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What a joke! Slips and Trips Cost Over £500 million per year
Added: (Mon Dec 12 2005)
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
11/12/2005
What a joke! Slips and Trips Cost Over £500 million per year
Slips and trips are often seen as a joke however in reality nothing could be further from the truth. Slips account for at least 2 fatalities a year.
London, 11th December 2005
Slips and trips are often seen as a joke however in reality nothing could be further from the truth.
One slip or trip accident occurs every three minutes most slips result in broken bones or worse.
Slips & trips are the most common cause of major injuries at work. They occur in almost all workplaces, 95% of major slips result in broken bones and they can also be the initial causes for a range of other accident types such as falls from height.
Edward Green of Marble Master a UK based stone restoration and resurfacing specialist said “We are called to literally hundreds of sites every year to make them non-slip. Most stone such as marble, granite and limestone can be slippery with the wrong type of maintenance system". "We offer a free consultation to companies who wish to improve the safety of their staff and clients, the scary thing is we are approached more and more by no win no fee solicitors to act as expect witnesses following a Lawsuit. This need never happen with the right surfacing and maintenance that we provide"
Key messages about slips and trips
Slips and trips are serious
Simple cost effective measures can reduce these accidents
Statistically - on average
33% of all reported major injuries
20% of over-3-day injuries to employees
2 fatalities per year
50% of all reported accidents to members of the public
The cost to employers £512 million per year
The cost to health service £133 million per year
Incalculable human cost
The laws are quite clear on this type of accident and it isn't difficult to avoid a catastrophe. A simple site visit might be the difference between at worst life or death and at best a hefty lawsuit in the new claimant culture we have today.
Mr Green of www.marblemasteruk.com offers a full slips and trips consultancy to firms wishing to improve health and safety at work. The consultancy includes site evaluation and remedial specification and a presentation to staff regarding the Health and Safety at work laws. He can be contacted on 020 8807 8889 or www.marblemasteruk.com
For more information about this release contact Edward Green. Direct line: 07968 503887 Email: edward.green@btinternet.com Other helpful information regarding the event can be found at: http://www.marblemasteruk.com.
For More Information Contact:
Edward Green
edward.green@btinternet.com
http://www.marblemasteruk.com