Health and safety is relevant to any business with premises, but it's particularly important in high-risk industries.
Figures from the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) show that the construction industry sits at the top of the pile in terms of riskiest industries, with 39 deaths in the UK in 2012/13.
It is followed by manufacturing, agriculture and recycling, and together these four make up two-thirds of all industrial deaths in the UK each year.]
Safety is clearly improving and while some might say the burden of health and safety paperwork is a hindrance to doing business, the statistics speak for themselves about the positive impact our new culture is having.
Still, there is an acknowledgement that the perception of health and safety being trivial, shackling the progress towards prosperity, needs tackling.
Samantha Peace, HSE regional director for the South West, said recently: "Whilst the number of workplace deaths and major injuries has decreased nationally, these statistics highlight why we still need good health and safety in workplaces. I, therefore, urge employers to spend their time tackling the real dangers that workers face and stop worrying about trivial matters or pointless paperwork."
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