Among the 750 companies that use BSG services, accidents keeping an employee off work for seven days or more fell 32% in the quarter from the 1st February to 30th April compared to the previous quarter.
There was also a significant decrease in accidents in other areas with a 50% drop in the number of people harmed while exposed to a dangerous substance; a 25% drop in people injured due to a dangerous occurrence and a 25% drop due to some other incident. The figures represent accidents across BSG’s membership of more than 20,000 people in 3,500 workplaces across the UK.
BSG managing director Paul Kimpton said: “The latest BSG accident statistics are a positive demonstration of our members’ dedication to protecting their workers through implementing best practice for health and safety.”
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