HSE campaign to cut work-related ill health


The HSE has launched a new Go Home Healthy campaign to tackle work-related ill health


The HSE says it is costing the economy more than £9 billion with 26 million working days lost each year. But the Hazards Campaign says the cost is nearer £60 billion.


In a survey of 300 major business leaders, 40% said that their industry was not doing enough to raise awareness and tackle the causes of long-term work-related ill health. 


The new campaign aims to reduce cases of work-related ill health “by shining a light on the causes and encouraging employers to do the right thing to protect their workers’ health”. 


www.hse.gov.uk/gohomehealthy