HSE’annual statistical release will be on Wednesday 23 November 2022 at 9:30am.
This has been preannounced on the HSE statistics release calendar.
- This year’s publication will reinstate statistics on working days lost and costs to Britain following their absence from last year’s annual statistical release
- There will again be no violence statistics from the England and Wales Crime survey and there will be no enforcement statistics. Information on enforcement is available within HSE’s annual report and accounts that was published earlier in the year
- Estimates of work-related ill-health attributed to the coronavirus pandemic and work-related COVID-19 attributed directly to exposures at work will be available again for a further year
This episode discusses what the industry can do to promote change and protect its workforce from the risks of MSDs.
It features a conversation with Matt Birtles, Principal Ergonomics and Human Factors Consultant at HSE, and Peter Crosland, National Civil Engineering Director at CECA.
They cover the impact that MSDs can have on workers, employers’ legal responsibilities and the sensible control measures that can be introduced regardless of the size of the construction site.
- Listen to the podcast
- Download free resources
- Access a digital version the Manual Handling Assessment Charts (MAC) tool
HSE defines work-related violence as any incident in which a person is abused, threatened or assaulted in circumstances relating to their work.
This can include verbal abuse or threats, as well as physical attacks.
The HSE website has a toolkit to help reduce the risk of work-related violence in licensed or retail premises.
The toolkit has links to useful resources and features practical advice on: