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To help prevent against work-related accidents, health and safety inspections are an important measure for ensuring companies are following good health and safety practices.
Any organisation may be visited by an inspector or team of inspectors without any given notice. On arrival, inspectors may ask to speak to a range of people in an organisation which may include the Chief Executive, HR Director, Personnel/Human Resources, Occupational Health and recognised trade union/staff-side representatives.
Inspectors assess an organisation based on an inspection pack which can be found on the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) website. This covers the points that inspectors will be using to determine whether an organisation is taking the appropriate action to manage health and safety effectively.
In 2010, it was reported that HSE inspections had dropped by 70% and prosecutions of companies had fallen by 45%. In 1999/2000 the number of inspections carried out by the HSE was at 75,252 while in 2008/09, this had dropped to 23,004.
Speaking of the fall in HSE inspections, a work accident lawyer commented, "A strong and robust system of inspection and enforcement is a major catalyst for improved health and safety."
Concerns were raised by personal injury lawyers that the HSE was sending out the wrong message to employers as the fall in inspections could lead employers to believe that they can get away with compromising employee safety.
Defending the decrease in inspection rates, an HSE spokeswoman described the figures as "meaningless" as other types of intervention were in place which are tailored for the different industries they regulate.
She added, "It would not be a cost effective use of public money to inspect every HSE-regulated business in Britain on a regular basis."
Many work accidents could be easily avoided if a more stringent health and safety policy at work is in place. If you have been injured in a work accident, you deserve to make a compensation claim for your injury.
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