Britain has the lowest rate of fatal occupational injuries in Europe and one of the lowest levels of work-related ill health, according to statistics published last week by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE).
Between April 2009 and March 2010, 152 workers were fatally injured, down from 179 the previous year. There were 26,061 major injuries, compared with 27,894 in the previous year, and 95,369 injuries serious enough to keep people off work for three or more days, down from 105,261 the previous year. HSE chair, Judith Hackitt said: “Every statistic represents an individual or a family which is now suffering as a result of health and safety failings.”
