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(2006), "HSC/E publishes health and safety statistics for 2004/2005", Structural Survey, Vol. 24 No. 1. https://doi.org/10.1108/ss.2006.11024aab.008
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:Emerald Group Publishing Limited
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HSC/E publishes health and safety statistics for 2004/2005
HSC/E publishes health and safety statistics for 2004/2005
Keywords: Health and safety, Statistics
The Health and Safety Commission (HSC) has published the latest statistics on workplace injury and work-related ill-health in Great Britain. Health and Safety Statistics 2004/2005 presents the top-level statistics, including reports on progress against the targets set in the Revitalising Health and Safety strategy. More detailed data and commentary are available on the HSE web site at www.hse.gov.uk/statistics. The document itself is at www.hse.gov.uk/statistics/overall/hssh0405.pdf For workplace injuries, the new figures include 2004/05 data on non-fatal injuries reported by employers and others under RIDDOR (the Reporting of Injuries, Diseases and Dangerous Occurrences Regulations), supplemented by self-reported injury statistics from the Labour Force Survey. The headline figures in this year’s report are: there was a reduction of 7 per cent in fatal injuries to workers in 2004/2005, 220 compared to 236 in the previous year. Half occurred in the two industries of construction (71) and agriculture, forestry and fishing (42). The number of reported major injuries to employees was down 2.2 per cent to 30,213, on the previous year. Over a third of all reported major injuries were caused by slipping or tripping. The number of reported over-three-day injuries fell by 8 per cent in 2004/2005 to 120,346 of which 40 per cent were caused by handling, lifting and carrying. An estimated two million people suffered ill health that they believe was caused by a work related activity. This represents a reduction from 2.2 million in 2001/2002. Stress and musculoskeletal disorders account for around two-thirds of occupational ill health. Since 2000/2002 the number of working days lost has shown a statistically significant reduction, from 1.8 days lost per worker to 1.5 in 2004/2005. The estimated number of working days lost in 2004/2005 was 35.4 million. Around 80 per cent of this figure is due to work related ill health.