HSE offers free advice to cleaners
February 12, 2008
Free advice is being offered to workers in the cleaning industry on how to reduce the number of trips and slips in the workplace by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE).
Free advice is being offered to workers in the cleaning industry on how to reduce the number of trips and slips in the workplace by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE).
The HSE has organised a day-long seminar in London, as part of its 'Shattered Lives' campaign.
Research and information on safe footwear, manual handling advice and equipment to prevent falls will all feature as part of the guidance provided on the day of the event.
Advice on floor cleaning, contamination control and how to manage chemicals to avoid dermatitis will also be available at the event.
Statistics on slips and trips at work reveal that up to 3.3 million working days were lost in the capital due to workplace injury and ill health in between 2006 and 2007.
During that year there were 14,676 reported major injuries and cases of ill health among employees, which led to more than three days off work.
Meanwhile, more than 1,000 workers a month suffer a serious injury following a slip, trip or fall in the UK.
Find out more about how to avoid Slips, Trips and Falls
Free advice is being offered to workers in the cleaning industry on how to reduce the number of trips and slips in the workplace by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE).
The HSE has organised a day-long seminar in London, as part of its 'Shattered Lives' campaign.
Research and information on safe footwear, manual handling advice and equipment to prevent falls will all feature as part of the guidance provided on the day of the event.
Advice on floor cleaning, contamination control and how to manage chemicals to avoid dermatitis will also be available at the event.
Statistics on slips and trips at work reveal that up to 3.3 million working days were lost in the capital due to workplace injury and ill health in between 2006 and 2007.
During that year there were 14,676 reported major injuries and cases of ill health among employees, which led to more than three days off work.
Meanwhile, more than 1,000 workers a month suffer a serious injury following a slip, trip or fall in the UK.
Find out more about how to avoid Slips, Trips and Falls
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