Too fifa coins many businesses are unprepared for the looming winter cold snap and it could cost the economy more than a billion pounds warn experts.PHS Group the workplace services provider says businesses should be proactive by developing a winter survival plan.
Over the winter months hundreds of working days are lost through accidents, transport delays and ailments at an estimated cost of 1.3 billion a day.
As the weather becomes wetter and colder, the risk of slips and trips by employees increases. According to statistics from the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) these are the most common cause of major injuries at work. On average they account for 33 per cent of all reported major injuries and cost employers 512 million per year.
Over the winter months hundreds of working days are lost through accidents, transport delays and ailments at an estimated cost of 1.3 billion a day.
As the weather becomes wetter and colder, the risk of slips and trips by employees increases. According to statistics from the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) these are the most common cause of major injuries at work. On average they account for 33 per cent of all reported major injuries and cost employers 512 million per year.