1. Health and Safety Executive Health and Safety Executive Watch Your Step in Education An Overview

2. Health and Safety Executive No joking matter! Ltd

3. Health and Safety Executive Slip & Trip Statistics (04/05) Fatals – seldom but……. 36% of major injuries (highest) –90% fractures – 10,000 broken bones 23% of over 3 day injuries 50% of accidents to members of public Still funny?

4. Health and Safety Executive Cost of slips and trips To UK plc - £800m To employers - £500m Human costs?

5. Health and Safety Executive Reportable slip & trip accidents Education sector 2005/06 WorkersMembers of Public Major Injuries Over 3 dayMajor Injuries Primary & Secondary Schools 2612891142 Higher, Further & Adult Education 316497243 Totals 5777861385

6. Health and Safety Executive Examples of education compensation claims 2005/06 The figures on compensation claims show that the biggest risk to teachers and lecturers in the workplace remains slips, trips and falls -£50,000 for a slip in a car park -£5,000 for a slip on water -£3,000 for a trip over matting

7. Health and Safety Executive Hospital Admissions Average No. of bed days, Car Occupants: 4.5 Average No. of bed days, STF on a level: 8.3

8. Health and Safety Executive Two slip accidents 35 Operations 600,000k compensation Human Cost – Meet Alison

9. Health and Safety Executive Alisons 32 nd operation

10. Health and Safety Executive Campaigns Revitalising health and safety –10 year campaign to 2010 –Reduce major injuries by 10% 3 year plan 2005-08 –5.1% reduction major injuries (525) Watch Your Step –October 2005 publicity etc campaign –Watch Your Step in Education (2007/08) –www.hse.gov.uk/slips/education/index.htm