Martin Cottam

Most health and safety programmes tend to default to safety because they are more often seen as a business priority, especially in higher-risk sectors. Safety is driven by legislation and regulation and organisations find it easier to show their commitment to safety because it is tangible and visible -- you can see hard hats, inspect records, documents and equipment. When you talk about health it tends to be the smaller component -- health programmes are sometimes included but they are not given equal measure. It is fair to say that some industries are more focused on health than others,…