HandS-On is a new statistics tool that allows you to view, manipulate, create and export tables from HSE’s injury and ill health data using a powerful analysis tool. It gives you direct access to HSE’s data and should save you time, as you can now access the information you need, when you need it. The [...]
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LA Prosecutions 2010/11 – Proforma now Open!
The Local Authority Unit within the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) requests details of all LA prosecutions taken between 1st April 2010 and 31st March 2011. Each year HSE gathers and collates details of health and safety prosecutions undertaken by Local Authorities. The national data is published on the HSE website and included in the annual [...]
Health and safety statistics 2009/10
The latest national statistics on work-related illness and workplace injuries, produced by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE), were released on 27 October 2010, according to the arrangements approved by the UK Statistics Authority. This release presents statistics on work-related illness and workplace injuries in Great Britain, for the period 2009/10. Statistics homepage and booklet [...]
Majority of local authorities satisfy asbestos management rules in ’system build’ schools
The majority of local authorities in England with ’system build’ schools have procedures and precautions in place to manage asbestos safely, according to a survey and follow-up inspection programme. Of the 152 councils in England that have responsibility for providing education, 110 satisfied HSE, via an online survey, that they have systems in place to [...]
Worker deaths in Britain fall to record low
New figures released by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) reveal that the number of people killed at work in Britain fell last year to a record low. HSE has released the data, which shows that 151 workers were killed between 1 April 2009 and 31 March 2010 compared to 178 deaths in the previous [...]
Fewer workers killed in services sector
New figures showing the number of workers who were fatally injured in the services sector have been released by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE). Between 1 April 2009 and 31 March 2010, 42 services workers were killed at work, compared to an average of 72 in the past five years, and a fall of 32 [...]
URGENT REMINDER – Annual Health and Safety Return (LAE1) 2009/10
In April, all local authorities were sent a request to complete the annual LAE1 health and safety return for 2009/10. Thank you to those authorities who have completed the return and responded promptly. The deadline for making the return is 28 May 2010 but if you are able to return prior to this date this [...]
Violence at Work – Statistics
The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has recently published the ‘Violence in the Workplace’ report, which interrogates Home Office ‘British Crime Survey’ results and presents findings on work related violence. HSE publishes this report as part of its responsibility for developing and implementing policy on work-related violence. To view this report and links to relevant [...]
HSE/LA Partnership Annual Report 2008/09
The 2008/9 Annual Partnership Report of Local Authorities and the Health and Safety Executive working together as fellow enforcing authorities under the Health and Safety etc Act has been published. The report illustrates some of the diverse ranges of activities and work done during 2008/9 to further the Partnership, particularly in relation to the evaluation report. [...]
HSE publishes it’s 2008/9 statistics
The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) statistics for 2008/09 have now been published. These Statistics which include slips, trips and falls from height, 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. View the statistics report at the following link; [...]

