STAFF at gas firm Transco has raised more than £95,000 for charity in its bid to improve safety at work.

The company donates £5,000 to Mencap, the learning disability charity, for every month in which the it does not have an accident at work.

There were 19 incidents at work in 2001 compared with 32 in 2000. Across the country, £1.5m was raised for Mencap.