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What Costs to Consider:

• Cost of first aid equipment used
• Salary costs of first aider whilst responding to incident
• Salary costs of person contacting/liaising with emergency services.

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What Costs to Consider:

• Cost of taxi fare or public transport
• Running costs/petrol of work's vehicle if used
• Salary cost of person taking injured person to hospital
• Salary cost of person remaining with injured person at hospital.

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What Costs to Consider:

• Cost of measures taken to make area immediately safe eg stopping machinery, provision of scaffolding, barriers.
• Costs of evacuating the area
• Emergency rescue
  Costs of any materials used eg sand or absorbent material to contain spillage, neutralising agents for chemical spills etc.

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What Costs to Consider:

• Financial costs of people involved (if met by company)
• Cost of fire fighting equipment used eg fire extinguishers, fire blankets
• Refreshments for emergency personnel if on site for extended period.

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What Costs to Consider:

• Salary costs of all people temporarily not working if not recorded elsewhere.

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What Costs to Consider:

• Time to complete paperwork eg accident book, company report forms, incident report form for your enforcing authority
• Time taken to report incident
• Investigation time including interviewing injured person, witnesses, photographing site, taking measurements etc
• Time spent writing investigation report.

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What Costs to Consider:

• Health and Safety Committee meetings
• Management meetings
• Staff meetings
• Meetings with Trade Unions, safety representatives
• Meeting with insurance company personnel.

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What Costs to Consider:

• Salary costs of staff involved when inspector visits
• Salary costs of people preparing information for inspector.

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What Costs to Consider:

• Costs of finding and engaging consultant
• Consultant"s fees for services

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What Costs to Consider:

• Manager's and/or supervisor's time to reschedule, reprioritise and reallocate work following incident.

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What Costs to Consider:

• Costs if staff redeployed; their original tasks may not be done.
• Costs of additional lighting, heating, running machinery etc to meet original targets.

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What Costs to Consider:

• Staff costs to clear up site
• Costs of cleaning contractors used
• Cost of material or equipment used to clean up
• Cost of disposing of waste (less any scrap value)
• Wasted packaging material.
• 'Any write off' costs for products, which cannot be used ie work in progress value.

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What Costs to Consider:

• Product reworking time/costs
• Cost of extra parts and material to bring up to acceptable standard.

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What Costs to Consider:

• Cost of replacement parts
• Labour costs for repairs.

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What Costs to Consider:

• Cost of replacement machinery etc if cannot be repaired.
• Provision of temporary accommodation eg office rental, portacabins.

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What Costs to Consider:

• This is the amount you incur whilst your employee is off sick. You should adjust the figure to take into account the Statutory Sick Pay scheme. Statutory Sick Pay is only payable for employees who are sick for four or more calendar days in a row and is calculated on a daily basis for a maximum of 28 weeks in any spell of sickness.
• You should also take into account non-wage costs eg National Insurance Contributions, pensions, administration costs etc. This various between industries from 11% to 60% and is on average 27% of wage costs. So the total cost is 1.27 times the daily or weekly amount paid to employee.
• Click here for examples of average lengths of absences following injury or ill health.

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What Costs to Consider:

• Consider the situation carefully. If the cost of agency labour is cheaper and they achieve the same output there may in fact be a financial gain. If agency labour is more expensive, you should record the difference in cost to meet the same production between internal labour and agency staff.

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What Costs to Consider:

• Only include salary costs if not included elsewhere on form (ie people waiting to resume work)
• Costs of reduced productivity eg production lines less efficient
• Value of products not made
• Cost of contractor staff standing idle if used.

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What Costs to Consider:

• Include additional non-wage costs eg National Insurance Contributions etc.

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What Costs to Consider:

• Agency fees if temporary workers used
• Advertising costs
• Salary costs during interviewing
• Administration costs of recruitment exercise
• Training costs for new staff.

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What Costs to Consider:

• Any penalty clauses invoked by customers due to late delivery, reduced quality, etc.

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What Costs to Consider:

• Consider the value of both current and future work.

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What Costs to Consider:

• Time and cost of contacting key customers to reassure them that existing orders will be fulfilled and future orders will not be affected
• Publicity and marketing costs to re-establish reputation.

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What Costs to Consider:

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What Costs to Consider:

• Some costs may be met by your insurance policies, but check for the excess you have to pay, or for any exemptions to the policy.
• It may take a while to settle a claim; you may need to enter these costs at a later date.

