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HSE Shattered lives campaign relaunched
According to the Health and Safety Executive, 40 people died during the 2008/2009 period after suffering a slip, trip or fall in the workplace. Across all industry sectors, some £800 million was lost to such accidents, which saw over 10,000 employees sustain major injuries after slipping or tripping. Over 4,000 employees sustained major injuries after falling from height. Whilst these grim statistics are clearly unsatisfactory, the number of fatalities resulting from slips, trips or falls in the workplace has decreased from 61 in the 2007/2008 period, during which time some £700 million was lost to such accidents. Nevertheless, the fact remains that slips, trips and falls are causing more accidents in the workplace and the associated no win no fee personal injury claims with every year that passes, which is why the Health and Safety Executive has relaunched its 'Shattered Lives' campaign.
The Shattered Lives campaign seeks to improve health and safety standards relating to slips, trips and falls in the workplace. It is hoped that the campaign, which was first launched two years ago in February 2008, has already made inroads into shaping the health and safety focus of employers. The very fact that fatalities arising from slips, trips or falls at work has declined by 35 per cent since the campaign was first launched suggests that it is successful. However, the Health and Safety Executive is duly concerned about the rising number of serious injuries and no win no fee accident claims that are caused by slips, trips or falls at work, so it feels that a revision of the Shattered Lives campaign is entirely necessary.
The revised Shattered Lives campaign was introduced at the beginning of February 2010 and features a revamped website complete with various tools, guides and information packs. It is thought that the number of injuries resulting from slips, trips or falls at work can be curtailed by educating employers (and, for that matter, employees) as to how best to identify and subsequently avoid certain hazards, which is essentially an employer's statutory duty of care as prescribed by the Health and Safety at Work Act 1974; indeed, section 2(1) of the 1974 Act provides that "It shall be the duty of every employer to ensure, so far as is reasonably practicable, the health, safety and welfare at work of all his employees".
The Health and Safety Executive's Head of Work and Environment Division, Peter Brown, drew attention to the alarming rise of slip, trip and fall accidents in the workplace and the need for improved health and safety procedures in general. Mr Brown said: "These figures highlight the very real and serious nature of preventable slip, trip and fall incidents in the workplace. Slips, trips and falls might sound funny but they shatter the lives of thousands of British workers every year. Making improvements doesn't need to cost the earth and we are encouraging people to visit the Shattered Lives website, where they will be able to get simple and cost-effective solutions to help manages slips, trips and falls hazards in their workplace". Among the various resources provided on the Shattered Lives website are the STEP and WAIT tools, the latter of which helps workers to choose the correct type of access equipment for planned work at height, whilst the former serves to educate people on managing slip and trip hazards at work.
General Secretary of the Trades Union Congress (TUC), Brendan Barber, added: "Every one of the 40 deaths caused by slips, trips and falls was preventable. The key is proper risk assessment and control measures, as highlighted by the HSE".
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