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Why Health & Safety?

Fatal injuries

During 2006/7 there were 241 fatal injuries to workers.

Other injuries

During 2006/7 employers reported 141,350 other injuries to workers, often caused by manual handling and work-related stress.

The most common injuries reported are:

So how do these injuries affect businesses? ......

Ill health

In 2006/7 an estimated 2.2 million people in Great Britain were suffering from an illness which they believed was caused or made worse by their current or past work.

Working days lost

In 2006/7 an estimated 36 million working days were lost overall, 30 million due to work-related ill health and 6 million due to workplace injury.

ENFORCEMENT

In 2006/7 there were 1,141 offences prosecuted by the HSE and in 2005/6 there were 257 offences prosecuted by local authorities.

Company image

A MORI poll for the British Safety Council has shown that a third of senior business people in the UK expect to see a 'substantial fall' of between 10 and 25% in their company's share price if they were successfully prosecuted under proposed new legislation to make companies accountable in criminal law where it can be shown that the company is responsible for a person's death. One in ten Board directors foresee a 'major fall' in company share prices, of more than a quarter, in such an event.

Insurance

Insurers, brokers and lobby groups estimate that premiums for employers liability insurance will rise by between 30% and 100% this year, and many more firms will be refused cover altogether.  Smaller businesses are hit particularly hard because they have not been able to demonstrate to insurers that they have been looking at health and safety.

So, now you’ve seen those reasons for considering health and safety issues, you’ll need to read on to see why MESH Consultants are the right company to consult in order to safeguard your employees and future prosperity of your business.

"MESH saved our business! We were in danger of losing our business because of changes in regulations. MESH found a cost-effective solution to our problems and business is now looking stronger than ever. We would highly recommend working with MESH to anyone."

Tony Barker
Director
Silent Roar Ltd

"I would recommend MESH as a consultant to any prospective Company as I know first hand; all advice given is abreast of all new legislation."

Cathy Blackford
Estates Manager
Ravensbourne College