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Health Safety At Work

Shocking Statistics And Helpful Hints
What you should know

We all know that the workplace can be a dangerous location, but do you understand exactly how damaging it can be?
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Well, we’re going to help you determine this with a list of UK HSE statistics. We’re taking our information from their official website, looking at the key figures from 2014/15.
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Let’s go!
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Health Safety At Work:
The Statistics

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1.2 million working people suffered from a work-related illness
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This is the first of our three shocking statistics. Believe it or not, over one million people suffered from work illnesses in 2014/15.
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There’s a lot of work-related illnesses that go into this category, and not all of them are easily preventable, of course. Still, it’s a shocking statistic that needs to be lowered in the near future.
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27.3 million work days lost due to work-related illnesses and workplace injuries
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That’s a heck of a lot of days! From a business perspective, the amount of time lost can be incredibly damaging to the welfare of the company.
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This figure could easily be reduced with additional care and health and safety management. It’s a needless statistic that affects both the person in the question and the business.
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611,000 injuries occurred at work (according to Labour Force Survey)
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Let’s look at this one a little more in detail. This statistic is around half the number of the work-related illnesses figure we mentioned earlier.
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This appears to show that an exceedingly high number of health issues are being caused by workplace injuries.
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You could argue that it suggests that workplaces still aren’t doing enough to protect the health of their employees.
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Health Safety At Work:
What Can I Do About It?

Let’s focus on this from both a business owner and an employee’s point of view.
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Health Safety At Work:
First, The Business Owner
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If you’re responsible for the health and safety of your employees, there’s a lot to think about. By law, you are required to follow certain processes, which you will need to review extensively. One of the necessities is to provide health and safety training for your employees.
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Everyone needs to be taken into account, and high-quality training providers should be sought for this task. Also, you’re ideally going to need to assign a health and safety representative.
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They can make it their primary duty to ensure the company’s health and safety requirements are being met. This will protect both the company and its employees effectively.

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Health Safety At Work:
For The Employee
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As an employee, you haven’t got as much power. Still, don’t let that stop you.
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It’s important to pick up on any health and safety hazards that you notice. Immediately inform the relevant person in the first instance. If you feel they aren’t taking it seriously, you’re within your rights to take the issue further.
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Always inform management of your concerns if you have any, and hopefully, they’ll be open to any suggestions. Don’t undertake any task you feel uncomfortable with as a result of poor health and safety precautions.
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