Latest HSE figures disappointing, says TUC
November 5th 2007 Responding to the HSC's health and safety figures for 2006/2007, TUC General Secretary Brendan Barber said: 'The statistics are very disappointing. Thirty six million days lost to ill-health at work is unacceptably high and this number has risen in the last year.
"This is bad news for everyone. Too many employers are getting off the hook because the HSE does not have the tools to deal with the massive workplace health problems we face.
'We share the HSE's recognition that more needs to be done on enforcement and welcome the steps that have been taken. But the HSE cannot meet its targets for reducing occupational ill-health by 2010 without a significant increase in the resources available.
"Instead, the HSC has had its workforce reduced and faces further cuts of up to five per cent for the next three years as a result of the current spending review. These spending trends must be reversed. Otherwise, employers will continue to get away with playing fast and loose with their staff's heath."
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