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Health and Safety Statistics 2000/01 wfeeaSaeneeeSewsesnen ee eenenvsskeeeenseeueeSennneeuenweseeeenenea nenneeennne enesneeeeeeeeeneee neseenneeeeaee eese HSC’S MISSION STATEMENT SRomositincmnstelmaly <mne) people’s health and safety from work activities are properly controlled MOUNT = += — Health & Safety Commission Health and Safety WELLCuirr LIPRAWS Statistics 2000/01 Anpep wem a iamoen na A Ny HSE BOOKS « .STatviSTiCs HE national © Crown copyright 2001 Applications for reproduction should be made in writing to: Copyright Unit, Her Majesty’s Stationery Office, St Clements House, 2-16 Colegate, Norwich NR3 1BQ First published 2001 ISBN 0 7176 2110 3 All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means (electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording or otherwise) without the prior written permission of the copyright owner. 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CONTENTS List of tables vi List of figures xi Health and safety statistics history xii Feedback xii Part1: Statistics of workplace injury, gas safety, dangerous occurrences and enforcement action 1 Introduction 1 Summary 2 Great Britain 2 Fatal injuries 2 Non-fatal injuries 2 Injuries in Wales and Scotland 3 Characteristics of the worker or job 3 Other reportable incidents 3 Enforcement by HSE 4 Summary of the latest numbers of fatalities and injuries 2000/01 compared with 1999/2000 4 Fatal injuries 2000/01 4 Non-fatal injuries 2000/01 5 Fatal injuries to workers 1991/92 - 2000/01 6 Non-fatal injuries to workers 1990 - 1999/2000 8 Total levels of workplace injury 9 Reporting of non-fatal injuries by industry 9 Reporting and types of injury 10 Trends in non-fatal injuries 1] Revitalising health and safety 14 Fatal and non-fatal major injury 14 Days lost due to injury 15 Kinds of accident 15 Fatal injuries 16 Non-fatal major injuries 17 Over-3-day injuries 18 Type of injury 20 Fatal injuries 20 Non-fatal major injuries 20 Over-3-day injuries 21 Site on body of injury 22 Fatal injuries 22 Non-fatal major injuries 22 Over-3-day injuries 23 Industries with the highest risk of injury 23 Fatal injuries 23 Non-fatal major injuries 24 Agriculture 25 Fatal injuries 26 Non-fatal major injuries 28 Over-3-day injuries 29 Extractive utility supply industry 30 Fatal injuries 31 Non-fatal major injuries 32 Over-3 day injuries 34 Manufacturing 35 Fatal injuries 36 Non-fatal major injuries 38 Over-3-day injuries 39 Construction 41 Fatal injuries 42 Non-fatal major injuries 43 Over-3-day injuries 45 Services 46 Fatal injuries 47 Non-fatal major injuries 49 Over-3-day injuries 50 Health services 51 Fatal injuries 52 Non-fatal major injuries 53 Over-3-day injuries 54 Types of worker and rates of injury 55 Men and women 55 Employees in age bands 57 Fatal injuries 57 Reportable non-fatal injuries 58 Men 58 Women 58 All workplace injuries derived from the Labour Force Survey 60 Part-time workers 61 Workers new to their employment (job tenure) 62 Temporary jobs 62 Injuries to workers in Scotland and Wales 62 Fatal injuries 63 Non-fatal major injuries 64 Over-3-day injuries 65 Comparisons with Great Britain 65 Gas safety statistics 66 Fatalities resulting from incidents 67 Non-fatal injuries resulting from incidents 67 Dangerous occurrences 68 Enforcement action statistics 69 Enforcement notices 69 Notices issued by all enforcing authorities 69 Notices issued by HSE 70 Notices issued by local authorities 72 Notices issued by all enforcing authorities in England, Scotland and Wales 72 Prosecutions 73 Prosecutions by HSE 73 Prosecutions by local authorities 75 Prosecutions by all enforcing authorities in England, Scotland and Wales 75 Technical notes and definitions 76 RIDDOR 76 Sources of injury, dangerous occurrence, and gas safety statistics 76 Injury reporting requirements of RIDDOR 95 77 Dangerous occurrences and gas incidents 78 RIDDOR 85 78 Sources of enforcement data 79 RIDDOR finalisation process 79 Employment data used to calculate injury rates 80 Labour Force Survey 81 Part 2: Occupational ill-health statistics 83 Introduction 83 Summary 83 Sources of information 83 Overall prevalence of work-related illness 85 Current incidence of work-related illness 87 Statistics for different industries 92 Statistics for England, Scotland and Wales 94 Causes and kinds of