Construction Fatalities
(Workers, Jan 1981 to March 2007)
160
154
140
143
140
120
116 118
126 125
137
124
117
100
105
97
80
95
91
90
83
79
60
80
81
65
80
70
71
77
69
60
40
20
19
81
19
82
19
83
19
84
19
8
19 5
86
/8
19 7
87
/8
19 8
88
/8
19 9
89
/9
19 0
90
/9
19 1
91
/9
19 2
92
/9
19 3
93
/9
19 4
94
/9
19 5
95
/9
19 6
96
/9
19 7
97
/9
19 8
98
/9
19 9
99
/0
20 0
00
/0
20 1
01
/0
20 2
02
/0
20 3
03
/0
20 4
04
/0
20 5
05
20 /0 6
06
/0
7p
0
Injury figures for 1996/7 cannot be compared directly with previous year's figures because of the introduction of RIDDOR 95
Progress to targets
% Incidence Rate Changes Against Targets
40.0
% fatal rate change
(Workers)
20.0
% MI (Employees)
rate change
0.0
% Employee over 3day rate change
-20.0
% Industry Target
% RHS Target
-40.0
% PSA Target
-60.0
/1
0
09
/0
9
08
/0
8
07
p
/0
7
06
/0
6
05
/0
5
04
/0
4
03
/0
3
02
/0
2
01
/0
1
00
99
/0
0
-80.0
Construction Fatalities
(Workers 2006/07p)
Falls
29.9%
Struck by object
20.8%
Struck by vehicle
6.5%
Electricity
13.0%
Collapse
7.8%
Provisional total - 77
Other
22.1%
Construction Major injuries
(Employees - by kind of accident; 1999/00 to 2006/07p)
Falls from a
height
1800
1600
Struck by
moving,including
flying/falling
object
Struck by moving
vehicle
Number of major injuries
1400
1200
1000
800
600
Slips, trips or falls
on the same level
400
200
0
1999/00
2000/01
2001/02
2002/03
2003/04
2004/05
2005/06
2006/07p
Injured while
handling, lifting or
carrying
CONSTRUCTION MAJOR INJURIES BY
MONTH – ROLLING ANNUAL TOTALS
ICC DATABASE
MAJORS IN LAST 12 MONTHS
5000
4900
4800
4700
4600
4500
4400
4300
4200
4100
4000
2003 Mar 2003 Sep 2004 Mar 2004 Sep 2005 Mar 2005 Sep 2006 Mar 2006 Sep 2007 Mar 2007 Sep
Figures for Sep/Oct 07 - likely to increase as more reports received
Construction
Self-reported illness
Estimated prevalence rates of self-reported illness caused or made worse by the
current or most recent job, per 100 000 people working in the last 12 months
Construction fatalities
(Workers by project type)
Where Fatal accidents have increased 2006/07p (Fatals database)
1999/00-2005/06 (536)
Other/demolition
(77) 2006/07p
100%
7%
90%
8%
80%
10%
7%
3%
Civil Engineering
6%
3%
Roadworks
10%
4%
70%
13%
60%
20%
New buildindustrial
9%
50%
40%
New buildcommercial
21%
29%
New build-housing
30%
20%
Refurb/Rep/Maintdomestic
28%
10%
0%
22%
Refurb/Rep/Maintnon domestic
Construction fatalities
(Workers - by Employer Size >15)
100%
90%
80%
Large
contractor
70%
60%
50%
S/E or Small
contractor
40%
30%
20%
10%
0%
2000/01 2001/02 2002/03 2003/04 2004/05 2005/06 2006/07
Large contractor
23
20
25
24
26
19
26
S/E or Small contractor
82
60
45
47
43
41
51
Construction fatalities
(Workers by Site Size >15)
100%
80%
60%
Large site
Small site
40%
20%
0%
2000/01
2001/02
2002/03
2003/04
2004/05
2005/06
2006/07
Large site
53
22
21
25
23
15
26
Small site
52
58
49
46
46
45
51
Construction Prosecution Convictions
1400
1200
1000
839
899
Other
industries
800
620
600
502
509
Construction
400
200
434
418
405
2003/04 (1317)
2004/05 (1025)
338
339
2005/06 (840)
2006/07p (848)
0
2002/03 (1273)
Fatal accidents 2007/08 - half year
 2007/08 – first 6 months
 Early indications from the level of fatal accident
notifications at the 6-month stage show that 35 have
been received to date. This compares with:
37 received at this stage in 2005/06 (final total 64) and
34 received at this stage in 2006/07p (final total 84).
However, last year’s increase was due to a significant
rise in the latter half of the year which was against the
established seasonal trend. It remains to be seen
whether this is part of a new pattern or simply a one
off occurrence. It is too early to say whether this
abnormal pattern is being repeated in 2007/08, but
there are no signs of this at present.
Fatal accidents 2007/08 - half year,
further points:
 Subject to further validation, the key points are:
 Falls from a height have increased significantly from 30%
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of total in 2006/07p to 54% of total to date.
Struck by vehicle (transport) have increased from 7% of
total in 2006/07p to 16%.
In contrast to 2006/07p with 10 electrical fatalities, none
have been reported in the first six months of 2007/08.
Fatal accidents in new build housing have not been
maintained at last year’s exceptional level, (20% in
2006/07p, 16% in 2007/08 to date).
Fatal accidents in refurburbishment / repair domestic
have not been maintained at last year’s exceptional level,
(29% in 2006/07p, 22% in 2007/08 to date).
Fatal accidents in Refurbishment / repair in total have
been maintained at high level (52%) because of an
increase (to 30%) in refurbishment / repair of nondomestic premises. (was 22% in 2006/07p)
Omnibus Workers Survey

~ 6,000 construction workers interviewed
• part of ongoing national survey run by
British Market Research Bureau

Gives current/recent data for range of health
and safety issues

Phase I completed, results in the Intelligence
Report on HSE Construction website

Phase II now taking place for 2007/08 involving
3,000 construction workers
Construction Booster Survey
 Health and safety practices
(and changes) observed at site
level
 Structure
– cognitive, pilot and
main survey
 Survey is being repeated in
early 2008
What we want from you
To help direct and evaluate the
construction programme we need:
• data/statistics that you collect on
trends/emerging issues
• Feedback:
 insights into trends/emerging issues
 how best to tackle them
 ways of measuring progress
 outcomes of projects or interventions