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According to the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) many small businesses make a New Year’s resolution to address health and safety issues within the work place. As part of a campaign carried out by the HSE called Better Business, it was found that 57% of small businesses make New Year’s resolutions, but 21 percent of those will be broken in 2 weeks and 43 will be broken in 4 weeks.
The study highlighted the fact that health and safety issues came bottom on the list of priorities after changes such as better financial systems and marketing. However the latest statistics for accidents in the workplace show that 60,000 people became ill or were injured because of work last year, a figure which shows that employers cannot afford to be complacent when it comes to the health of their staff.
Lord Hunt, Minister for Health and Safety had this to say about the lack of attention given to work accidents “It really is a false economy for any business to overlook health and safety measures. But small businesses stand to lose far more if they do neglect this vital area, as accidents could have a detrimental effect on their employees’ health and that of the business as a whole. I would urge them to put health and safety at the top of their New Year’s Resolutions.”
Employers run the risk of being subject to expensive personal injury claims if they do not become more aware of the health and safety issues of their work environment.
