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Posted By T Birchall
A recent survey suggests that training failures are costing employers £30bn per year, which I can well believe, but what's going to be done about it. Health and Safety is becoming very reactive, or has it always been like this?
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Posted By willhiem
£30bn, where, world wide? Thats an insane amount is it just for one country, who came up with that figure and how did they come about it? did they add the costs of accidents etc together? how? training or lack of isnt always the route cause, I hate this whole environment of a training course for everything, its going over board. now if you'll excuse me i must go i'm late for my coat putting on course (i have to do it so i'm allowed home!)
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Posted By CFT
T Birchall
Have you got a link for this one? I am writing an article (hopefully for inclusion in SHP at some later date) and this information would be most useful.
Thanks
CFT
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Posted By Tony Priest
Hi CFT,
I have just finished reading this article (coincidence) it is in the May 2008 edition of the IIRSM Monthly Newsletter page 2. This information is from the British Safety Council's annual survey 2008 and can be found on their website.
Tony
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Posted By T Birchall
Sorry, did not want to plug the magazine in my initial post.
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Posted By Jay Joshi
Reading the core references annotated in the BSC survey report, the CBI figure is for all types of absences from work, not only work related ill-health and accidents.
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Posted By Robert K Lewis
I think this article was likely based on two reports, one from Proudfoot Consulting and one from the Hay Group which commented on productivity losses from poor training provision. The reports highlight that it is often inappropriate training that was of most concern, and the cause of most waste.
Bob
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Posted By T Birchall
I just think there is generally a very weak health and safety culture out there at the moment.
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Posted By Robert K Lewis
Tony
Sorry, in answer to your question - Yes training provision id too often reactive and given in a hurry without a real assessment of the needs of the organisation/person.
Will it change - certainly if construction is anything to go by - I think it highly unlikely
Bob
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Posted By Chris G
Just had an Amicus unnion newsletter that calims that in the last 12 months in the UK the Union assisted it's members claim circa £300,000,000 in compensation following workplace accidents. & compensation is only part of the cost of accidents
Chris
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