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Health, Safety & Environmental Bulletin No 403

27 March 2014

Construction Industry Accident Statistics

According to the Building Safety Group the number of accidents in construction has fallen by 17% in
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the last quarter (1 November 2013 to 31 January 2014).

They also report that there was a 25% fall in injuries sustained by moving, flying or falling objects, and
a 20% drop in the number of injuries while handling, lifting or carrying.

The Building Safety Group put this drop down to an increased focus during thematic site inspections.

Although good news if true, the latest official statistics from HSE show there were still 39 fatal injuries,
1913 major injuries, and 3133 over seven day injuries in the construction industry in 2012/13.

Our biggest risk is us being ‘asleep at the wheel’, so use of Last Minute Risk Assessments is critical to
ensuring that we aren’t one of the statistics reported on above. Please continue to be vigilant and
address hazards at source to protect yourself, other contractors, site patrons and our customers.

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