disease 96 Chemical hazards 96 Asbestos-related diseases 96 Coalworkers’ pneumoconiosis and silicosis, chronic bronchitis and emphysema 101 Occupational asthma 103 Other respiratory diseases 106 Dermatitis and other skin disorders 107 Cancers 110 Exposure to lead 111 Acute poisonings and injuries from chemicals 114 Physical hazards 116 Noise-induced deafness 116 Hand-arm vibration syndrome 118 Exposure to ionising radiation 121 Biological hazards 124 Infections 124 Musculoskeletal disorders 126 Stress-related and psychological disorders 129 Other hazards 131 Building-related sickness 131 Further information on data sources 132 Industrial Injuries Scheme (IIS) 132 Voluntary reporting of occupational diseases by specialist doctors 132 Surveys of self-reported work-related ill health (SWI90, SWI95 and SWI98/99) 134 Deaths from asbestos-related diseases 136 Deaths from other occupational lung diseases 137 Statutory reporting of occupational diseases and accidents (RIDDOR) 137 Surveillance of workers exposed to lead 138 Surveillance of workers exposed to ionising radiation 138 Annex 1: Safety and enforcement tables 139 Annex 2: Occupational health tables 187 Annex 3: Enquiry contact points 225 Annex 4: References 226 LIST OF TABLES tea Summary of final injury numbers and rates by severity and type of injured person 1999/2000 12 Summary of estimated final injury numbers and rates by severity and type of injured person 2000/01 1.3 Fatal injuries to workers 1991/92 - 2000/01ef 1.4 Rates of fatal injuries to workers 1991/92 - 2000/01ef 15 Numbers and rates of reportable non-fatal injury from the LFS, RIDDOR and reporting levels 1999/2000 1.6 Proportion of injuries to workers in Great Britain by type of injury, from Eurostat’s questions in summer 1999 LFS and RIDDOR reported injuries 1999/2000 1.7. Rates of reported non-fatal (major and over-3-day) injuries and LFS rate of reportable injury 1.8 Rates of major and over-3-day injury to employees 1996/97 - 2000/O1ef 1.9 Rates of reported fatal and major injury to workers 1996/97 - 2000/01p 1.10 Number of fatal injuries to workers by kinds of accident 1991/92 - 2000/01p 1.11 Number of major injuries to employees by kinds of accident 1991/92 - 2000/01p 1.12 Number of over-3-day injuries to employees by kinds of accident 1991/92 - 2000/01p 1.13 Percentage of fatal injuries to employees by type of injury 1996/97 - 2000/01p 1.14 Percentage of major injuries to employees by type of injury 1996/97 - 2000/01p 1.15 Percentage of over-3-day injuries to employees by type of injury 1996/97 - 2000/01p 1.16 Percentage of fatal injuries to employees by site of injury 1996/97 - 2000/01p 1.17 Percentage of major injuries to employees by site of injury 1996/97 - 2000/01p 1.18 Percentage of over-3-day injuries to employees by site of injury 1996/97 - 2000/01p 1.19 Industries with the highest rates of fatal injuries to workers, 1998/99 - 2000/01p combined 1.20 Industries with the highest rates of major injuries to employees, 1998/99 - 2000/01p combined Agriculture 1.21 Rates of fatal injury to workers, non-fatal reported injury to employees 1991/92 - 2000/Olef and rate of reportable injury from the LFS 1994/95 - 1999/2000 1.22 Number of fatal injuries to workers and members of the public 1991/92 - 2000/01ef 1.23 Percentage of fatal injuries to employees by kinds of accident 1996/97 - 2000/01p 1.24 Number of major injuries to workers and non-fatal injuries to members of the public 1991/92 - 2000/01ef 1.25 Percentage of major injuries to employees by kind of accident 1996/97 - 2000/01p 1.26 Number of over-3-day injuries to workers 1991/92 - 2000/01lef 1.27 Percentage of over-3-day injuries to employees by kind of accident 1996/97 - 2000/01p Extractive and utility supply 1.28 Rates of fatal injury to workers and non-fatal injury to employees 1991/92 - 2000/01lef 1.29. Number of fatal injuries to workers and members of the public 1991/92 - 2000/01lef 1.30 Number of fatal injuries to workers 1996/97 - 2000/01p 1.31 Number of fatal injuries to workers by kind of accident 1996/97 - 2000/01p 1.82. Number of major injuries to workers and non-fatal injuries to members of the public 1991/92 - 2000/01ef 1.33 Number of major injuries to employees 1996/97 - 2000/01p 1.34 Percentage of major injuries to employees by kind of accident 1996/97 - 2000/01p 1.35 Number of over-3-day injuries to workers 