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What Costs to Consider:

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What Costs to Consider:

• You may also have to pay for a consultant to assist you, e.g. as expert witness.

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What Costs to Consider:

• Prosecution costs are related in part to the company's financial situation. Every case is different. The average fines for prosecutions in 2001/02 were .
• However, there have been several six figure sums for larger companies in recent times. Information of prosecution fines and costs can be found on HSE's Prosecution Database (www.hse-databases.co.uk/prosecutions/)
• There may also additional fines if environmental releases occurred as result of the incident.

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What Costs to Consider:

• When setting insurance premiums, insurance companies take into account your previous claims record. You may only know the increase in your insurance premium in the financial year following the incident.

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Indicative times to undertake accident investigation

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Level of investigation	Average time taken (hours)	Comments
Simple	1.5	Investigation into minor accident that required first aid only, or involved short absence. Assumes simple investigation involves line manager interviewing witnesses and injured person. A written record of the incident may be kept in an accident book and risk assessment might be amended.
Standard	6.5	Investigation into a reportable accident or minor accident where there was potential for more serious harm. Investigation assumed to involve a checklist approach using a standard proforma which is kept as record of the investigation.
Elaborate	27	Likely to involve several personnel. Investigation likely to be structured using a established proforma. This be the same form as used in a 'standard investigation but with more detailed witnesses.

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Indicative site time spent by an HSE inspector on organisation's site during an accident investigation

2.5 hours ^{Note 1}

Note 1. This is indicative time only and is not for fatal accident investigations

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AVERAGE WAGE COSTS (Year 2002)

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Employment Sector	Weekly (£)			Daily (£)			Hourly (£)
	Total	Men	Women	Total	Men	Women	Total	Men	Women
All industries and services	464.7	513.8	383.4	92.94	102.76	76.68	11.73	12.59	10.22
Agriculture, hunting and forestry	330.3	340.8	278.3	66.06	68.16	55.66	7.02	7.04	6.88
Mining and quarrying	619.3	635.9		123.86	127.18		14.41	14.56
Manufacturing industries	455.8	484.1	351.8	91.16	96.82	70.36	11.08	11.61	9.06
Electricity, gas and water supply	530.7	576.6	392.8	106.14	115.32	78.56	13.19	14.13	10.36
Construction	468.2	481.7	358.5	93.64	96.34	71.7	10.71	10.86	9.43
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and personal and household goods	403.3	450.6	312.6	80.66	90.12	62.52	9.89	10.8	8.09
Hotels and restaurants	299	330.7	257.2	59.8	66.14	51.44	7.28	7.87	6.48
Transport, storage and communication	445.2	459.9	391.7	89.04	91.98	78.34	10.43	10.55	10
Financial intermediation	640.1	820.5	447.1	128.02	164.1	89.42	17.7	22.67	12.34
Real estate, renting and business activities	547.4	618.7	423.6	109.48	123.74	84.72	13.88	15.34	11.24
Public administration and defence, compulsory social services	442	489.6	372.7	88.4	97.92	74.54	11.63	12.66	10.07
Education	454	496.8	422	90.8	99.36	84.4	12.74	13.57	12.11
Health and social work	423.3	535.6	379	84.66	107.12	75.8	10.76	13.22	9.78
Other community, social and personal service activities	457	518.3	371.3	91.4	103.66	74.26	11.27	12.39	9.73

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Average wage costs used by HSE for all industries (uprated to 2001/02 prices)

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Costs to employer	Cost per day (£)
	Absence due to injury	Absence due to illness
Full Pay (no Statutory Sick Pay)	112	106
Full Pay (less Statutory Sick Pay)	100	94
Part Pay (no Statutory Sick Pay)	84	80
Part Pay (less Statutory Sick Pay)	75	70

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Average number of working days lost through injury where at least one full day was lost - listed by industry

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Sector	Average working days lost per injury
Agriculture	9.2
Energy and water supply	8
Manufacturing	11.2
Construction	17.8
Distribution and repair	12.3
Hotels and restaurants	16.8
Transport and communications	16.9
Finance and business	13.4
Public administration and defence	17.1
Education	13.9
Health and social work	20.7
Consumer/leisure	12.5
All industries	14.5
Data Source: Labour Force Survey 2000/01

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Average number of working days lost through injury where at least one full day was lost - listed by occupation

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Occupation	Average working days lost per injury
Craft and related	13.4
Plant and machine operatives	14
Personal and protective services	17.2
Associate professional and technical	17.4
Sales	14.2
Managers and administrators	7.5
Professional	9.7
Clerical and secretarial	14.9
Other occupations (mostly unskilled)	20.1
All occupations	14.5
Data source: Labour Force Survey 2000/01

