T H E M A G A ZI N E F O R T H E D R AI N A G E, W A T E R & W A S T E W A T E R I N D U S T RI E S
H E A L T H & S A F E T Y
M ur p h y, s ai d: “ T h e i m p ort a n c e of r e g ul arl y s e n di n g e m pl o y e es o n h e alt h a n d s af et y c o urs es r el e v a nt t o t h eir j o b r ol e c a n n ot b e u n d erst at e d.
“ Si m pl y all o wi n g y o ur st a ff t h e ti m e t o u p d at e o n t h e l at est h e alt h a n d s af et y l e gisl ati o n a n d b est pr a cti c es t hr o u g h pr of essi o n al tr ai ni n g is o n e of t h e v er y b est w a y t o mi ni mis e t h e ris k of a c ci d e nts a n d e m er g e n ci es i n t h e w or k pl a c e; a n d i n t h e u nli k el y e v e nt t h at a n a c ci d e nt d o es o c c ur, e m pl o y e es will b e b ett er e q ui p p e d t o d e al wit h t h e sit u ati o n i n li n e wit h c urr e nt b est pr a cti c es.”
Asi d e fr o m c arr yi n g o ut m or e h e alt h a n d s af et y tr ai ni n g, r aisi n g fi n es f or m al pr a cti c e a n d f ail ur e t o w or k wit hi n h e alt h a n d s af et y g ui d eli n es m a y als o b e a g o o d s ol uti o n a n d is s o m et hi n g t h at c o m p a ni es n e e d t o b e a w ar e of. W hilst t h er e ar e o b vi o usl y h u g e fi n a n ci al r e p erc ussi o ns f or a n y c o m p a ni es t h at h a v e s eri o us i nj uri es or f at aliti es wit hi n t h eir w or k pl a c e, it’s pr o b a bl y w ort h
c o nsi d eri n g m or e s u bst a nti al fi n es f or s m all er h e alt h a n d s af et y br e a c h es.
Wit h £ 7 2. 6 milli o n i n fi n es r es ulti n g fr o m h e alt h a n d s af et y o ff e n c es pr os e c ut e d b y H S E i n 2 0 1 7/ 1 8 a n d £ 1 5 billi o n i n a n n u al c osts f or w or k-r el at e d i nj uri es a n d n e w c as es of ill h e alt h i n 2 0 1 6/ 1 7, n e gl e cti n g h e alt h a n d s af et y is c ostl y f or b ot h b usi n ess es a n d t h e c o u ntr y as a w h ol e.
W hil e t h e U K h as c o nsist e ntl y h a d a l o w er r at e of
f at al w or k-r el at e d i nj uri es t h a n a n y of t h e ot h er l ar g e e c o n o mi es a cr oss t h e E U, c ert ai n s e ct ors still h a v e r o o m f or i m pr o v e m e nt. Wit h m or e i niti ati v es a n d f o c us pl a c e d o n pr o p er s af et y tr ai ni n g, w e c a n a n d will r e d u c e w or k pl a c e i nj uri es a n d f at aliti es.
T his arti cl e w as writt e n b y A n dr e w M ur p h y, M a n a gi n g Dir e ct or at B oss Tr ai ni n g, o n e of t h e l e a di n g h e alt h a n d s af et y c o urs es pr o vi d ers i n t h e U K.
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