The high rates of slip, trip and fall incidents across workplaces in the
According to the HSE, 40 workers lost their lives in 2009 due to slip, trip and fall accidents at the workplace. Also almost 15,000 workers sustained severe injuries and more than 30,000 of them took leave from work for more than three days last year on account of accidents or other mishaps.
The figures released by the HSE reveal that slips and trips cause the maximum number of workplace injuries in the
Thus, forced by the necessity to check the number accidents arising from slips, trips and falls at the workplace the HSE has initiated a new drive to enhance workers’ awareness about the health risks involved therein.
The campaign is particularly aimed at arresting the high rates of slip, trip and fall accidents in sectors such as construction, education, food retail, catering and hospitality, food manufacturing, building and plant maintenance, and health and social care.
The HSE has also launched a new Shattered Lives website as part of its initiative to educate people. This site offers detailed information on preventing falls, slips and trips. It gives valuable and practical advice on issues like the use of ladders to avoid the risk of a fall. It also provides an online tool (STEP) and a work at height access equipment toolkit (WAIT) for workers’ safety.
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