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HSE is the independent regulator for work-related health and safety in Great Britain. The purpose of the Health and Safety Executive is "''to prevent work related death, injury, or ill-health. It supports businesses by supplying free guidance and advise and helps employers to manage risks correctly. Their desired effect is increasing productivity, supporting the economy, and helping form a fairer society. It uses science as the basis for protecting people in the diverse environments in which people work''"<ref>HSE, 2019. [http://www.hse.gov.uk/aboutus/hse-story.htm Health and Safety Executive - The HSE story. Hse.gov.uk.] [online] [Accessed 14 Nov. 2019].</ref>. | The [[Health and Safety Executive]] ([[HSE]]) is the independent regulator for work-related health and safety in Great Britain. The purpose of the [[Health and Safety Executive]] is "''to prevent work related death, injury, or ill-health. It supports businesses by supplying free guidance and advise and helps employers to manage risks correctly. Their desired effect is increasing productivity, supporting the economy, and helping form a fairer society. It uses science as the basis for protecting people in the diverse environments in which people work''"<ref>HSE, 2019. [http://www.hse.gov.uk/aboutus/hse-story.htm Health and Safety Executive - The HSE story. Hse.gov.uk.] [online] [Accessed 14 Nov. 2019].</ref>. | ||
The main things that the HSE do include: | The main things that the [[HSE]]` do include: | ||
*engaging a wide range of stakeholders and duty-holders as set out in HSE’s health strategy and sector action plans; | *engaging a wide range of stakeholders and duty-holders as set out in HSE’s health strategy and sector action plans; | ||