risk management
Did you know...241 workers were killed at work in 2006
We believe that risk management is about providing practical support to protect people from real harm and suffering – and not bureaucracy and red tape. Managing risk is not about preventing any activity that might possibly lead to harm. Ecclesiastical risk management services are about saving lives, not stopping them.
Did you know…Many of these incidents could have been avoided if proper risk management procedures were in place?
2.2 million people were suffering from an illness they believed was caused or made worse by their current or past work*
241 workers were killed at work, a rate of 0.8 per 100,000 workers*
274,000 reportable injuries occurred, according to the Labour Force Survey (LFS), a rate of 1,000 per 10,000 workers
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*
1,141 offences were prosecuted by HSE*
257 offences were prosecuted by local authorities (2005/06)
Breaches of Health and Safety regulations are punishable in the magistrates’ court by a fine up to £5,000 (up to £20,000 for a breach of duties under sections 2 to 6 Health & Safety at Work Act), and on conviction in the Crown Court by an unlimited fine.*
*As at 2006/2007
For expert risk management services or to obtain a no obligation risk assessment quote call us today on 0845 602 4065 or email ers_ltd@eigmail.com
The statistics supplied in this page give the latest statistics on work-related risk assessment in the UK as recorded by Health and Safety Executive (HSE). This information was sourced from http://www.hse.gov.uk/statistics/overall/hssh0607.pdf
More detail is available at www.hse.gov.uk/statistics.
