Each year approximately 400,000 employees are injured due to an accident at work.Recent statistics from the Health and Safety Executive have revealed that hundreds of workers across the UK have either injured or died because of a work related accident between 2007 and 2008.
According to figures from the HSE, there were 74 fatalities within the services sector from 2007-2008 with 72 in construction, 39 in agriculture and 35 in manufacturing.The report stated that “Of the main industrial sectors, agriculture and construction have the highest rates of fatal injury. Together these two sectors account for nearly half of fatal injuries to workers.”According to the HSE, slips and trips within the work place were the cause of major injuries reaching figures of nearly 11,000 reported incidents last year, while fatal accidents were caused by falls from heights.Slips, trips and falls are believed to be the biggest concern within health and safety costing over £800 million, according to 80 per cent of all British employers.According to the report, 229 workers had died of a work related accident while 136,771 injuries had been reported. 2.1 million Brits believed that their illness was made worse by their current or previous work.The report stated that “There is a long-term downward trend in the rate of fatal injuries. However, the year on year improvement has become less marked in recent years, to the extent that there has been very little change over the last six years.”‘Shattered Lives’ CampaignEarlier this year, the HSE introduced a new campaign to reduce the number of workers involved in work accidents.It targets those at higher risks of a slip, trip or fall at work and aims to prevent them from injuring themselves.Head of the Injuries Reduction Programme, Dr Elizabeth Gibby of HSE said: "Each year slips, trips and falls cost the British society nearly £811 million pounds. They can also have a shattering effect on businesses through costs such as employee absence, sick pay and reduced productivity."Each week someone dies from a slip, trip or fall at work. Over 50 per cent of injuries had been reported to the HSE last year in the catering and hospitality industry alone.Dr Gibby continued: “But what these figures don't reflect, is the extent to which these injuries affect individual workers and their families. Slips, trips and falls can be viewed as being minor, funny accidents but the effects are not. It can lead to major injuries, and a lifetime of disability or time off work and in worst cases, fatalities. 'Shattered Lives' will encourage people to change their attitudes: if you spot a hazard, don't assume 'somebody else will sort it out."“Irrespective of the size of the business and the job that you do, it could happen to you,” she added.
By: Manani Arti
According to figures from the HSE, there were 74 fatalities within the services sector from 2007-2008 with 72 in construction, 39 in agriculture and 35 in manufacturing.The report stated that “Of the main industrial sectors, agriculture and construction have the highest rates of fatal injury. Together these two sectors account for nearly half of fatal injuries to workers.”According to the HSE, slips and trips within the work place were the cause of major injuries reaching figures of nearly 11,000 reported incidents last year, while fatal accidents were caused by falls from heights.Slips, trips and falls are believed to be the biggest concern within health and safety costing over £800 million, according to 80 per cent of all British employers.According to the report, 229 workers had died of a work related accident while 136,771 injuries had been reported. 2.1 million Brits believed that their illness was made worse by their current or previous work.The report stated that “There is a long-term downward trend in the rate of fatal injuries. However, the year on year improvement has become less marked in recent years, to the extent that there has been very little change over the last six years.”‘Shattered Lives’ CampaignEarlier this year, the HSE introduced a new campaign to reduce the number of workers involved in work accidents.It targets those at higher risks of a slip, trip or fall at work and aims to prevent them from injuring themselves.Head of the Injuries Reduction Programme, Dr Elizabeth Gibby of HSE said: "Each year slips, trips and falls cost the British society nearly £811 million pounds. They can also have a shattering effect on businesses through costs such as employee absence, sick pay and reduced productivity."Each week someone dies from a slip, trip or fall at work. Over 50 per cent of injuries had been reported to the HSE last year in the catering and hospitality industry alone.Dr Gibby continued: “But what these figures don't reflect, is the extent to which these injuries affect individual workers and their families. Slips, trips and falls can be viewed as being minor, funny accidents but the effects are not. It can lead to major injuries, and a lifetime of disability or time off work and in worst cases, fatalities. 'Shattered Lives' will encourage people to change their attitudes: if you spot a hazard, don't assume 'somebody else will sort it out."“Irrespective of the size of the business and the job that you do, it could happen to you,” she added.
By: Manani Arti
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