New group aims to slash injuries

摘要

Reducing accidents and injuries among workers is the aim of a new group that has officially launched on the Isle of Wight. IOSH opened its doors to businesses operating on the island in a bid to improve workplace health and safety standards. Tony Wright, chair of the IOSH Isle of Wight District, said: "Good health and safety procedures in the workplace can boost productivity, morale and profit in any organisation. It's important that businesses on the Island recognise this and realise the benefits investing in health and safety can bring." In 2010/11, nearly 50 people were seriously injured and one person was killed in work-related accidents on the Isle of Wight. Recently, a worker was seriously injured on a construction site in Newport when a crane was being dismantled. The incident is still under investigation by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE), but it is accidents like this the IOSH District wants to prevent.