Cost of work accidents £127Million

park381 · 27-12-2007, 19:12

Wow, look at the cost of work related accidents in East Lancashire

Cost Of Ill Health And Work Accidents Revealed (from Lancashire Telegraph)

MargaretR · 27-12-2007, 19:27

I am reasonably convinced that Burnley used to have the worst record locally, when the coal mines were operating.
I worked for several years administering Industrial Disablement Benefit in Burnley. The jobs underground were extremely hazardous - Burnley office needed a higher staffing level than the norm in order to administer that benefit.

derekgas · 27-12-2007, 19:30

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Originally Posted by park381

Wow, look at the cost of work related accidents in East Lancashire

Cost Of Ill Health And Work Accidents Revealed (from Lancashire Telegraph)

Accidents happen, but I wonder how many of the sick days were really sick, we had someone off work a while ago because his partner was sick! I am old enough to remember when even though jobs were ten a penny, you would crawl to work in seventeen foot of snow with triple pneumonia! These days of work or play salaries and too much expendible cash allow the luxury of 'sickies'.

shillelagh · 27-12-2007, 19:50

I'm still on the sick 13 years and 3 months after i got signed off from work.

derekgas · 27-12-2007, 20:20

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Originally Posted by shillelagh

I'm still on the sick 13 years and 3 months after i got signed off from work.

That I couldn't handle, I enjoy my work, when I had an operation recently, I was supposed to be off 4 weeks minimum, I was back and fitted 2 boilers 3rd week.lol