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The Cases of Work Related Accidents

Work Related Accidents

There are several risks that are often involved at work places. And these have often at times led to accidents and near fatal situations as well. There were times in the past when such situations were neglected as rare circumstances.

However in modern times more and more people are growing conscious to the needs of safety measures by employers and safeguard the interests and welfare of their employees.

In case of factories and warehouse situation as well as modern offices there can be the following risk factors that have often led to accidents in course of duty among workers and laborers.

Here are some of the major causes of work related accidents in offices, factories and warehouses among others.

• In cases of job duties that include the use of electrical appliances or even electric supply.
• In case of duties where use of machinery is involved that are usually sharp and lethal and often electrically initiated.
• There are even hazards that are cause to employees from jobs that entail the use of chemicals, explosive material and gases that are inflammable.
• The use or discharge of toxic materials and poisonous gas can be harmful and even fatal as well.
• There are work places that are located at heights and even underground locations like that of oil rigs and mines that may cause accidents and even fatalities in the absence of security.
• There are jobs where the tasks involve carriage of heavy weights by workers and even shifting of such weights from one place to another.
  There are pollutants and other harmful elements that are ejected at workplaces that are harmful and severely damaging to human organs.
  
• There are work places where stress is a very chronic health related problem among staff members due to excessive ling shifts of duty hours.
  
• In some offices there are muscle and nerve disorders that are caused to workers and staff members owing to unhealthy seating arrangements and chairs.
  

Work Related Accidents Statistics

There are several developed countries in the world that report of work related accidents and near fatal situations. There are even reports of deaths that are caused at times of work due to uncongenial circumstances.

Here is a look at the situation in the United Kingdom.

• Around 1.2 million people are tested with some ailments that are caused from their present or past employments.
  
• There is a rate of 0.6 cases of death per 100,000 workers from work related accidents.
  
• There are 870 reports of injuries from each 100,000 workers according to Labor Force survey.
  

Work Related Accidents Report

There are several agencies like that of RIDDOR in the United Kingdom where work related accident reports can be lodged by individuals concerned or otherwise. The reports can be made by employers, self employed people as well as premise owners.

It is an important legal requirement as it helps the authorities to form definite ideas of the nature of risks that employees are exposed to.