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We’ve launched Legat Owen Residential

Cheshire’s premier chartered surveyors are now selling homes

When you instruct Legat Owen, you benefit from over 30 years in-depth experience in the area’s property markets.

We work hard, market well, and pride ourselves on delivering results.

Whether a quality period or contemporary property, cottage, village or town house, new build or substantial country house we would be delighted to discuss the sale of your home.

Contact us: 01244 408288 07708 714627 residential@legatowen.co.uk www.legatowen.co.uk

The most dangerous places to work in the UK!

Research conducted by our Health and Safety experts at Rhino Safety has revealed that people who work in Wales are 1.3x more likely to die or suffer an injury at work than the rest of the UK.

Using data collected by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE), the team compared figures including the number of fatal and non-fatal injuries by region to determine the average rate of death and injury in the workplace based on population size.

It found like workers in Wales are more likely to die or be injured in work than any other part of the UK. The East Midlands is 2nd, while the West Midlands is 3rd.

To understand why workers in these areas are more at risk, it’s important to look at the primary industries that can be found in each region. According to the HSE, Wales is home to a large proportion of high-risk industries such as the agricultural and forestry sector. Other significant high-risk industries include aerospace, construction, electronics, food, fishing, manufacturing, oil and gas, renewable energy and textiles.

The research also found that men are 23x more likely to die in the workplace than women. Men account for 94.99%, while women account for 5.01% Although the number of women who work highrisk occupations has increased in the last 20-years, men statistically hold the majority in high-risk jobs such as construction or engineering. As a result, the statistic suggests that men are, on average, more at risk of suffering a fatal workplace injury in the workplace.

The most common cause of workplace fatalities is falling from height (25%) followed closely by being struck by a moving vehicle (20%) and struck by a moving object (14%).

HOW CAN YOU IMPROVE HEALTH AND SAFETY IN YOUR WORKPLACE?

There are a number of ways you can reduce the risk of accidents and injuries in the workplace. The right processes and policies can make sure staff are aware of any hazards and what they need to do about them. Risk assessments, up-to-date training, and easy-to-understand resources are just a part of making an environment safer, but there’s always work to be done to improve safety further.

Get in touch with the team at Rhino Safety today and find out how our experts can help with Health and Safety in your workplace.

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