CFA has pledged its support for the food sector’s health and safety improvement objectives set out in the HSE’s Food & Drink Manufacture Forum’s (FDMF) CommonStrategy 2021-2026.
The Objectives are to:
- Reduce the HSE RIDDOR-reportable ill-health and injury rate by minimum of 10% over 5 years and to deliver a year-on-year reduction within this period.
- Companies have in place effective arrangements to manage:
2a Musculoskeletal disorders including manual handling and upper limb disorders
2b Slips and trips - Companies have in place effective occupational health and wellbeing management systems
- Companies to exhibit buy-in and effective leadership from their senior leaders on key health and safety issues.
CFA pledges:
- To commit CFA to working to help our industry achieve these objectives
- To promote the Common Strategy via our website, H&S committee or via other communications
- To benchmark our industry to track progress with the objectives and provide feedback to the FDMF
- Our members will compile action plans that will help them address the Objectives
The Food and Drink Manufacture Forum (FDMF) is a partnership between Trade Associations, Trade Unions and HSE. CFA has been a member of the Forum since its establishment in 2004.