A survey recently revealed that more than a quarter of businesses say that they face pressure to cut spending on health and safety, and that almost half of UK workers know someone who has been injured at work or made ill by their job.
In 2007 – 2008 in the East Midlands region, there were 14 deaths and 2,225 reported major injuries to employees. In addition there were 9,129 injuries that kept employees off sick for more than three days.
The Health and Safety Executive are launching a new strategy, “Be part of the solution” to help combat injuries at work. The new strategy aims to show that:-
• Safe workplaces are productive
• Leadership from senior management is the most effective way to improve health and safety
• A common sense approach should be adopted
• Trivialising the personal tragedies of employees who have been injured by perpetuating myths about health and safety should be stopped.
To support the strategy, the Health and Safety Executive are launching a new website.
If you have been injured at work through no fault of your own, please contact Vicky Jones on 0116 212 1000, complete one of the on-line forms or text ‘accident’ to 07802 825520 and we’ll call you back.
