HSE’s New Year safety message for businesses

A total of 137,000 people were killed or injured in work-related incidents in the UK last year according to the latest figures from the Health and Safety Executive (HSE).

The toll, which includes 229 deaths, is a stark reminder to the county's employers and their staff that they should resolve to make their workplaces safer in 2009, says the HSE.

Speaking about HSE figures for the North-West, where 19,000 workplace incidents occurred in 2007/2008, including 28 deaths, David Sowerby, the H... (199 more words)

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