Health and Safety statistics recently published by the Health & Safety Executive show that Britain continues to be one of the safest places to work in Europe.
However, many workers are still being injured or made ill by work. The injury and ill-health statistics released show that an estimated 28.2 million working days were lost due to work related ill health or injury in 2013/14.
It has been reported that the Finance sector had the lowest injury rate with 310 cases per 100,000 workers, followed by the Education sector with 610 cases per 100,000 workers. However, every work activity comes with potential risks that can cause accidents or health damage to employees. Workers are exposed to various hazards including slips, trips, falls, fire, hazardous substances, manually handling heavy loads, using equipment, dealing with electricity, working with display screen equipment, and even psychological hazards such as stress.
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