24 June Spotlight On – Health and safety in the agricultural sector Health and safety in the agricultural sector A recent survey has put the spotlight on health and safety culture in the agricultural sector, looking at farmers’ attitudes and what can be done to reduce the occurrence of accident and injury in the sector. In the UK, the agricultural sector remains one of the most deadly … Read More
9 July HSE publishes 2011/12 fatal injury statistics The Health & Safety Executive (HSE) have published official statistics published which shows that the number of workers fatally injured in Britain last year remains largely unchanged. The provisional data has been released for April 2011 to March 2012, which shows 173 workers were killed – down 2 from the previous year. The rate of … Read More
1 November Health & Safety statistics show a move in the right direction Across the East Midlands fewer people are being seriously injured at work according to figures released by the Health & Safety Executive for 2009/10. There were 2,056 major workplace injuries in the region compared to 2,150 in 2008/9. However, the news isn’t all good, with the number of deaths rising by one to 12, while … Read More