The Health and Safety Executive is taking action....

In response to the situation, the HSE is making slips and trips a priority. The target is to reduce fatal and major incidents by 10% and all injuries from slips and falls by 20% in 2010.

With its budget of £2 million, the health and safety commission slip and trip programme will, "use all available levers to achieve a culture change in the way industry views health and safety in these areas".

This means ensuring, via inspections, that employers assess risks and take remedial action.

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The financial and human cost of slips and trips is rising. Here are some alarming facts about slips and trips:

Thet are the most common cause of injuries in UK workplaces - accounting for over 37% of all major injuries.

They cause over 8,500 major injuries each year

A slip or trip accident occurs every three minutes

Slips and trips cost employers £512 million per year

(Source: HSE Statistics; www.hse.gov.uk)