69K WORKERS SUFFERED FROM WORK RELATED ILL HEALTH 2020/21 - 2022/23
45
2.6MIL
COSTING
£1.3bn
WORKING DAYS LOST
FATAL INJURIES
MOST COMMON ACCIDENTS
51%
12%
10%
10%
FALLS FROM HEIGHT
TRAPPED
STRUCK BY MOVING VEHICLE
STRUCK BY FALLING OBJECT
6%
26%
17%
CONTACT WITH ELECTRICITY
SLIPS, TRIPS AND FALLS
CARRYING / LIFTING
INJURIES FROM MACHINES OR TOOLS IS REPORTED AS THE HIGHEST WORKPLACE RISK.
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ENFORCEMENT NOTICES SERVED BY HSE 2023 REFERENCE SOURCES HSE, Riddor, Construction statistics in Great Britain, 2023
PROSECUTION CASES LED BY HSE
WHEN AND WHERE DO YOU NEED SAFETY SIGNS FALLS FROM HEIGHT
TRAPPED
STRUCK BY MOVING VEHICLE
STRUCK BY FALLING OBJECT
10%
10%
12%
51% Danger Moving machinery Risk of trapped hands
Danger
Fragile roof
CONTACT WITH ELECTRICITY
Danger
CARRYING / LIFTING
SLIPS, TRIPS AND FALLS
17%
26%
6%
Danger of death
Danger
Falling objects
Moving vehicles
Lift correctly
Warning Wet floor
TIPS
3. MAKE SURE ALL YOUR SIGNS ARE COMPLIANT WITH CURRENT LEGISLATIONS.
CHARACTER HEIGHT
2. ALL YOUR SIGNS NEED TO BE VISIBLE, CHOOSE THE RIGHT SIZE FOR YOUR VIEWING DISTANCE.
500 380 315 250 130 95 60
MILLIMETRES
1. USE AN APPROPRIATE MATERIAL FOR THE APPLICATION.
40 30
8 METERS
10
15
24
32
63
79
95
VIEWING DISTANCES
SAFETY SIGNS MAY BE THE FIRST AND LAST THING PEOPLE SEE WHEN THEY COME TO YOUR SITE. CREATE A STRONG HEALTH AND SAFETY CULTURE
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