The UK Government is said to be 'fully supportive' of the introduction of a chartered qualification for professional health and safety advisors and has pledged to recommend all advisors, where appropriate, to work towards achieving it. In response to a Parliamentary Question, Anne McGuire, Minister for Disability in the Department for Work and Pensions gave her unequivocal support to the UK's 6,000 recently chartered practitioners. Last year, 220 people died and 30,666 suffered major injury through work activity. Over 2.2 million people experienced ill health attributable to work, and more than 39 million days off work were caused by injuries and illness.
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