Health and safety statistics 2005/06

Health and safety statistics 2005/06 - Sudbury HSE 2006

Key facts -- Work-related ill health -- Workplace injuries -- Industry sectors -- Countries and regions -- Progress against targets -- Enforcement -- Sources and definitions

Provides the latest statistics on work-related health and safety in Great Britain. In the construction industry, the rate of reported fatal injuries between 1999-2000 and 2005-06 fell by around 36%, and the rate of reported major injuries fell by around 22%. For the first time, the number of major injuries resulting from slips, trips and falls on the same level was higher than those due to falls from height.


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