Risks August 4th 2007 reported that the The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) is failing to investigate hundreds of the most serious workplace accidents every year because of a lack of resources, safety campaigners have found.
Figures obtained by the trade union-backed safety magazine Hazards and featured last week on BBC Radio 4's Face the Facts programme show that an increasing number of major injuries which should according to HSE rules require investigation are overlooked because of 'inadequate resources'.
Figures obtained by Hazards show that HSE inspectors in 2004/05 logged lack of resources as the reason for failing to investigate incidents meeting the investigation criteria on 188 occasions.
By 2005/06 this had risen to 255. Last year the 'inadequate resources' reason was given for a failure to investigate some of the most serious workplace injuries on 307 occasions.
To read a full account click on the following link www.tuc.org.uk/risks
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