phillip Alder
360. Andrew Frost
361. Andy Devlin
362. Emmanuel Udo
363. Christine De Lima
364. Karl Chambers
365. Jejelaye Ayebege
366. Paul Williams
367. James Gibson
368. Richard Howl
369. Peter Currie
370. Mehboob Ali Memon
371. Bob Benton
372. William Small
373. Chris Leaman
374. Ajay Kumar Singh
375. Lauren Susan Ross
376. David Cameron
377. Craig Stuart
378. David Martin
379. Dan Lilley
380. ALfred Barchus
381. Tony Boultby
382. Ian Barratt
383. Christopher Beards
384. Danielle Christopher
385. Stewart Palzeaird
386. Kevin Hunt
387. Stephen Lewis
388. Stephen Gunby
389. Ian Elley
390. Paul Prytherch
391. Mick Wilcock
392. Christoph
393. Pete Atkin
394. Michael Dellow
395. Glynn Morris
396. Andy Scotney
397. David Lascelles
398. William Robert Kerr
399. Thomas Veitch
400. Vincent Ponari
401. Andrea Collier
402. Robert Grocock
403. Derek Hunt
404. Karen Paulin
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406. Denise Hempstock
407. Anne Bentley
408. Rajan Bhavsar
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410. Michael Hansord
411. Nick Dodge
412. John Evans
413. Paul Harris
414. Chris Beresford
415. Kelvin Preen
416. Abdul Malik
417. Brian Bull
418. Sam Hughes
419. Patrick Christie
420. Michael Juden
421. Sriram SuraPaneni
422. John Partington
423. Bob McHenry
424. Peter Sowler
425. Catherine Merrick
426. Garry Ullah
427. Craig Cooper
428. Trevor Heaton
429. Juan Carlos Arias
430. Stephen Alexander
431. William McFadzean
432. Kerry Godfrey
433. Richard White
434. Colin Stokes
435. Ken Whitehouse
436. Mike Filer
437. Lynsey Jones
438. Kevin Swift
439. Peter Robinson
440. Helen Magnani
441. P Colder
442. Ian Kilgour
443. John Marsh
444. Lorna Filby
445. Elina Burgers
446. Ian Burns
447. David Cousins
448. David Pyett
449. Zoe Kavadas
450. Sarah McOnie
451. Gary Danks
452. Oliver Williams
453. Daniel Dunn
454. James Challoner
455. Stephen Bridgehouse
456. Steve Ashcroft
457. Clive Campbell
458. Peter Knopp
459. Robert Smith
460. Andy Lewinton
461. Sean Eastwood
462. Simon Long
463. Tom Betts
464. Bill Lawrence
465. Paul Walker
466. Richard Hill
467. Brian Jackson
468. Dale Curtis
469. John Binder
470. David Watkinson
471. Josh Pitman
472. Steve Barlow
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474. Brian Burke
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476. A Oganalp
477. Martin Glover
478. Vicky Smith
479. Keith Charters
480. Ken Buchanan
481. Mairead Nuttall
482. Chris Pieters
483. Claire Oakes
484. Gareth Jenkins
485. Alan McEnteggart
486. Deborah Sixsmith
487. Paul Unwin
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489. Tom Betts
490. Linda Haywood
491. Bud Hudspith
492. Terry Duxberry
493. Neil Land
494. Debbie Hall
495. Sally O'Donnell
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497. Nick Harry
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499. Steven Hill
500. Stephen Pollard
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503. Martin McLister
504. Karl Houghton
505. Robert Humphries
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509. Maria Greenwood
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511. George Porte
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515. Mark Hutchinson
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519. Mike Ager
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528. Roger Williams
529. John Jobling
530. Sean Duignan
531. Neil Kerr
532. Stephen Ferguson
533. Ramakrishnan Theruvengadam
534. Patrick Lewis
535. John Stafford
536. Nathan Davie
537. Colin Pemberton
538. Garreth Rogers
539. John Tyers
540. Chris Hodder
541. David Hulme
542. Ian Mycroft
543. Peter Martell
544. Steve Hall
545. Mark Howes
546. John Brocklehurst
547. Paul Unwin
548. Leisa SMith
549. Christine Page
550. Adam Wilson
551. Michael Ebden
