E v en though ofcial fgur es sho w ther e has been a dr op in w orkplac e ac cidents in the building tr ade the y ar e s till mor e fr equent than in other indus tries Mos t injuries within the c ons truction en vir onment in v olv e the hands and or arms and serious ac cidents or f a talities ha v e a deep social and ec onomic impact on e v ery one in v olv ed the c ompan y the emplo y er and the emplo y ee It is vital t o pr e v ent these fr om happening in the frs t plac e FIGURES F A CT S AND Building tr ade T r ansport w a t er gas electricity pr es s c ommunica tions Metallur gy W ood paper t e xtiles clothing Chemicals rubber E v ery y ear serious and f a tal injuries t o w ork ers ha v e a de v as ta ting social and emotional impact on victims their f amilies their c olleagues and the c ompan y s management It mak es sense f or emplo y ees t o pr ot ect themselv es a t all times no ma tt er ho w small the risk As w e all kno w it s bett er t o be saf e than sorry Da ta fr om Fr anc e is used f or the gr aphs belo w the fgur es ar e in f act similar in all main indus trializ ed c ountries Financial c os t of w orkplac e ac cidents sour c e Carsa t Fr anc e 20 11 A v er age c os t of los ttime ac cidents including w ork r ela t ed ill health sour c e Carsa t Fr anc e 20 11 A v er age c os t of oc cupa tional ac cidents causing permanent disability including w ork r ela t ed ill health sour c e Carsa t Fr anc e 20 11 4 77 0 46320 4651M 2966M 4 7 5 3 5 1 7 23 4 7 834 21 156 28 234 35 5 3 4 600 4 330 1860M 806M 2 77M SHO W A INDUS TRIAL SERIES 38