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FOCUS REQUIRED ON PREVENTING “UNACCEPTABLE”


WORKPLACE DEATHS An increase in the number of people killed in workplace accidents serves as a “stark reminder” of the need for a continued focus on worker protection, the President of the chartered occupational health and safety body has said.


There were 144 fatalities in British workplaces in 2017-18, up from 135 in the previous year, according to figures published today by the Health and Safety Executive.


Craig Foyle, President of the Institution of Occupational Safety and Health (IOSH), is urging businesses to


EXOVA BM TRADA RECEIVES UKAS


ACCREDITATION Exova BM TRADA has received UKAS accreditation for the delivery of ISO 45001:2018, the world’s first occupational health and safety management system standard. Exova BM TRADA is a part of the Exova Group Limited, which was acquired by Element Materials Technology (Element) in 2017 to create one, world-class global testing services partner.


Exova BM TRADA recommends that organizations consider the migration now, in order to enjoy the benefits of the new standard. All organizations certified to (BS) 18001:2007 must migrate to ISO 45001 by March 2021.


Rob Veitch, EVP Fire and Building Products at Element, commented: “We are pleased to have UKAS accreditation for the delivery of ISO 45001, helping to provide a safe and healthy working environment for our customers and their employees.


“The new standard works closely with Annex SL, which allows a high level structure (HLS) to align the occupational health and safety management system with other ISO


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ensure that protecting employees is at the heart of their operations.


He said: “Nobody should have their life cut short by work so we must strive to ensure that working people are protected and can return home to their families safe and well. This must be a business priority; there are no excuses for that not being the case.


“Last year, nearly three people were killed at work every week and these deaths are entirely preventable. That is unacceptable. And let’s not forget those who are seriously injured at work as well. When you take into account the emotional and financial implications on families, the impact of workplace accidents is huge and today serves as a stark reminder of that.”


The provisional figures cover the period from the start of April 2017


to the end of March this year. While there has been a slight increase in deaths compared to the previous 12 months, there has been an overall decline in recent years – in 2011-12, 171 people were killed at work.


Nearly half of the fatal accidents in 2017-18 occurred in construction and agriculture, with 38 and 29 deaths respectively.


The three most common causes of fatal injuries were falls from height (35), being struck by a moving vehicle (26) and being struck by a moving object (26).


Of those who were killed, 40% were aged 60 or over, despite that age group only accounting for ten per cent of the working population.


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management systems already in place. This will streamline processes and deliver efficiencies, saving an organization time and money.”


Additional benefits of ISO 45001 include; better identification of workplace hazards and risk; improvement of an organization’s occupational health and safety performance in preventing injury and ill health; motivation and engagement of staff to support and protect a healthy and safe workplace; applicable to any organization regardless of its size,


type and nature and protection of brand reputation.


Exova BM TRADA is an independent, accredited certification body. It provides UKAS-accredited certification to all the major management systems standards, as well as chain of custody and sustainable supply chain certification, product and service certification, and CE marking.


For further information, please contact: cert.admin@exova.com and quote PPN-MSC-1.


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