Interesting facts......

As many as 5,000 people die every day as a result of work-related accidents or illnesses (the International Labour Organisation - ILO - has said, Sept. 2005).

At almost 90 times the average for all occupational categories, bakers, flour confectioners and vehicle spray painters have the highest rates of occupational asthma, according to reports from consultant chest physicians (HSE 2005).

In the UK, there are still 1.6 Million workplace injuries every year as well as 2.2 Million cases of ill-health caused or made worse by work (ROSPA).

Car and van drivers who cover 25,000 miles a year as part of their job have the same risk of being killed at work as coal miners.  Work related driving is one of the biggest single causes of all reportable accidents (ROSPA).

About 60% of fatal injuries to workers occurs in construction, transport and storage, agriculture, forestry and fishing.

SIZE MATTERS!!!   The rate of fatal and major injuries in firms employing fewer than 50 employees is over twice the rate in firms employing more than 1000 people.