HEALTH AND SAFETY TRAINING
Key figures for 2006/07
Illnesses
- 2.2 million people were suffering from an illness they believed was caused or made
worse by their current or past work.
- 646 000 of
these were new cases in the last 12 months.
- 2037
people died of mesothelioma (2005), and thousands more from other
occupational cancers and lung diseases.
Injuries
- 241 workers
were killed at work, a rate of 0.8 per 100 000 workers.
- 141 350 other
injuries to employees were reported under RIDDOR, a rate of 535.1 per 100
000 employees.
- 274 000 reportable
injuries occurred, according to the Labour Force Survey, a rate of 1000 per
100 000 workers.
Lost Time
36 million days were lost overall (1.5 days per worker), 30 million due to work-related
ill health and 6 million due to workplace injury.
Enforcement
- 1141 offences
were prosecuted by HSE.
- 257 offences
were prosecuted by local authorities (2005/06).
Above information courtesy of the Health and Safety Executive (HSE)
COURSES AVAILABLE
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Level 2 Award in Health and Safety in the Workplace. Details
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Level 2 Award in the Principles of COSHH. Details
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Principles of Manual Handling. Details
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Level 3 Award in Risk Assessment, Principles and Practice. Details
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Level 3 Award in Health and Safety in the Workplace. Details
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Level 4 Award in Health and Safety in the Workplace. Details
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Stress Awareness. Details
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Level 2 Award in Hygiene in Health and Social Care. Details
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Level 2 Award in Health and Safety in Health and Social Care. Details
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Level 2 Award in Conflict Resolution and Personal Safety. Details