1991/92 - 2000/01ef 1.36 Number of over-3-day injuries to employees 1996/97 - 2000/01p 1.37 Percentage of over-3-day injuries to employees by kind of accident 1996/97 - 2000/01p Manufacturing 1.38 Rates of fatal injury to workers, non-fatal reported injury to employees 1991/92 - 2000/01lef and rate of reportable injury from the LFS 1994/95 - 1999/2000 1.39 Number of fatal injuries to workers and members of the public 1991/92 - 2000/01lef 1.40 Percentage of fatal injuries to workers by kind of accident 1996/97 - 2000/01p 1.41 Number of major injuries to workers and non-fatal injuries to members of the public 1991/92 - 2000/01ef 1.42 Percentage of major injuries to employees by kind of accident 1996/97 - 2000/01p 1.43 Number of over-3-day injuries to workers 1991/92 - 2000/01lef 1.44 Percentage of over-3-day injuries to employees 1996/97 - 2000/01p vi Construction 1.45 Rates of fatal injury to workers, non-fatal reported injury to employees 1991/92 - 2000/01ef and rate of reportable injury from the LFS 1994/95 - 1999/2000 1.46 Number of fatal injuries to workers and members of the public 1991/92 - 2000/01ef 1.47 Percentage of fatal injuries to workers by kind of accident 1996/97 - 2000/01p 1.48 Number of major injuries to workers and non-fatal injuries to members of the public 1991/92 - 2000/01ef 1.49 Percentage of major injuries to employees by kind of accident 1996/97 - 2000/01p 1.50 Number of over-3-day injuries to workers 1991/92 - 2000/Olef 1.51 Percentage of over-3-day injuries to employees by kind of accident 1996/97 - 2000/01p Services 1.52 Rates of fatal injury to workers, non-fatal reported injury to employees 1991/92 - 2000/0lef and rate of reportable injury from the LFS 1994/95 - 1999/2000 1.53 Number of fatal injuries to workers and members of the public 1991/92 - 2000/01lef 1.54 Percentage of fatal injuries to workers by kind of accident 1996/97 - 2000/01p 1.55 Number of major injuries to workers and non-fatal injuries to members of the public 1991/92 - 2000/01lef 1.56 Percentage of major injuries to employees by kind of accident 1996/97 - 2000/01p 1.57 Number of over-3-day injuries to workers 1991/92 - 2000/0Olef 1.58 Percentage of over-3-day injuries to employees by kind of accident 1996/97 - 2000/01p Health services 1.59 Rate of fatal and non-fatal injury to employees 1996/97 - 1999/2000 1.60 Number of fatal injuries to workers and members of the public 1996/97 - 2000/01p 1.61 Number of major injuries to workers and non-fatal injuries to members of the public 1996/97 - 2000/01p 1.62 Percentage of major injuries to employees by kind of accident 1996/97 - 2000/01p 1.63 Number of over-3-day injuries to workers 1996/97 - 2000/01p 1.64 Percentage of over-3-day injuries to employees by kind of accident 1996/97 - 2000/01p 1.65 Rates of fatal and non-fatal injury for men and women 2000/01p 1.66 Rate of fatal injury to men workers by age 1996/97 - 2000/01p 1.67 Rates of fatal injury to men workers in three grouped age bands, in industrial sectors, 1999/2000 - 2000/01p combined 1.68 Rates of injury to employees, men and women by age 2000/01p 1.69 Rate of all workplace injury by usual weekly hours of work, LFS 1996/97 1.70 Rate of all workplace injury by job tenure with employer 1.71 Number and rate of fatal injuries to employees in Scotland and Wales 1996/97 - 2000/01p 72 Number and rate of major injuries to employees in Scotland and Wales 1998/99 - 2000/01p 1.73 Number and rate of over-3-day injuries to employees in Scotland and Wales 1998/99 - 2000/01p 1.74 Number and percentage of dangerous occurrences reported to HSE 1998/99 - 2000/01p aid Number of improvement and prohibition notices issued by all authorities (HSE and local authorities) by country 1997/98 - 1999/2000 1.76 Number of informations laid by country, and corresponding convictions, HSE and local authorities 1996/97 - 1999/2000 Ui Average fine in pounds per penalty, by country, HSE and local authorities 1996/97 - 1999/2000 1.78 Injury reports received by HSE and local authorities 1999/2000 - 2000/01p pE R Injuries by severity of injury 1991/92 - 2000/0lef (includes injuries to employees, self - employed and members of the public) Al.la Injuries in Great Britain by industry and severity of injury 2000/01p Al.1b Injuries in Great Britain by industry and severity of injury 1999/2000 Al.2 Fatal injuries reported to all enforcing