{"id":10730,"date":"2025-05-27T15:47:42","date_gmt":"2025-05-27T14:47:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/localhost\/pages\/article\/fatal-injuries-at-work-have-increased-in-2017-18-144-workers-were-killed-at-work\/"},"modified":"2025-05-27T15:48:06","modified_gmt":"2025-05-27T14:48:06","slug":"fatal-injuries-at-work-have-increased-in-2017-18-144-workers-were-killed-at-work","status":"publish","type":"article","link":"https:\/\/www.protrainings.uk\/blog\/article\/fatal-injuries-at-work-have-increased-in-2017-18-144-workers-were-killed-at-work\/","title":{"rendered":"Fatal injuries at work have increased. In 2017\/18, 144 workers were killed at work"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"HSEThe average annual number of workers killed at work over the past five years (2013\/14-2017\/18) is 141. Though only a small increase, with the current health and safety culture we\u2019d have expected a drop in this figure. What can we do to help?<\/p>\n

A number of methods could be employed to reduce this figure.<\/p>\n

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  1. Treat the issue of bad H&S. Obviously the main point here. Educate staff using training. Whether it\u2019s generic H&S training or specific training for tasks that carry risk, companies have a responsibility to ensure staff are suitably prepared and trained to carry out their work.<\/li>\n
  2. Be prepared to treat an injury. Nobody wants to think about the worst, but it\u2019s important to be ready to act if somebody does suffer a serious and potentially life-threatening injury. Training and equipment are needed to carry out emergency life support, which could potentially keep somebody alive until help arrives.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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