OUTCOMES OF INCIDENTS IN TERMS OF HUMAN HARM, ECONOMIC AND LEGAL IMPLICATIONS FOR THE OGANISATION

The reasons why we prevent accidents can be summarised as follows

1. HUMAN HARM 

Any health and safety accident which leads to human harm will involve a degree of pain and suffering for the individual, possibly their family and friends. All cultures have rules against doing unnecessary harm to other people. This moral code may be written or unwritten. 

2. LEGAL 

Failure to comply with health and safety laws within a country, which then cause an incident can then lead to a criminal and/or civil legal action. If found guilty this could involve considerable fines and/or compensation awards. 

3. ECONOMIC 

Accidents cost money both direct and indirectly. In the UK there are an estimated 1.6 million accidents resulting in injury each year and 2.2 million workers suffer ill-health caused or made worse by their work. 30 million working days are lost each year with a cost to industry of some £700 million. Estimates of the overall cost to employers vary from between £4,000 - £9,000 million a year, some 5-10% of gross trading profit. On a national basis it is estimated that the total cost to society is some £10-£15 billion per year.

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