Case Study

Health & Safety Executive
Client
Health & Safety Executive
Product/Service
Evaluation of Worker Safety Advisor Scheme
What we did
Evaluation of the HSE’s three year Worker Safety Advisor Challenge Fund (£3m) which was designed to promote worker involvement in health and safety amongst small businesses. The aim of our work was to evaluate multiple projects each year to:
  • Assess the impact of each project and the all the projects as a whole on health and safety in the workplace
  • Assess the cost/benefit impacts on accident rates
  • Assess the process by which each partnership (e.g. trade union and trade association) works together to recruit and support greater worker involvement in health and safety in small workplaces
  • Assess the overall value for money of the Challenge Fund, e.g. does it help lever in additional time and money, does it build capacity, etc
Value/Benefit
The evaluation report contributed to a ministerial submission on initiatives to improve health and safety in the workplace. The lessons learnt are being applied to the HSE’s mainstream work.