Health and Safety Executive Shattered Lives Campaign 2008 Building and Plant Maintenance

Background Around half of major injuries from falls occur during building or plant maintenance (more than 1,500 last year) Falls are the main cause of workplace fatality. 45 dead last year Slips, trips and falls account for more than a third (38%) of all major workplace injuries

Shattered Lives Campaign

Tom’s life shattered

Serious injury

A bad safety record hits profits

Look at the risks

Avoid work at height where possible

Competence is key

You don’t have to fall far to land hard

What next? This is what we are doing as a company –Working with the union –Reviewing risk assessment/ method statements –Training/ re-training our workers –Getting new, safer access equipment –Looking at where we can improve housekeeping to stop trips What more could we do to prevent trips and falls?