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New figures show
all-time low in
fatal injuries
to workers
But mesothelioma deaths rise.
The number of workers
killed in Britain last year
has fallen to the lowest
annual rate on record.
Provisional data released
by the Health and Safety
Executive (HSE) in July
reveals that 133 workers
were fatally injured between
April 2013 and March 2014,
compared with 150 in the
previous year. The overall
rate of fatal injury has
dropped to 0.44 per 100,000
workers, compared to 0.51 in
2012/13.
Judith Hackitt, HSE Chair,
said:
“The release of the
annual statistics always
leads to mixed emotions.
Sadness for the loss of 133
lives, and sympathy for
their families, friends and
workmates, but also a sense
of encouragement that we
continue to make progress
in reducing the toll of
suffering.
“Whilst these are only
provisional figures,
they confirm Britain’s
performance in health and
safety as world class. For
the last eight years we have
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consistently recorded one
of the lowest rates of fatal
injuries to workers among
the leading industrial
nations in Europe.”
HSE also y released the
latest number of deaths
from mesothelioma, a
cancer caused by exposure
to asbestos. These show that
2,535 people died in 2012,
which is an increased from
2,291 in 2011.
Judith Hackitt said:
“The high numbers
of deaths relating to
mesothelioma are a
reminder of historically
poor standards of workplace
health and safety, which
decades later are causing
thousands of painful,
untimely deaths each year.
While we now recognise
and are better positioned to
manage such health risks,
these statistics are a stark
reminder of the importance
of keeping health standards
in the workplace on a par
with those we apply to
safety.”
HSE is due to launch
an asbestos campaign in
Autumn 2014 that will aim
to help at-risk tradespeople
work more safely with
asbestos to protect
themselves from harm.
Further data will be
released in October on
the numbers of serious
injuries and estimates of
the numbers of premature
deaths caused by
harmful exposures in the
workplace.
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