Did you know it is National Men's Health Week??
It is National Men’s Health Week during 14 – 20 June 2010. We shouldn’t always assume what the key health and safety risks are for
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Quick facts:
• Men are more likely to have work related accidents (4 days or more) than women;
• Men suffer the great majority of fatal or major non-fatal injuries at work;
• It is estimated that just under 6,500 deaths (about 8%) and just over 10,000 new cases (about 6%) of cancer in males each year can be attributed to exposures encountered at work;
• In agriculture, an industry with a predominantly male workforce, older farmers generally have more experience than their younger counterparts but can be at a greater risk of fatal or serious injury, especially from live stock;
• Although musculoskeletal disorders are the most reported work related health complaint among men and women in Europe, men experience different disorders to women;
• Young men age 16 - 24 have a substantially higher risk of all workplace injury than older male workers;
• Male workers who make up the majority of Britain’s construction industry have a high incidence of occupational ill health, including: back pain, skin and breathing problems, noise and stress
• Research shows that men are less likely than women to talk about and seek medical help for ill health.
For further diversity information, please visit;
http://www.hse.gov.uk/diversity/gender.htm
Source: www.hse.gov.uk
