Basic health & safety mistakes 'crippling British industry'.

According to the Health & Safety Executive (HSE), “each year around 170 people are fatally injured at work and more than 100,000 serious injuries are reported to the HSE.”

They go on to say that “these incidents devastate lives, causing untold suffering and grief – not to mention millions of working days being lost as result and a cost to society of billions of pounds every year. What makes matters worse is that many of these incidents are caused by the same basic health and safety mistakes that have been injuring and killing people for decades. Inspectors routinely spot these failures when visiting workplaces across Britain, and have captured some shocking examples on their cameras.”

Far too many of these accidents occur in the construction sector. Health & Safety Xpert from HBXL plays its part in addressing these horrendous statistics. You simply input the details of the job into the software, and it will itemise the likely tasks and risks involved and generate all the documents that are required to comply with the relevant regulations.

We’ve reprinted here the 9 basic mistakes that the HSE have detailed as ‘crippling British industry’. It’s worth a read if only to reassure yourself that you’re not falling foul…

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