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PRO INSTALLER DECEMBER 2014
PRO NEWS
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Latest stats highlight
workplace dangers
Recent figures published, show that while Britain continues to be one of the safest places
to work in Europe, too many workers are still being injured or made ill by work.
Injury and ill-health
statistics released by
the Health and Safety
Executive (HSE) show
that an estimated 28.2
million working days
were lost due to work
related ill health or
injury in 2013/14.
As a result, the cost to
society from such injuries
and new cases of ill health
due to current working
conditions is an estimated
£14.2 billion (2012/13 figures based on 2012 prices), according to the latest
annual statistics published
by HSE.
The statistics show that, in
2013/14, there were;
• 133 fatal injuries – a fall
from 150 the previous
year.
• 77,593 other injuries
reported under The
Reporting of Injuries,
Diseases and Dangerous
Occurrences Regulations
2013 (RIDDOR). That
equates to 304.6 injuries
per 100,000 employees.
• An estimated two million people in 2013/14
suffering from an
illness they believed
was caused or made
worse by current or past
work.
Judith Hackitt, the chair
of HSE, said, “We should
remind ourselves what these
numbers actually mean - the
number of times in the last
year someone went out to
work and either did not
return home to their loved
ones or came home with life
changing injuries.
“Those claiming health
and safety is a burden need
ble and proportionate risk
management.
“We all need to commit
to focussing on what really
‘Britain has one of the best health
and safety systems in the world’
to reflect on this. Britain has
one of the best health and
safety systems in the world,
but that is cold comfort to
those who have suffered
loss or suffering that is so
easily avoided with sensi-
matters, ensuring more people return home from work
every day and enjoy long
and healthy working lives.”
The industries in which
workers are most likely
to be injured by their jobs
have not changed significantly, with construction
(1900 major/specified
injuries), agriculture (292
major/specified injuries),
manufacturing (3159 major/
specified injuries) and waste
and recycling (486 major/
specified injuries) among
the higher risk sectors.
Full statistics, including
comparisons to previous
years, are available online
at http://www.hse.gov.
uk/stati