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Average number of working days lost through work-related illness where at least one full day was lost - listed by industry

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Sector	Average working days lost per work-related illness
Agriculture	47
Extractive and utility supply	55.1
Manufacturing	28.2
Construction	29.1
Wholesale and retail trade	14.8
Hotels and restaurants	25.7
Transport and communications	27.5
Financial intermediation	21.7
Public administration and defence	30.6
Education	18.4
Health and social work	27.6
Other community, social, personal services	11.3
All industries	24.2
Note:Agriculture figure is from 1995/96 data and includes all illnesses, not just the most serious, 2001/02 data not available. Extractive and utility supply estimate is based on fewer than 40 sample cases.

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Average number of working days lost through work-related illness where at least one full day was lost - listed by occupation

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Occupation	Average working days lost per work-related illness
Managers and senior officials	24
Professional occupations	21.1
Associate professional and technical	24.3
Administrative and secretarial	20.1
Skilled trades	21.7
Personal service	24.6
Sales and customer service	17.4
Process, plant and machine operatives	34.1
Elementary occupations	32.1
All occupations	24.2

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Average number of working days lost through work-related illness where at least one full day was lost - listed by illness

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Illness	Average working days lost per work-related illness
Stress	29.2
Lower respiratory disease	20.2
Musculoskeletal disorder - back affected	18.9
Musculoskeletal disorder - back affected (TUC data)	18
Musculoskeletal disorder - upper limb and/or neck affected	17.8
Musculoskeletal disorder - lower limb affected	24.7
Other diseases	26.3

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Average length of stay in hospital as an in-patient following admission - listed by medical classification

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Code	Medical classification - primary diagnosis	Length of stay (Mean in days)
S20-S29	Injuries to the thorax	8.4
S00-S09	Injuries to the head	3.4
S10-S19	Injuries to the neck	11.1
S30-S39	Injuries to the abdomen, lower back, lumbar spine and pelvis	12
S40-S49	Injuries to the shoulder and upper arm	8.8
S50-S59	Injuries to the elbow and forearm	3.3
S60-S69	Injuries to the wrist and hand	1.6
S70-S79	Injuries to the hip and thigh	23.1
S80-S89	Injuries to the knee and lower leg	8.5
S90-S99	Injuries to the ankle and foot	5.6
S12	Fracture of neck	21.2
S32	Fracture of lumbar spine and pelvis	18.9
S87	Crushing injury of lower leg	6.2
S88	Traumatic amputation of lower leg	35.9
T02	Fractures involving multiple body regions	14
T27	Burn or corrosion of respiratory tract	8.9
V03	Pedestrian injured in collistion with car, pick up truck or van	8.3
V04	Pedestrian injured in collistion with heavy transport vehicle or bus	10.2
V43	Car occupant injured in collision with car, pick up truck or van	5.6
V44	Car occupant injured in collision with heavy transport vehicle or bus	8
V83	Occupant of special vehicle mainly used in industrial premises injured in transport accident	6.2
V84	Occupant of special vehicle mainly used in agriculture injured in transport accident	4.6
V85	Occupant of special contruction vehicle injured in transport accident	6.6
V86	Occupant of special all terrain motor vehicle designed primarily for off road use injured in transport accident	3.7
W01	Fall on same level from slipping, tripping and stumbling	11.6
W10	Fall on and from stairs and steps	7.9
W11	Fall on or from ladder	6.7
W12	Fall on and from scaffolding	6.6
W27	Contact with non powered hand tool	1.7
W29	Contact with powered hand tools	1.5
W30	Contact with agricultural machinery	3.6
W44	Foreign body entering into or through eye or natual orifice	1.2
W45	Foreign body or object entering through skin	1.5
W81	Confined or trapped in low oxygen environment	1.5
W85	Exposure to electric transmission lines	7.3
W86	Exposure to other specified electric current	1.8
W87	Exposure to unspecified electric current	1.9
X00	Exposure to uncontrolled fire in building or structure	5.7
X01	Exposure to uncontrolled fire	5.4
X02	Exposure to controlled fire in building or structure	9.7
X03	Exposure to controlled fire	3.5
X04	Exposure to ignition of highly flammable material	4.7

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AVERAGE WAGE COSTS (Year 2002)

