Act Celebrates 35th Birthday

The Health and Safety at Work etc Act was introduced on 1st October 1974, a year in which 651 people were killed in work related incidents.

The number of employees being killed or injured at work is at its lowest level since the inception of the modern health and safety system 35 years ago.

Since the legislation was introduced, there has been steady decline in work related deaths but HSE officials say that people are still dying as a result of preventable accidents at work.

Last year, statistics from the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) showed 180 people died as a result of work based activity.

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1st Oct 2009

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