Health and safety statistics for Annual Report 05/06
Violence
A total of 991 accidents/incidents at work were reported by employees. The two main areas of accidents/incidents reported were:
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violence, or threatened violence, to employees
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slip/trip, sprain/strain categories.
A breakdown of the reported accidents/incidents relating to violence or threatened violence is contained below:
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Accident/Incident
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Numbers
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Physical Assaults
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143
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Verbal Aggression
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80
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Physical Posturing
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24
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Use of Weapon
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7
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Use of Missile
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15
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Total
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269
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Please note, a high percentage of these incidents involved service users who have mental health problems or children who have learning difficulties.
In July 2006 a poster campaign was launched across all Services to raise awareness of violence at work and leaflets providing advice and guidance were distributed to all front-line employees.
Slips, trips and falls
A breakdown of the reported accidents/incidents relating to slips/trips/falls etc. is contained below:
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Slip/Trip/Sprain/Strain/Fall
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Numbers
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Slip/Trip
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138
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Sprain/Strain
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142
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Fall
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28
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Total
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308
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As part of the commitment to European Health & Safety Week, and in line with the HSE’s “Fit3” campaign, the Council ran a promotional campaign for managers and employees, promoting the prevention of slips, trips and falls.