According to the HSE, in Great Britain in 2006-2007 2.2 million people were suffering from an illness they believe was caused or made worse by their work and 141,350 injuries to employees were reported under the Reporting of Injuries, Diseases and Dangerous Occurrences Regulations 1995 (RIDDOR).
Of course, the first step for employers is to take steps to prevent risks to their employee’s health and safety.
HSE statistics record that in the UK in Great Britain in 2006-2007, 36 million working days (an average of 1.5 days per worker) were lost; 30 million to work related ill health and 6 million due to work place injury.
These figures in themselves are shocking but even more so when taken with the consequential costs to employers; £3.9-7.8billion. In addition, the total costs to society and the economy are far in excess of these figures.
We therefore all have a vested interest in ensuring that workplace health and safety risks are reduced if they cannot be eliminated altogether.
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