Examples of worker involvement contributing to the business benefits of effective health and safety

More case studies are published by the Health and Safety Commission, which show how worker involvement has contributed to improvements in health and safety and benefited business. For example:

• GlaxoSmithKline, Dartford, Kent: lost time accident reduction from 1.43 per 100 000 to zero within primary manufacture. [48kb]
  

• Huntsman Petrochemicals: accidents reduced from three per 200 000 hours worked in 1997/98 to zero in 2002/03. Joint BSAFE programme contributed to a 32% reduction in insurance premiums for 2003. [52kb]
  

• Associated Octel: reduction in lost time incidents from 35 in 1996 to zero in 2002 and 2003. [52kb]
  

• Severn Trent Water: 50% accident reduction in two years. [52kb]
  

• St Regis Paper company: 61% cut in reportable injuries from 4.9 to 1.9 per 100 employees. [56kb]
  

• Transco: 80% reduction in accidents in four years. [128kb]