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HSE: The UK is one of the safest places to work in Europe.

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The HSE has today released its annual workplace fatalities report showingย statistics that again confirm the UK to be one of the safest places to work in Europe.

Provisional annual data released by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) reveals 142 workers were fatally injured at work between April 2014 and March 2015 (a rate of 0.46 fatalities per 100,000 workers).

This compares to last yearโ€™s all-time low of 136 (0.45 fatalities per 100,000 workers). Fatal injuries at work are thankfully rare events and as a consequence, the annual figures are subject to chance variation.

The statistics again confirm the UK to be one of the safest places to work in Europe, having one of the lowest rates of fatal injuries to workers in leading industrial nations.

However, HSEโ€™s Chair points out that every death is a tragedy. Judith Hackitt said: โ€œIt is disappointing last yearโ€™s performance on fatal injuries has not been matched, but the trend continues to be one of improvement. Our systems and our framework remain strong as demonstrated by our performance in comparison to other countries.

โ€œEvery fatality is a tragic event and our commitment to preventing loss of life in the workplace remains unaltered.ย  All workplace fatalities drive HSE to develop even more effective interventions to reduce death, injury and ill health.โ€

The new figures show the rate of fatal injuries in several key industrial sectors:

  • 35 fatal injuries to construction workers were recorded โ€“ a rate of 1.62 deaths per 100,000 workers, compared to an average of 45 deaths in the past five years and a decrease from the 44 deaths recorded in 2013/14.
  • 33 fatal injuries to agricultural workers were recorded โ€“ a rate 9.12 deaths per 100,000 workers, the same as the average of 33 deaths in the past five years and an increase from the 27 deaths recorded in 2013/14.
  • Five fatal injuries to waste and recycling workers were recorded โ€“ a rate of 4.31 deaths per 100,000 workers, compared to an average of six deaths in the past five years and an increase from the four deaths recorded in 2013/14.

 

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