132,000 ill staff.AROUND 132,000 people in Wales Wales, Welsh Cymru, western peninsula and political division (principality) of Great Britain (1991 pop. 2,798,200), 8,016 sq mi (20,761 sq km), west of England; politically united with England since 1536. The capital is Cardiff. suffered from an illnesswhichthey believedwas caused by or made worse by their current or past work in 2006/07, Health and Safety Commission figures show. Two and a half million working days were lost last year in Wales due to workplace injury and work-related ill health, an average annual loss of 2.2 days per worker. Figures also reveal the Health & Safety Executive in Wales prosecuted 62 offences, with 52 convictions. The average fine per conviction was pounds 31,213, considerably higher than elsewhere due toCorusUK's pounds 1.33mfine last December for an incident in South Wales South Wales south n → sud m du Pays de Galles . |
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