The following marking criteria will be used. • Presentation of the report • Demonstration of an understanding of the legal and theoretical framework for action • Consideration of the potential concerns of the Board of Directors • The use of evidence to argue stance • The development of practical and realistic proposals Scenario: Over the past 5 years the parent company of your organisation has invested considerable financial resources in up-grading the working environment and the workplace equipment on each of its sites, in an attempt to fulfil all statutory requirements with regard to the health and safety of the employees. Your Board of Directors feels that losses and absenteeism associated with workplace accidents and ill-health on your particular site, far exceeds the organisational targets. You, as the health and safety manager of the Breeze Environmental Management Group, which is a business manufacturing vitreous ceramic sanitary ware, are charged with the task of remedying this situation within a maximum timescale of eighteen months, and you are required to produce and present a comprehensive strategy to the Board, which will indicate how the health and safety performance of your site can be improved. You must show consideration of the legal framework for action and utilise organisational and behavioural theory. You proposals need to be operationally and financially realistic. ********** You are presented below, with the relevant accident and ill-health data for each of the organisations’ four sites as well as an indication of the total number of days work lost per annum, for the past five years. The data for total days lost represents a combination of accidents and general ill-health. The organisation has set performance targets for each site, to be achieved within a MAXIMUM PERIOD OF 18 MONTHS, as follows :- (i) Reducing fatal accidents to zero; (ii) Reducing Major injuries and Over 3-day injuries by 50% (iii) Reducing days lost by absenteeism by 20%.. 2007: Site A : Fatal Accidents = 0 , Major injuries=6, Over 3-dayn juries=18, Total days work lost=168. Site B : Fatal Accidents = 0 , Major injuries=2, Over 3-dayn juries=12, Total days work lost=144. Site C : Fatal Accidents = 0 , Major injuries=9, Over 3-dayn juries=15, Total days work lost=198. Your Site : Fatal Accidents = 1 , Major injuries=16, Over 3-dayn juries=45, Total days work lost=380. 2006: Site A : Fatal Accidents = 0 , Major injuries=8, Over 3-dayn juries=18, Total days work lost=183. Site B : Fatal Accidents = 1 , Major injuries=3, Over 3-dayn juries=11, Total days work lost=154. Site C : Fatal Accidents = 0 , Major injuries=7, Over 3-dayn juries=15, Total days work lost=190. Your Site : Fatal Accidents = 21 , Major injuries=19, Over 3-dayn juries=43, Total days work lost=316. 2005: Site A : Fatal Accidents = 0 , Major injuries=9, Over 3-dayn juries=20, Total days work lost=152. Site B : Fatal Accidents = 0 , Major injuries=5, Over 3-dayn juries=18, Total days work lost=158. Site C : Fatal Accidents = 0 , Major injuries=6, Over 3-dayn juries=21, Total days work lost=203. Your Site : Fatal Accidents = 0 , Major injuries=27, Over 3-dayn juries=66, Total days work lost=587. 2004: Site A : Fatal Accidents = 0 , Major injuries=8, Over 3-dayn juries=19, Total days work lost=201. Site B : Fatal Accidents = 0 , Major injuries=6, Over 3-dayn juries=17, Total days work lost=166. Site C : Fatal Accidents = 0 , Major injuries=7, Over 3-dayn juries=13, Total days work lost=210. Your Site : Fatal Accidents = 1 , Major injuries=29, Over 3-dayn juries=65, Total days work lost=604. 2003: Site A : Fatal Accidents = 0 , Major injuries=9, Over 3-dayn juries=20, Total days work lost=170. Site B : Fatal Accidents = 0 , Major injuries=6, Over 3-dayn juries=18, Total days work lost=150. Site C : Fatal Accidents = 0 , Major injuries=6, Over 3-dayn juries=21, Total days work lost=188. Your Site : Fatal Accidents = 1 , Major injuries=12, Over 3-dayn juries=41, Total days work lost=5620.