"This leaflet is aimed at board members of all types of organisations in both the private and public sectors. It will help them ensure that the health and safety risks arising from their organisation's activities are properly managed. the main focus is on company directors in their capacity to set health and safety policy. The guidance is arranged into a series of action points which help to define the roles directors should take, including a recommendation that every board should appoint a health and safety director. The leaflet also contains a summary of legal responsibilities in relation to specific legislation and a further reading list. "

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