Author: Martin Davies
Health and safety is the number one workplace priority in today’s world. So, what do the latest statistics say and how can we learn from them? Statistics by “Health and Safety Executive”.
About The Article
Key figures For Great Britain (2018/19)
- 1.4 million working people suffering from a work-related illness
- 2,526 mesothelioma deaths due to past asbestos exposures (2017)
- 147 workers killed at work
- 581,000 working people sustaining an injury at work according to the Labour Force Survey
- 69,208 injuries to employees reported under RIDDOR
- 28.2 million working days lost due to work-related illness and workplace injury
- £15 billion estimated cost of injuries and ill health from current working conditions (2017/18)
What This Means
Health and safety awareness needs to be pushed within the workplace. People in the workplace need to make sure that all staff are accepting or rules and restrictions regarding Heath and Safety as it may not be their own health that they are risking by not following the proper practices.
How To Prevent Health And Safety Issues
Health and safety training courses increase staff awareness of potential hazards and areas of risk so they can put processes in place to prevent accidents happening. Call Of The Wild offer Health and Safety Training Courses that are carefully designed to deliver positive long lasting health and safety cultural change within the workplace. We have worked with organisations such as “Panasonic”, “Barclays” and “John Lewis” among others
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