552. Gillian Ebden
553. Kevin Hunt
554. Sriram Surapaneni
555. Tuesday Hanley-Jones
556. Chris Mullen
557. Robert Birchall
558. Clint Clarke
559. Conrad Earll
560. Robert Fox
561. Vicky Smith
562. Michael Wright
563. Jim Tongue
564. Neal Stone
565. Andy Johnson
566. Peter Emery
567. Kevin Heywood
568. Mike Royans
569. Derek Brown
570. Dave Joyce (CWU)
571. Simon Ambridge
572. Sean McDermott
573. Samantha Christophers
574. John Wynne
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576. Jason Wilkes
577. David Thompson
578. Phelim Mac Cafferty
579. Christine Ilesley
580. James Wallace
581. Colin Wright
582. Simon Reed
583. Paul I Clark
584. Rosemary Ogbonna
585. Bernard Wilson Sims
586. Terry Walsh
587. Roy Walsh
588. Syephen Hutchins
589. Ray Owen
590. John Buckley
591. Terry Hook
592. John Stephenson
593. Peter Cresswell
594. Robert Wight
595. Anthony Taylor
596. Alison Peverley
597. Robin Rowland
598. Paddy Christie
599. Matt Gillet (CWU)
600. Graham Peters
601. Mac Faulkner
602. Murray McKay
603. Robin Gatenby
604. Eddy Mack
605. Brian Reay
606. James Dalziel
607. Ian Peri
608. Matt Hanwell
609. Captain Anthony Reddy
610. Neil Crossley-Roberts
611. Patrick Lewis
612. David John Harris
613. Colin Sigsworth
614. James Larkin
615. Phil Hurrell
616. Henry Tobin
617. Ray Deans
618. James D Coupe
619. Yudi Ramkhalawan
620. Dave Conn
621. Tanveer Malik
622. John Blackburn
623. Lynne Anderson
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625. Dominic Mifsud
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627. George Gavin
628. Alexander Leitch
629. Stuart Moody
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631. Alexander Leitch
632. Mark Rust
633. Gorgon Cairns
634. Kevin Guest
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636. David Penny
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638. Trevor Enderby
639. Bob Thompson
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641. Ray Ginger
642. Mark Jackson
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648. Edward Brown
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652. Chris Allen
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654. Tracey Docking
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656. Stephen Dunne
657. Robin Rowland
658. Nick Dodge
659. Stephen Boggins
660. Susan Morris
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663. James McBride
664. Terry Turnell
665. Jannettja Longyear
666. Patrick Phillips
667. Roland Philbert
668. Matthew Layzell
669. Colin Welch
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677. Terry Williams
678. Paul Fleet
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681. Jeremy Rawley
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685. Stephen Hughes
686. Duncan Chappell
687. Richard Hudson
688. Laurence Doughty
689. Robert Wilson
690. Craig Handley
691. Kelly-Anne Holifield
692. Stuart Mcewan
693. David Bird
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695. Dave Hatch
696. Christian Haw
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698. Ron Brumby
699. Stewart McNaughton
700. Gary Crane
701. Yudhisthir Ramkhalawan
702. Adrian Slater
703. Colin Taylor
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706. Andy Ness
707. Shirley Cuthbertson
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709. Bill Graham
710. Robin King
711. Wendy Simons
712. Rob Nicholson
713. Jon Ireson
714. Vivienne Elmes-Matthews
715. Robin Hughes
716. Jane McDonnell
717. Sarah Lyons
718. Mark Holloway
719. James Kent
720. Lyndsey Misson
721. Vincent Theobald-Vega
722. Martin Collins
723. Nicholas Sabo
724. David Lawrence
725. David Wintle
726. Tony Warner
727. Michael Buckley
728. John Bowen
729. Tom McComb
730. June Wise
731. Gilly Margrave
732. Ken Matthews
733. Debbie Gray
734. Lydia Vazquez