In what could be seen as a swipe at Lord Young, the TUC has called on the Government to appoint a health and safety tsar dedicated to championing the cause.
Expeditious resolution of health and safety prosecution cases in Scotland appears to be bearing fruit, following fresh statistics from the Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service (COPFS).
A steep rise in the number of major and significant hydrocarbon releases – regarded as potential precursors to a major incident – has sparked the HSE to issue a warning to bosses in the offshore oil and gas industry.
The risk of death from diseases and injuries caused by alcohol, drugs, and sexual habits varies significantly according to occupation, new research suggests.
Almost half of employees in the manufacturing sector took no absence in 2009, a members’ survey by EEF suggests. But the organisation doesn’t believe this should be seen as evidence of more people turning up to work when ill.
The number of people killed at work in Britain fell to a record low of 151 in 2009/2010 – down from 178 the previous year, and 31 per cent lower than the average figure for the last five years.
The number of deaths on Britain’s roads fell by 12.5 per cent from 2538 in 2008 to 2222 last year, according to new figures from the Department for Transport.
The proportion of long-term sickness-absence cases attributed to stress has fallen by 10 per cent in the past four years, according to research by insurance provider Unum.
The Irish Health and Safety Authority (HSA) published its annual report for 2009 today, which confirms figures released last December showing the lowest number of fatal accidents in the Authority’s 20-year history.
Around 27 million bogus sick days are taken every year, costing the UK economy £2.5bn, suggests the latest employee absence survey from the Confederation of British Industry (CBI) and Pfizer.
