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2 February 2005 - New HSE Webpage for
Health and Safety in Quarry Industry
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The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) have made provision within
their website for Health and Safety in the Quarry Industry, in order to
tackle the high rate of injury within the industry. The quarry
industry has the highest injury rate and averaged 3 times above the construction
injury rate in June 2000.
Figures recorded for injury between 1991/92 to 2000/01 reached
over 3,036, with 19 fatalities. However, a 46% reduction in
accidents was achieved since the Hard Target Initiative was launched in 2000.
The main causes of injury within the industry still remain as
follows:
Whilst the main causes of occupational ill-health still remain
as follows:
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Musculoskeletal injury
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Hand/arm vibration
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Asthma
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Noise
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Silica.
The new website area providing information, resources and points
of contact can be accessed by clicking the following:
Health and Safety in the Quarry Industry
Article by Alexandra Johnston
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