United Kingdoms Most Dangerous Jobs part 1

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Many of us occupy jobs that offer no risk other than falling over or spilling hot tea into our laps. For some people accident compensation claims are a way to ensure an employer improves their health and safety policy so that others do not fall foul of the same plight. Yet many people in the UK do jobs that can be highly dangerous and often have a high fatality rate. Many people take health and safety in the workplace for granted yet many others do not have the luxury of health and safety's rules and regulations to make their working environment a safer place to be.

Each year in the UK over 250,000 people injure themselves in the workplace and an estimated 240 of those accidents will prove to be fatal. Yearly figures indicate that approximately 6,000 of those deaths are caused by cancer which was brought on by exposure to asbestos, which has more of a long term effect on the health.

So what other jobs is there in the UK that can be fatal to those who undertake such a life threatening career? Here we highlight a few of the most dangerous jobs and the risks that these brave individuals undertake in order to gain a wage.

Fishermen

First on our list is the job of the fisherman or sea merchant. Many people in the UK using fishing as their hobbies and is often thought of as a relaxing sport to partake in. Yet fishing on a larger scale offers risks that are not even considered when sitting on a bank waiting for a bite. Having to brave all elements to get their quota this job is highly dangerous. The statistics indicate that fisherman are 50 times more likely to be killed compared to those in other jobs.

It is believed that 103 per 100,000 fisherman die whilst working, yet compared to the figures in 1885 which show that 1 in 63 died each year whilst working out at sea.

Bomb Disposal Expert

The job of a bomb disposal expert has a high fatality rate as this is a job dealing directly with devices that have been designed and built to kill people. If that wasn't enough you also have to consider that these devices are situated in countries and locations that position a sniper to shoot you given half the chance.

Construction Workers

between 2006 and 2007 there were 77 fatal injuries to construction workers which scale up to be around 3.7 workers per 100,000. This is due to the high risk high demand for the job. As the Olympics for 2012 approach then we may even see this figure rise.

Steeplejacks and scaffolders are at the greatest risk. The majority of deaths are from falling from heights. It seems that this can be dangerous no matter how much experience you have as each job is on unfamiliar territory.

Many people never suffers life changing accidents at work yet many people still suffer from them. You may be titles to compensation by making a Personal Injury Claim from accidents caused in the workplace. Be careful when undertaking any work related take as it is important that you keep your self at risk as much as possible.

About the Author

This article was written by Tom Sangers on behalf of Claims for you who offer no win no fee compensation claims and other Accident Claims.

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