More than 4,000 Skanska UK employees are currently taking part in the world's largest health and safety week which began on Monday 22nd October.

Although the construction industry only employs 5% of the total UK workforce, it causes 27% of all fatal injuries and 9% of reported major injuries, according to the Health and Safety Executive (HSE).

To help reduce accidents and incidences, Skanska is holding the global safety week to ensure each and every employee, sub-contractor and members of its supply chain continue to return home unharmed and safe each day.

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Throughout the week, activities are taking place that are dedicated to encouraging people to take responsibility for their own safety and those around them and to speak up when they see things that are not right.

Dylan Roberts, Director of Health and Safety at Skanska, said: "Over the last two years, we have made significant progress in creating an injury-free environment. To make even more progress, it is vital that individuals at all levels can speak freely if they think something is wrong.

"By dedicating a week to health and safety we are not only raising our levels of awareness, we are asking our employees to question what they do each day to eliminate complacency which will help to avoid accidents both in the in the workplace and at home."

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