| Regardless of size, every company is affected by Health and Safety regulations that impose duties, obligations and penalties both on the companies concerned and on the management and directors personally. We all need to look after our people at work and to do our best to prevent injury or harm coming to them. If we can prevent accidents we demonstrate our support, and respect, for both Health and Safety and our Staff. |
Unfortunately, sometimes it goes wrong -
- Kings Cross -
– “Many previous escalator fires”
- Zeebrugge -
– “Ferries had often left this port with their bow doors open”
- Hillsborough -
– “There was a non-fatal crush of football supporters 8 years before this tragedy”
- Clapham Junction -
– “There had been many signal failures at Clapham Junction before the crash that killed 35 people”
- Piper Alpha -
– equipment was virtually useless for 4 months before the disaster” “Fire fighting
Accidents are - H E L – consider the costs
Humane
- Pain and suffering
- Reduces quality of life
- Financial harm
- Affects, Victim, Family and friends, Work colleagues and Witnesses
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Economic
- Damage to Plant / equipment / materials
- Workforce morale
- Customer relations
- Time lost, absenteeism, injured person / first aider, workmates, supervision/administration, investigating, reorganising, training
- Insurance premium
Legal
- Claims
- Insurance
- HSE
- Fines/Imprisonment
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