South East Region – HSE Accident Statistics 2008/09
The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has announced that last year over 300 work related incidents occurred across the South East each week, an annual total of 15,997 people being killed or injured.
HSE hope this figure will act a stark reminder to employers and staff to make their workplaces safer this New Year and drive down casualty rates.
The 2008/09 statistics show 15 people were killed at work across the region while 3,767 sustained major injuries and 12,523 more suffered injuries requiring more than three days absence. The figures compare with 23 fatalities, 3,663 major injuries and 12,780 cases requiring more than three days absence in 2007/08.
This equates to 4.9million working days lost at a massive cost to the economy and individual businesses, which is why HSE says it makes perfect sense to make working environments safe.
The HSE warns that if employers insist on compromising the health of their employees then it will not hesitate in taking enforcement action.
Last year HSE prosecuted 89 firms for breaching health and safety legislation and regulations.

The figures relate to the financial year 2008/2009.

London Region – HSE Accident Statistics 2008/09
Employers across London are being asked to ensure their workers are kept safe in 2010 as Britain's safety watchdog urges improvement on last year.
According to the Health and Safety Executive (HSE), last year around 280 work-related incidents occurred across London each week, an annual figure of 14,576 people being killed or injured.
HSE hopes this figure will act a stark reminder to employers and staff to make their workplaces safer this New Year and drive down casualty rates.
The 2008/09 statistics show 20 people were killed at work across the region while 2,848 sustained major injuries and 11,708 more suffered injuries requiring more than three days absence. The figures compare with 26 fatalities, 2,948 major injuries and 12,568 cases requiring more than three days absence in 2007/08.
Including other absences due to ill health caused by work activities, this equates to 1.7 million working days lost at a massive cost to the economy and individual businesses, which is why HSE says it makes perfect sense to make working environments safe.
The HSE warns that if employers insist on compromising the health of their employees then it will not hesitate in taking enforcement action.
Last year HSE prosecuted 59 firms for breaching health and safety legislation and regulations.

The figures relate to the financial year 2008/2009.