Health and Safety Executive: Training

(asked on 11th February 2019) - View Source

Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what gender awareness training staff at the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) have undertaken in relation to their inspections of workplaces; and whether the HSE has a gender awareness strategy in place for those inspections.


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Sarah Newton Portrait
Sarah Newton
This question was answered on 19th February 2019

It is a mandatory requirement that all staff in HSE, not just those inspecting workplaces, are required to complete unconscious bias training and diversity and inclusion training annually. This training covers all protective characteristics including gender.

HSE has a Dignity at Work Statement published on its Intranet site. This statement is for everyone within HSE, and applies to all members of staff including contractors, agency staff and anyone engaged to carry out work on HSE's behalf. It sets out what behaviours are expected when dealing with each other and members of the public.

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