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Pressure on to tackle stress as business loses out

HSE — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 15:20:28 +0000

HSE is supporting National Stress Awareness Day as statistics reveal more than 11 million working days were lost to work related stress last year.

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Statistics - big improvements in Britain’s record

HSE — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 10:16:34 +0000

Britain became a healthier and safer place to work last year, according to figures released today by HSE.

Statistics show there has been a significant reduction in the numbers of people killed, injured or suffering work related ill-health from April 2008 to March 2009.

Statistics press release

Health and safety statistics 2008/09

HSE — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 10:16:04 +0000

The latest statistics on work-related health and safety - work-related ill-health, injuries, dangerous occurrences, enforcement and gas safety - in Great Britain for 2008/09.

Health and safety statistics 2008/09

Projection of mesothelioma mortality in Great Britain

HSE — Mon, 24 Aug 2009 10:00:14 +0000

There has been an increase in mesothelioma mortality in Great Britain, with 1705 deaths recorded in 2006. In 2005, a statistical model was developed based on a simple birth-cohort model, which assumes that the risk of mesothelioma depends on age and years of exposure and that an individual’s asbestos exposure depends on the year of exposure. In this report, the model has been refined and refitted using the MATLAB’s fminsearch function and the Metropolis-Hastings algorithm, a Markov Chain Monte Carlo technique.

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HSE — Wed, 12 Aug 2009 13:00:05 +0000

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Offshore safety statistics bulletin 2008/9

HSE — Wed, 05 Aug 2009 10:00:46 +0000

Latest accident statistics for the offshore industry suggest the sector is getting safer, with both the combined fatal and major injury rate and major hydrocarbon releases at their lowest since the HSE began regulating the industry.

View the offshore safety statistics bulletin 2008/09

Offshore safety incidents hit a record low

HSE — Wed, 05 Aug 2009 08:10:05 +0000

New offshore statistics suggest the sector is getting safer, with both the combined fatal and major injury rate and major hydrocarbon releases at their lowest since the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) began regulating the industry.

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North East farmers urged to stop and think as harvest season gets underway

HSE — Tue, 04 Aug 2009 09:45:11 +0000

HSE is urging all farmers to take care as harvest gets underway. In the past five years, 82 workers suffered fatal injuries between July and October, with deaths during these four months accounting for almost half of all deaths in agriculture since 2004/05.

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Inquiry - construction fatal accidents

HSE — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 13:36:46 +0000

Report and recommendations following an Inquiry into the underlying causes of construction fatal accidents was commissioned by the Secretary of State for Work & Pensions. The Inquiry arose from concern over the number of construction deaths, to examine what more could be done to tackle the underlying causes.

Construction fatal accident Inquiry

Avoidable workplace accidents claim 26 lives in Scotland

HSE — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 06:30:47 +0000

Britain’s workplace safety regulator today warned businesses in Scotland of the continued need to put safety first as new figures reveal the number of employees killed at work.

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Avoidable workplace accidents claim nine lives in North East

HSE — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 17:47:32 +0000

Britain’s workplace safety regulator today warned businesses in the North East of the continued need to put safety first as new figures reveal the number of employees killed at work.

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Fatal injuries to workers in britain at record low

HSE — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 17:37:08 +0000

The number of people killed at work in Britain has fallen to a record low, new figures from HSE reveal.

Provisional data shows that 180 workers were killed between 1 April 2008 and 31 March 2009 – a rate of 0.6 per 100,000 employees – down from 233 in 2007/08 and 17 per cent lower than the previous lowest total of 217, recorded in 2005/6.

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Fatal injury statistics

HSE — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 10:30:46 +0000

Fatal injury statistics 2008/09 are now available.

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Statistics European comparisons updated

HSE — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 06:30:45 +0000

The information on comparisons of statistics of workplace fatalities and injuries across the European Union has been updated.

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HSE announces appointment of new Chief Statistician

HSE — Mon, 18 May 2009 08:00:20 +0000

HSE has announced the appointment of its new Chief Statistician, Kate Sweeney. Kate, who is a Chartered member of the Royal Statistical Society, was appointed to the role following an open competition.

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Results - construction inspection initiative

HSE — Thu, 14 May 2009 10:00:25 +0000

Working at height remains the biggest single cause of serious and fatal injuries on construction sites - despite this, on average, approximately one in six of the sites inspected demonstrated significant failings, requiring immediate prohibition notices to be served.

Results of intensive construction inspection initiative

Accidents in the docks industry

HSE — Thu, 23 Apr 2009 06:33:50 +0000

This report on accident trends in the docks industry was produced by the HSE Transportation Section using official HSE RIDDOR statistics for Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) codes for the water transport industries.

Accidents in the docks industry [PDF 166KB]

“R.I.P, Old-Fashioned Common Sense”

HSE — Tue, 21 Apr 2009 08:14:06 +0000

HSE Deputy Chief Executive; Kevin Myers responds to article in the Daily Mail.

HSE puts the record straight

Statistics e-Bulletin

HSE — Fri, 17 Apr 2009 06:33:38 +0000

The latest edition of the statistics e-bulletin is now available, in this issue: Blood lead exposure - latest figures, quarterly release of fatal injuries April-December 2008. Ensure you recieve your copy subscribe today.

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Control of statistical surveys - cost calculator updated

HSE — Fri, 10 Apr 2009 06:45:51 +0000

The cost calculator excel file for control of statistical surveys has been updated with new rates.

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