05/06 health and safety statistics: number of workplace deaths dropping

The Health and Safety Commission (HSC) has today published the latest statistics on work-related ill health, workplace injury and enforcement in Great Britain. The figures show that the number of working days lost in Great Britain due to work-related injury and ill health fell from 40 million in 2000/02 to 30 million working days in 2005/06.

According to the statistics there were 212 fatal injuries to workers in 2005/06, a decrease of 5% compared to 223 in 2004/05. Just over 40% occurred i... (345 more words)

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