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Over 80% of ‘wholly avoidable’ workplace accidents due to poor planning or lack of risk assessments

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200 organisations have faced over ยฃ47 million in fines since 2005, for workplace accidents judged to be โ€˜wholly avoidableโ€™. That’s according to findings from WorkNest, which also reveal that around half (48.5%) of these preventable workplace accidents occurred due to a lack of planning. To get a clear picture of the causes of the avoidable […]

When work makes the drive home more dangerousโ€ฆ

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Most road traffic accidents happen on the drive home from work โ€“ and new research from Rotterdam School of Management, Erasmus University (RSM) has revealed exactly which characteristics of the working day have implications for road safety and why. According Dr Rebecca Hewett from Rotterdam School of Management, Erasmus University (RSM), Dr Michael Clinton, Prof. […]