{"id":932,"date":"2013-10-30T12:15:47","date_gmt":"2013-10-30T12:15:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.adjacentgovernment.co.uk\/dev\/?p=932"},"modified":"2018-08-15T15:46:31","modified_gmt":"2018-08-15T14:46:31","slug":"drop-workplace-injuries","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/health-safety-news\/drop-workplace-injuries\/932\/","title":{"rendered":"Drop in workplace major injuries"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Figures published today by the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.hse.gov.uk\/\">Heath and Safety Executive<\/a> show an 11 per cent drop in major injuries for 2012\/13 compared to 2011\/12.<\/p>\n<p>The provisional statistics published by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) show that in Britain between April 2012 and March 2013:<\/p>\n<ul style=\"list-style-type: circle;\">\n<li>19,707\u00a0major injuries such as amputations, fractures and burns, to employees were reported (a rate of\u00a078.5\u00a0injuries per 100,000 employees) \u2013 compared with\u00a022,094 in 2011\/12 (a rate of 88.5 per 100,000 employees);<\/li>\n<li>148\u00a0workers fatally injured \u2013 down from\u00a0171 the previous year. The average for the past five years was\u00a0181 worker deaths per year;<\/li>\n<li>Workplace injuries and ill-health (excluding work related cancer) cost society an estimated \u00a313.\u00a08\u00a0billion in 2010\/11 compared with \u00a316.3 billion\u00a0in 2006\/07 (both in 2011 prices).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Chair of HSE, Judith Hackitt said:<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis year\u2019s figures demonstrate that\u00a0Britain\u00a0continues to be improve its health and safety performance, with important\u00a0falls in the number of\u00a0workers fatally injured and the number of employees suffering major injuries.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBut we still see too many deaths and injuries occur in the work place many of which could have been prevented through simple safety\u00a0measures.\u00a0\u00a0Getting this right\u00a0is the key to ensuring that everyone can make it home safely\u00a0at the end of their working day.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAs the economy grows,\u00a0new and inexperienced additions to the workforce\u00a0 can increase in the risk of\u00a0injuries\u00a0to workers.\u00a0We\u2019re committed to\u00a0helping employers understand that health and safety is about\u00a0sensibly and proportionately\u00a0managing risks and ensuring people understand the risks involved\u00a0not creating\u00a0unnecessary paperwork.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>There has also been little change in the industries in which workers are most likely to be injured by their jobs \u2013 with construction (156.0 major injuries per 100 000 employees) agriculture (239.4 major injuries per 100 000 employees) and waste and recycling (369.8 major injuries per 100 000 employees) among the higher risk sectors.<\/p>\n<p>The full statistics, including comparisons to previous years, are available online<strong> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.hse.gov.uk\/statistics\/index.htm\">here<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.hse.gov.uk\/statistics\/index.htm\"><br \/>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"mk-custom-module-container\">\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Figures published today by the Heath and Safety Executive show an 11 per cent drop in major injuries for 2012\/13 compared to 2011\/12. 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