In June 2000, the government and the Health and Safety Commission launched a 10 year strategy to improve health and safety at work.
This is being carried out in Oadby and Wigston by tackling what are known as priority hazards.
Work by the our environmental health officers is now geared towards the five priority hazards that have been identified from the number of workers at risk and the number of accidents that occur.
What are the priority hazards?
For more information, click on one of the links below -
Falls from height|
Workplace transport|
Musculoskeletal disorders|
Stress|
Slips and trips|
Officers visiting your business will focus on these issues during their inspections and investigations of accidents.
For more information about the 10 year strategy, click on the link below -
www.hse.gov.uk/revitalising|