Keywords: Illness rates, UK workers, estimates, HSE, rate of injuries, occupational stress, UK workplaces, survey,

WHASS-up? UK's hidden illness rates

Lucie Ponting | Feature | HSW
01.01.1900

Illness rates among UK workers could be almost double the existing estimates used by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) and the rate of injuries resulting in absence of four or more days may be almost 40% higher, according to a new survey of more than 10,000 workers published by the executive. ...

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