European Law Work Place Accidents in the UK, there are still 1.6 million workplace injuries every year as well as 2.2 million cases of ill health caused or made more by work. 70 per cent of workplace accidents could be prevented if employers put proper safety control measures in place.
All employees have a legal right to be protected from work related risks.
In general the law imposes a range of duties of employers, the self employed and employees as well as others such as designers, manufacturers or suppliers of articles and substances for use at work.