The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has launched a new campaign, to try to cut down the number of accidents in the workplace that account for thousands of injuries to workers each year.
In 2009, 40 workers died in the UK due to work related accidents and in the construction and maintenance sectors alone there were 10 fatalities and an astonishing 1,769 serious injuries. The most common causes of injuries and fatalities in the UK are due to trips, slips or falls and most significantly the most number of workplace deaths are caused by falls from height.
The new campaign called “shattered lives” will give as much information to companies as possible to try to reduce these kinds of accidents. The new campaign will feature a dedicated website and help employers and employees locate the potential serious risks in their field and suggest recommended actions to be taken to reduce these risks.
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