The new rules include increased penalties and make directors liable for failure to take responsibility for health and safety and any director not actively involved in the business of a company is simply increasing their exposure and risk.
We recommend some frank conversations with clients. Take the quarry company where the directors are "Mum and Dad" but "Mum" never goes near the quarry. Should she still be a director? What about "Dad", who is a director of Mum's catering business? Should either take the risk of exposure to penalty for rock falls and burns? We think not!