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Employment Sector	Weekly (£)			Daily (£)			Hourly (£)
	Total	Men	Women	Total	Men	Women	Total	Men	Women
All industries and services	464.7	513.8	383.4	92.94	102.76	76.68	11.73	12.59	10.22
Agriculture, hunting and forestry	330.3	340.8	278.3	66.06	68.16	55.66	7.02	7.04	6.88
Mining and quarrying	619.3	635.9		123.86	127.18		14.41	14.56
Manufacturing industries	455.8	484.1	351.8	91.16	96.82	70.36	11.08	11.61	9.06
Electricity, gas and water supply	530.7	576.6	392.8	106.14	115.32	78.56	13.19	14.13	10.36
Construction	468.2	481.7	358.5	93.64	96.34	71.7	10.71	10.86	9.43
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and personal and household goods	403.3	450.6	312.6	80.66	90.12	62.52	9.89	10.8	8.09
Hotels and restaurants	299	330.7	257.2	59.8	66.14	51.44	7.28	7.87	6.48
Transport, storage and communication	445.2	459.9	391.7	89.04	91.98	78.34	10.43	10.55	10
Financial intermediation	640.1	820.5	447.1	128.02	164.1	89.42	17.7	22.67	12.34
Real estate, renting and business activities	547.4	618.7	423.6	109.48	123.74	84.72	13.88	15.34	11.24
Public administration and defence, compulsory social services	442	489.6	372.7	88.4	97.92	74.54	11.63	12.66	10.07
Education	454	496.8	422	90.8	99.36	84.4	12.74	13.57	12.11
Health and social work	423.3	535.6	379	84.66	107.12	75.8	10.76	13.22	9.78
Other community, social and personal service activities	457	518.3	371.3	91.4	103.66	74.26	11.27	12.39	9.73

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AVERAGE WAGE COSTS (Year 2002)

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Employment Sector	Weekly (£)			Daily (£)			Hourly (£)
	Total	Men	Women	Total	Men	Women	Total	Men	Women
All industries and services	464.7	513.8	383.4	92.94	102.76	76.68	11.73	12.59	10.22
Agriculture, hunting and forestry	330.3	340.8	278.3	66.06	68.16	55.66	7.02	7.04	6.88
Mining and quarrying	619.3	635.9		123.86	127.18		14.41	14.56
Manufacturing industries	455.8	484.1	351.8	91.16	96.82	70.36	11.08	11.61	9.06
Electricity, gas and water supply	530.7	576.6	392.8	106.14	115.32	78.56	13.19	14.13	10.36
Construction	468.2	481.7	358.5	93.64	96.34	71.7	10.71	10.86	9.43
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and personal and household goods	403.3	450.6	312.6	80.66	90.12	62.52	9.89	10.8	8.09
Hotels and restaurants	299	330.7	257.2	59.8	66.14	51.44	7.28	7.87	6.48
Transport, storage and communication	445.2	459.9	391.7	89.04	91.98	78.34	10.43	10.55	10
Financial intermediation	640.1	820.5	447.1	128.02	164.1	89.42	17.7	22.67	12.34
Real estate, renting and business activities	547.4	618.7	423.6	109.48	123.74	84.72	13.88	15.34	11.24
Public administration and defence, compulsory social services	442	489.6	372.7	88.4	97.92	74.54	11.63	12.66	10.07
Education	454	496.8	422	90.8	99.36	84.4	12.74	13.57	12.11
Health and social work	423.3	535.6	379	84.66	107.12	75.8	10.76	13.22	9.78
Other community, social and personal service activities	457	518.3	371.3	91.4	103.66	74.26	11.27	12.39	9.73

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Estimated costs of replacing staff who leave - cost per worker

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Occupational classification	Cost per worker (£)
Managers	5699
Professionals	5408
Associate professionals	4358
Clerical & secretarial	2096
Craft and related	2126
Sales	4102
Plant and other machine operatives	1663
Other (mainly unskilled)	1302
Average	3462

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Average fines for prosecutions for health and safety offences

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Industrial sector	Average fine in 2001/02p (£)
Agriculture, hunting, forestry and fishing	2072
Extractive & utility supply industries	17550
Manufacturing industries	9083
Construction	5420
Service industries	5277
All industries (HSE enforced)	5924
Local authority enforced	3903

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Salary costs:

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o for Injuries

average days off for different industries

average days off by occupation

average stay in hospital

o for Illness

average days off for different industries

average days off by occupation

average days off type of illness

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Salary costs:

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Average wage costs (Year 2002) tables.