Quote of the Day
Finally I will point out that among the oldest Health and Safety regulations we have is this from Dt 22:8
“When you build a new house, make a parapet around your roof so that you may not bring the guilt of bloodshed on your house if someone falls from the roof.”
Tags: Law Moral Ethical
August 24th, 2011 at 10:59 pm
To easy for some politicians and the soft handed chattering classes to snipe at Health and Safety regulations while forgetting what H&S is really about.
In agriculture there were 34 fatal injuries in 2010/11 with a corresponding rate of 8.0 deaths per 100 000 workers. This compares to a rate of 9.6 when an average of the previous five years is examined.
In construction there were 50 fatal injuries, with a rate of 2.4 deaths per 100 000 workers. This compares to an average rate of 2.8 for the previous five years.
In manufacturing there were 27 fatal injuries, with a rate of 1.1 deaths per 100 000 workers (the same rate as the average for the previous five years).
In the services sector there were 47 fatal injuries, with a rate of 0.2 deaths per 100 000 workers. (the same rate as the average for the previous five years).
In the waste and recycling industry (categorised using SIC divisions 38 and 39) there were nine fatal injuries, with a rate of 8.7 deaths per 100 000 workers. This compares to an average rate of 7.0 for the previous five years.
August 25th, 2011 at 7:13 pm
You are absolutely right, Goy – some industries are dangerous, and Health and Safety in use of MHE or heavy loads is essential. As I have said elsewhere, the HSE is an important and actually very sensible body. But the silliness when people ban innocent things and blame health and safety is still silliness.