HSE begins new phase

Posted on February 09^th 2010

A new phase of the Health and Safety executives campaign is being launched this week in an effort to help stem the amount of workplace accidents. It is called the Shattered Lives campaign and is mainly aimed at helping to prevent falls from a height, the most common accident that causes injuries to employees. Slips and trips come in at a close second and it is estimated that they cost the economy £800 million a year, as a result of time lost by an employee and the consequent fines that follow.

In Cumbria alone last year slips, trips and falls caused injuries to 428 workers last year, which lead to subsequent days off work. The most devastating figure is that from falls from a height 3 people lost their lives in Cumbria, a figure that the HSE want to eradicate.

The campaign is targeted at those companies that either have a high number of reported accidents or those that the HSE feel will benefit from education in this area.

Mike Cross from the HSE said: "These figures highlight the very real and serious nature of preventable deaths and injuries in the workplace. Slips, trips and falls might sound funny but they shatter the lives of thousands of British workers ever year."

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