More accidents at work
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MORE accidents at work wei notified to the Health an Safety Commission in 197 than in 1976.
HSC's yearly report revea that although the accider rate fell in construction ar coal mining (industries with high accident rate), the over figure for accidents at woi rose by 2,000 to 329,000. Fate' ities at work, though, wei down from 874 in 1973 to 621 1977.
In total, 16m working da± were lost through acciden and ill-health in 197 compared with 10mlo through industrial disputes, The Health and Safe' Commission has also outlim a five-year plan for nearly 21 projects in its report Amor them the preparation regulations for the transpo of dangerous substances. It also reviewing the Health al Safety etc Act 1974.
HSC chairman Bill Simpsi said: "The tragic facts behii our overall industrial accide and ill-health figures are st unacceptable in a caring ai developed society."
The estimated social cost accidents at work is £1,800111 year.