Health and safety challenges in the manufacturing industry
The Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents (RoSPA) has recently highlighted the need to improve workplace health and safety in the manufacturing sector. A risky place to work The sector is a huge employer, currently accounting for around 10% of the British workforce, but can also be a risky place to work. Around one in […]
Accidents at work – Health and Safety Executive Statistics
In 2009/10 there were 23 fatal injuries to workers in Scotland, 2,548 reported major injuries to employees and 7992 over 3 day injuries to employees. Compared with 2008/09 the total number of injuries in Scotland has fallen by 8.9%. In Scotland in 2009/10 the rate per 100,000 employees was 115.6 for fatal and major injuries […]