authorities by industry 1996/97 - 2000/01p Al.3 Non-fatal injuries reported to all enforcing authorities by industry 1996/97 - 2000/01p Al.4 Over-3-day injuries reported to all enforcing authorities by industry 1996/97 - 2000/01p vii Al.5 Non-fatal injuries to members of the public reported to all enforcing authorities by industry 1996/97 - 2000/01p Al1.6 Fatal injuries reported to all enforcing authorities for employees in Scotland and Wales by industry 1998/99 - 2000/01p Al.7 Non-fatal major injuries reported to all enforcing authorities for employees in Scotland and Wales by industry 1998/99 - 2000/01p Al1.8 Over-3-day injuries reported to all enforcing authorities for employees in Scotland and Wales by industry 1998/99 - 2000/01p A1.9 Injuries to employees by kind of accident and severity of injury 1996/97 - 2000/01p A1.10 Fatal injuries to employees, self-employed and workers by kind of accident 1996/97 - 2000/01p A1.11 Injuries to employees by kind of accident, severity of injury and industry 1999/2000 A1.12 Injuries to employees by kind of accident, severity of injury and industry 2000/01p A1.13 Fatal injuries to employees, self-employed and workers by kind of accident and industry 1999/2000 A1.14 Fatal injuries to employees, self-employed and workers by kind of accident and industry mite: A1.15 Injuries to employees by nature and severity of injury 1999/2000 - 2000/01p A1.16 Injuries to employees by site and severity of injury 1999/2000 - 2000/01p A1.17 Injuries to male employees by age of injured person and severity of injury 1996/97 - 2000/01p A1.18 Injuries to female employees by age of injured person and severity of injury 1996/97 - 2000/01p A1.19 Injuries to members of the public by age of injured person and severity of injury 1996/97 - 2000/01p A1.20 Dangerous occurrences 1996/97 - 2000/01p A1.21 Incidents relating to the supply and use of flammable gas 1996/97 - 2000/01p A1.22a Enforcement notices issued in Great Britain by all enforcing authorities by type of notice 1996/97 - 2000/01p A1.22b Enforcement notices issued in England by all enforcing authorities by type of notice 1996/97 - 2000/01p A1.22c Enforcement notices issued in Scotland by all enforcing authorities by type of notice 1996/97 - 2000/01p A1.22d Enforcement notices issued in Wales by all enforcing authorities by type of notice 1996/97 - 2000/01p A1.23 Enforcement notices issued by HSE by industrial sector and type of notice 1996/97 - 2000/01p A1.24 Enforcement notices issued by HSE under specific regulations by type of notice 2000/01p A1.25a Proceedings instituted in Great Britain by enforcing authorities by result 1996/97 - 2000/01p A1.25b Proceedings instituted in England by enforcing authorities by result 1996/97 - 2000/01p A1.25c Proceedings instituted in Scotland by enforcing authorities by result 1996/97 - 2000/01p A1.25d Proceedings instituted in Wales by enforcing authorities by result 1996/97 - 2000/01p A1.26 Proceedings instituted by HSE by result and by industrial sector 1996/97 - 2000/01p A1.27 Proceedings instituted by HSE under specific regulations by result 2000/01p A2.1 Prescribed industrial diseases: lung diseases in England, Wales and Scotland by disease A2.2 Prescribed industrial diseases: non-lung diseases in England, Wales, and Scotland by disease A2.3 Prescribed industrial diseases other than lung diseases: new cases of assessed disablement by disease A2.4 Prescribed industrial diseases other than lung diseases: new cases of assessed disablement by award status A2.5 Prescribed industrial diseases of the lungs: new cases of assessed disablement by disease A2.6 Pneumoconiosis under Industrial Injuries and PBMDB schemes: new cases assessed by industry to which the disease was attributed A2.7 Pneumoconiosis: new Industrial Injuries Scheme cases by agent, age and percentage disablement 1997-2000 A2.8 Occupational asthma: new cases of assessed disablement, by causative agent A2.9 Occupational asthma: new cases of assessed disablement, by percentage disability A2.10 Prescribed diseases: average rates of new assessments in 1999-2000 per 100 000 employees in each industry A2.11 Cases of occupational disease reported under RIDDOR A2.12 Estimated number of cases of work-related and occupational respiratory disease reported by chest and occupational physicians to SWORD/OPRA by sex and diagnostic category viii