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May I suggest that the figure will depend upon the nature of the organisation, what it does and the associated health risks? I can think of organisations that are our clients where 1:1000 would not be sufficient due to the nature of the operation and the potential for problems and others where this relationship would be more than adequate. When considering the employee number do we include office workers, etc. or just those in the actual factory, those at high risk, those handling chemicals, and what about the sales team out on the road? I don't think that there is one simple answer to this question.

Another problem is if we set the ratio at 1:1000, what about organisations with fewer than 1000 employees? I have one client where the assessment was such that management decided they needed two OCNs for a workforce of 250 and another with around 750 with just one part time OHN. In both cases my view is that they are more or less correct.

I would be concerned, therefore, if we set a figure, that this will become a "gold standard" that may or may not be appropriate for any given organisation.

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