industrial accidents

For those working in the construction industry, on building sites, in factories, farms or in warehouses, accidents can occur.

Industrial accidents take place either through negligence, by accident or through incompetence. 

Industrial accidents can cause serious injuries to workers. The accidents usually happen because the industrial jobs involve heavy equipment or machinery and manual handling. Common injuries such as bruising, broken limbs, cuts and

Industrial diseases change people's lives. Work environments can cause all kinds of industrial diseases from deafness, vibration white finger (VWF) and repetitive strain injury (RSI) to respiratory difficulties and asbestos-related industrial diseases. These health problems can affect your life and income to varying degrees. In the case of asbestos-related industrial accidents, the effects are catastrophic. The Health and Safety Executive estimates that around 3,500 employees die from industrial diseases each year in Britain as a result of exposure to asbestos.^{* *} Heath and Safety Executive 2008 'Working with asbestos in buildings' available at hse.gov.uk/pubns/

Noise-related hearing problems affect 170,000 people in the UK, while many more people, around 1.1 million, are thought to be at risk of developing them. Tinnitus and industrial deafness, also known as noise-induced hearing loss, are the most common conditions that people suffer as a result of a very noisy workplace. Too much noise can cause workers to experience a range of problems with their ears. There is a continuum of industrial deafness, from minor hearing problems to complete hearing loss.