Latest HSE Statistics YTD 15 Sep
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2014
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2015
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Workplace fatalities |
4 |
1 |
Non-work related fatalities |
3 |
3 |
Non-accidental deaths (NADs) |
10 |
10 |
Lost Time Injuries (LTIs) |
44 |
36 |
All injuries (excluding first aid cases) |
125 |
120 |
Motor Vehicle Incidents (MVIs) |
76 |
69 |
Roll over - MVIs |
18 |
18 |
Serious MVIs |
20 |
22 |
Lost Time Injury Frequency (LTIF) |
0.34 |
0.28 |
Life Saving Rules Violations YTD 15 Sep
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Journey management
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24
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Speeding/GSM
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4
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Seatbelts
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22
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Overriding safety device
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0
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Working at heights
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1
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Permit
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3
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Confined space
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0
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Lock out tag out
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2
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Drugs and alcohol
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0
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Gas testing
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0
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Smoking
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0
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Suspended Load
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0
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Vehicle Class A/B Defect YTD 15 Sep
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HSE TIP
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Antibiotics are important medications that really help when we need them. However, taking antibiotics when they're not needed can be harmful.
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Important News
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The discovery of antibiotics in 1928 made a big impact on human history. It led to a cure for many bacterial infections. Today many different types of antibiotics are available and they are important to fight several bacterial infections by either destroying or slowing down the growth of micro-organisms (bacteria). Antibiotics can be life savers, but misuse is very common and has resulted in an increase in the number of drug-resistant bacteria and thus the development of superbugs. Bacteria are said to be resistant to a drug when they undergo change in some way that either protects ithem from the action of antibiotics or
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gives them the ability to neutralize their effect. Misuse and overuse are the main contributors to antibiotic resistance. Misuse of antibiotics may even hurt you more, as an antibiotic still attacks resident microbes in your body, upsetting the balance. It can impact your health making you vulnerable to other opportunistic infections besides risking the side effects of antibiotics like nausea, diarrhoea and allergies, as well as making them less effective in their future use. Antibiotics are not needed to treat infections such as common colds, sore throats, flu, bronchitis and most diarrheal diseases as the main cause of these conditions are usually viruses.
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What You Need to Know
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Antibiotic misuse:
Often prescribed when they are not needed, continued when they are no longer necessary, given at wrong doses, a broad spectrum antibiotics is used to treat very susceptible bacteria and the wrong antibiotic is given to treat an infection.
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Remember:
Most common infections do not need antibiotics-they get better with symptomatic care and the body takes care of the rest. If your doctor decides you need an antibiotic, make sure you take it exactly as prescribed. Regular hand washing will prevent the spread of bacteria. Make sure your young children are up to date with their childhood immunisations.
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Antibiotics and diabetes:
Recent studies have indicated that frequent and long-term use of antibiotics may predispose some to chronic medical conditions, including diabetes and obesity.
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