http://www.hse.gov.uk/temperature/<\/a>). This includes how to undertake a thermal comfort assessment and measures that can be taken to improve thermal comfort.<\/p>"}
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In Great Britain, the Equality Act 2010 defines disability as \u201ca physical or mental impairment which has a substantial and long-term adverse effect on a person\u2019s ability to carry out normal day-today activities\u201d. Where an employee/applicant or service-user has a condition that fits the definition of a disability, they are protected under the 2010 Act. Employers and service-providers are therefore required to make reasonable adjustments available in order to ensure that disabled people are not placed at a substantial disadvantage compared to those who do not have a disability.<\/p>
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It is for the courts to decide, on a case-by-case basis, whether there has been disability discrimination where a reasonable adjustment has not been made available.<\/p>
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For those who need additional support over and above that which is a reasonable adjustment, Access to Work can help. Access to Work provides practical and financial support with the additional costs faced by individuals whose health or disability affects the way they do their job. Access to Work continues to support over 36,000 people per year take up or retain employment.<\/p>
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Disability Confident, on which this Department leads, was launched by the then Prime Minister in July 2013 to challenge perceptions, engage employers and promote good practice.<\/p>
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Disability Confident is about creating a movement for change - getting employers to think differently about disability and to take action to improve how they attract, recruit and retain disabled workers.<\/p>"}
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The Government is committed to improving the life chances of disabled people and has made a commitment to halve the employment gap between disabled and non-disabled people.<\/p>
The Government is working with employers through Disability Confident to challenge attitudes towards disability and ensure that disabled people have the opportunities to fulfil their potential and realise their aspirations. Since 2013 the number of disabled people in work has increased by almost half a million (493,000). Nearly 3.4 million disabled people are now in employment.<\/p>
Access to Work provides practical and financial support with the additional costs faced by individuals whose heath or disability affects the way they do their job. 36,470 individuals were helped by Access to Work in the 2015/16 including record numbers of people with learning disabilities, mental health conditions and young people. Last year\u2019s Spending review announced a real-terms increase in funding for access to work starting in 16/17 to enable the scheme to help a further 25,000 people by the end of the parliament.<\/p>
Work Choice is a voluntary contracted specialist disability employment programme introduced in 2010 and helps people with disabilities whose needs cannot be met through other employment programmes, Access to Work or workplace adjustments. It provides individually tailored support (e.g. job search skills, basic training, and work placements) for disabled people who face the most complex employment barriers to find and stay in work.<\/p>
Later this year, we will produce a Green Paper exploring a range of options to close the disability employment gap and transform the lives and prospects of disabled people, and conduct a consultation which will reach out to disabled people and their representative organisations.<\/p>"}
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Where parents of disabled children would like to go out to work, DWP wants to make it easier for them to do so. Jobcentre Plus Work Coaches provide personalised support, tailored to meet the needs and requirements of the claimant, helping them to find work that fits with their individual circumstances. Work Coaches will also endeavour to support the claimant to overcome barriers that might make finding a job more difficult and will work with the individual to identify the most appropriate help available.<\/p>
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Under Universal Credit, extra financial support is available to parents for each dependent child who is disabled. Universal Credit also provides working parents with help with childcare costs. In April 2016, we extended this support to cover up to 85% of the eligible costs of childcare.<\/p>
<\/p>
Parents of disabled children also receive help with childcare through the free childcare entitlements. All three and four year olds are entitled to 15 hours of free childcare per week, and we are extending this free entitlement to 30 hours per week for working parents of three and four year olds. In addition, two year olds are entitled to 15 hours of free childcare if they have a current statement of special educational need or an education, health and care plan, or receive Disability Living Allowance.<\/p>
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The Department for Education is consulting on additional funding for children with special education needs and disabilities as part of its consultation on early years funding which closes on 22 September 2016.<\/p>
<\/p>
Working parents of disabled children will also benefit from extra support under Tax-Free Childcare which will be introduced from early 2017. This will provide Government support with childcare costs of up to £4,000 per year for a disabled child up to the age of 17.<\/p>"}
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The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) operational data is derived from reports made under duties contained in the Reporting of Injuries and Dangerous Occurrences Regulations 2013 (RIDDOR) (and earlier versions). It is as follows:<\/p>
<\/strong><\/p>Year<\/strong><\/p><\/td>No. of reported injuries in underground mines in Great Britain* **<\/strong><\/p><\/td><\/tr>1 April 2011 \u2013 31 March 2012<\/strong><\/p><\/td>204<\/strong><\/p><\/td><\/tr>1 April 2012 \u2013 31 March 2013<\/strong><\/p><\/td>146<\/strong><\/p><\/td><\/tr>1 April 2013 \u2013 31 March 2014<\/strong><\/p><\/td>114<\/strong><\/p><\/td><\/tr>1 April 2014 \u2013 31 March 2015<\/strong><\/p><\/td>75<\/strong><\/p><\/td><\/tr>1 April 2015 \u2013 31 March 2016<\/strong><\/p><\/td>52<\/strong><\/p><\/td><\/tr>1 April 2016 \u2013 31 August 2016<\/strong><\/p><\/td>21<\/strong><\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table> <\/p> *<\/strong> A key change to RIDDOR occurred in April 2012, ie the threshold for reporting of those injuries to workers which result in the person being incapacitated for more than three days changed to over seven days.<\/p> <\/p> ** It should be noted that the reducing trend is, in part, due to the reduction in the number of large working mines in recent years.<\/p>"}
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