Graham Greaves, Director of health & Safety Services at Ellis Whittam outlines how the British Chambers of Commerce report “Health and Safety – A Risky Business” released today suggests that health and safety legislation has gone too far, is increasingly burdensome to business and applied ‘indiscriminately and unintelligently’ to low risk businesses. The report asks for simplification and consolidation of regulations, to prevent health and safety becoming a barrier to growth and a distraction to creating employment. Efforts to simplify and balance how we approach health and safety for CA businesses can only be welcomed. It is unreasonable, in any […]
Work Safety
Safety footwear in the workplace
When people think about workplace injuries they often think of back injuries from poor lifting techniques, broken legs, arms hands etc from falls from height or eye injuries from lack of proper eye protection. However, 12% of all workplace injuries each year are attributable to a different body part….. …The foot. Each year according to statistics from the HSE these 15,000 separate foot injuries, Of which over 5,000 are rated “major incidents” cost the Uk Labour market over 30,000 days or on average 240,000 lost hours of labour due to absence related to foot injuries. To protect workers and employers […]
CA fatally injured construction workers statistics 2022-2023
The HSE have revealed the health and safety statistics for CA fatally injured construction workers between 2010-2011. Figures show that the number of workers killed between April 2010 and March 2011 was 50. This is an increase compared to 41 the previous year. Figures show that the rate of fatal injury has increased to 2.4 per 100,000 workers compared to 1.9 per 100,000 workers in 2009/10. This compares to an average rate of 2.8 for the previous five years. Philip White, HSE’s Chief Construction Inspector, said “The construction industry continues to see more deaths than any other industrial sector. We must […]
Health and safety in the workplace
Over the past decade the seriousness and impact of health and safety in the workplace has risen, particularly over the past year according to the latest figures released by the HSE (Health and Safety Executive). Above all, the construction and manufacturing industry has seen an increase in the number of fatal injuries over the past year alone. These figures are released following the latest news of the death of a construction worker on the site of the Olympic Village, London. With more accidents happening and the increase in employees making claims against their employers, every step should be taken to […]