Industry News » Recently released HSE figures for 2006/2007

08-10-2007

The HSE has recently issued the following figures: 

Provisional figures for fatalities at work for 2006/07 are 241. An 11% rise on the previous year!

Also, in the past year the HSE have approved 25% more prosecutions than in the year before and their inspectors have served 1000 more enforcement notices.

The Construction industry has the highest death rate at 31%. That’s 75 people who died last year in the construction industry (more than 1 a week!) – a rise of 28% on the previous year.

TUC General Secretary Brendan Barber described the figures as dreadful. He said: “Each one of these tragic deaths was preventable and shows that employers are not doing enough to make their workplaces safe”.

To tackle the level of fatalities in the sector, the HSE has confirmed a continuing focus on its inspection programme targeting the refurbishment and repair sectors. These sectors in particular have seen an increase in fatal injuries.