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Topic One: An Introduction To Health & Safety in Industry
Topic One: An Introduction To Health & Safety in Industry
Topic One
Uninsured Costs
£8-36 Product and material
damage.
Plant & building damage
Tool & equipment damage.
Legal costs
Expenditure on emergency
supplies.
Clearing site
Production delays
Overtime working and
temporary labour
Investigation time.
Supervisor’s time diverted
Clerical effort.
Fines
Loss of
expertise/experience
Injuries in the UK
(1989/90 – 1998/99)
1989/90 1990/91 1991/92 1992/93 1993/94 1994/95 1995/96 1996/97 1997/98 1998/99
(a)
Fatal 681 (b) 572 473 452 403 376 344 654 667 625
Major Workers 21706 21222 18698 18053 17979 18354 17734 29320 30002 28821
Non-fatal Public 11378 9981 11009 10669 11552 12642 13234 35694 28613 23588
+3 day 167109 162888 154338 143283 137459 142218 132976 129568 135773 131191
TOTAL 220874 194663 184518 172457 167393 173590 164288 195236 195055 184225
Notes:
(a) Figures from 1996/97 are higher than previous years because of changes in accident reporting brought about by RIDDOR’95 (Reporting of Injuries,
Diseases and Dangerous Occurrences Regulation). Hence these figures cannot be compared with those of earlier years.
(b) This figure includes the 95 persons killed in the Hillsborough Stadium Disaster.
Comparison of Accident Rate
(1997/98)
Quarry Construction All Industry
Industry
Fatal 20 6 1
200 193
50
5 8 3 8 5
0
1994/95 1995/96 1996/97 1997/98 1998/99
Types of Fatal Accident (1983-1993)
Conveyors OHL
Falling Objects
Vehicles
SFS
Crusher Other
Blockages
Maintainence
Types of Fatal Accidents (1983-93)
OHL (3%) Maintenance (5%)
Contact with Overhead Electricity Lines While maintaining plant or equipment