52nd Edition - February 2010
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SLIPS, TRIPS & FALLS COST THE UK AROUND £800M PER YEAR

WORKERS TO GET TIME TO TRAIN

EEF SURVEY SHOWS HEALTH & SAFETY MOVING UP BOARDROOM AGENDA

COASTAL TRAINING PROGRAMMES

FALL PROTECTION: THE RIGHT CONNECTION!



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Slips, trips & falls cost the UK around £800M per year

Slip, trip and fall incidents in the workplace cost 40 workers their lives last year and cost society an estimated £800 million each year, the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) warned on the February 1st as it launched a hard-hitting campaign.

HSE figures show that slips and trips are the most common cause of major workplace injury in Britain. More workplace deaths are triggered by falls from height than any other cause, according to official statistics.

In addition to 40 fatalities, there were over 15,000 major injuries to workers, as well as over 30,000 workers having to take over three days off work.

As well as the tragic human cost, preventable slips, trips and falls are having a serious financial impact on the UK. HSE estimates that the combined financial costs incurred by society as a whole is around £800million a year, at a time when both businesses and individuals are struggling financially during the current recession.

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Source: www.hse.gov.uk

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Workers to get time to train

The government plans to introduce legislation to allow workers to request time off for training from April.
 By Sara White

 Qualifying employees will be able to request time off to train or study under the new law from 6 April 2010.

To qualify for the right known as "time to train", workers will have to work for a company of 250 or more employees.

This legal right will be extended to employees working in organisations of all sizes, regardless of the amount of employees they have.

To qualify for the training benefit, staff must have worked for their employer for at least 26 weeks.


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Source: www.i-l-m.com

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EEF survey shows health & safety moving up boardroom agenda

Manufacturers are urging government to resist pressure for new legal duties on directors after a major new survey concluded that, despite the recession, company boards are taking a more hands-on approach and spending more time on health and safety.

The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) Board is under pressure to recommend a new duty on directors at their meeting later this month. However the survey of nearly 400 companies, conducted by EEF the manufacturers’ organisation, revealed there has been a major increase in board engagement in managing health and safety risks over the last three years. According to EEF their survey proves the proposed new laws are unnecessary and maybe counter productive.

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Source: www.eef.org.uk

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Fall Protection: The Right Connection!

In buildings and on scaffoldings, the dangers run high and your safety standards have to tower above the risks. Heighten your skills now with this highly valuable information on fall protection equipment, safety measures and fall emergency response.
 

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