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Health and Safety Executive Health and Safety Statistics and the SME perspective Kate Sweeney, Chief Statistician Health and Safety Executive Whole economy overview Fatal injuries in the workplace Number of fatal injuries Rate of fatal injury 400 1.25 350 1.00 300 250 0.75 200 0.50 150 100 0.25 50 0 0.00 96/97 97/98 98/99 99/00 00/01 01/02 Number of fatal injuries 02/03 03/04 04/05 05/06 06/07 07/08 08/09 09/10 10/11p Rate of fatal injury per 100 000 workers •Fatalities to workers increased from 147 to 171 in latest year •Figures remain consistent with a slight downward trend Reported non-fatal injury Num ber Rate (per 100 000) 200 000 1000.0 175 000 800.0 150 000 125 000 600.0 100 000 400.0 75 000 50 000 200.0 25 000 0.0 96/97 97/98 98/99 99/00 00/01 01/02 Number of non-fatal injuries 02/03 03/04 04/05 05/06 06/07 07/08 08/09 09/10 10/11p Rate of non-fatal injury per 100 000 employees •Reported non-fatal injuries continue to decline - down 6% in the last year Self-reported injuries (LFS) Note: average sample variability +/- 11% on the total 1200 Incidence (thousands) 1000 800 600 400 200 0 2003/04 2004/05 2005/06 2006/07 2007/08 2008/09 2009/10 2010/11 Over 7 days Between 4 and 7 days Less than 4 days •Expect to lose approximately 30k RIDDOR reports in move to over 7-day reporting New cases of work-related ill health Note: average sample variability +/- 7% on the total 700 600 New cases (000) 500 400 300 200 100 0 2001/02 2003/04 2004/05 2005/06 Musculoskeletal disorders Other illnesses 2006/07 2007/08 2008/09 2009/10 Stress, depression or anxiety 3 year moving average 2010/11 81 82 83 19 84 19 85 19 86 19 87 19 88 19 89 19 90 19 91 19 92 19 93 19 94 19 95 19 96 19 97 19 98 19 99 20 00 20 01 20 02 20 03 20 04 20 05 20 06 20 07 20 08 20 09 20 10 19 19 19 Number of deaths or cases Mesothelioma deaths and disablement benefit cases 2400 2200 2000 1800 1600 1400 1200 1000 800 600 400 200 0 Death certificates Disablement benefit Year Days lost from work-related injury or illness Note: average sampling variability +/- 9% on the total 45 40 Days lost (millions) 35 30 25 20 15 10 5 0 2000-02 • 2003/04 2004/05 2005/06 2006/07 Due to work-related illness 2007/08 2008/09 2009/10 2010/11 Due to workplace injury The majority of the sickness absence relates to ill health (84%) but substantial reductions for both health and safety SME statistics – some challenges • RIDDOR substantially under-reports injuries in the SME sector (and particularly for the self-employed) and workplace size field is poorly recorded • Reliance on survey data to give a fair comparison BUT small sample sizes often prevent detailed exploration Work-related ill health 4500 Rate per 100,000 workers 4000 3500 3000 2500 2000 1500 1000 500 0 Small - less than 50 employees Medium - 50-249 employees Total WR ill health Large - 250+ employees New cases of WR ill health * 47% of self-reported ill health in small workplaces is MSD and 33% stress (compares with 40% for MSD and 39% stress in larger workplaces) Rates of work-related MSD 2000 1800 Rate per 100,000 workers 1600 1400 1200 1000 800 600 400 200 0 Small - less than 50 employees Medium - 50-249 employees Total MSD cases Large - 250+ employees New cases of MSD Rate of injury (over 3 day absence) 1000 900 Rate per 100,000 workers 800 700 600 500 400 300 200 100 0 Small - less than 50 employees Medium - 50-249 employees Large - 250+ employees “Lower risk” occupations • • • • Shops Offices Classrooms Mixed industry office workers All other employees All Low risk occupations 1-10 employees All Occupations Self employed (0 employees) >10 employees All occupations 1-10 employees 1200 Self employed (0 employees) Rate of injury (over 3 day absence) Low Risk Occupations 1000 800 600 400 200 0 >10 employees All Low risk occupations 1-10 employees All Occupations Self employed (0 employees) >10 employees Self employed (0 employees) All occupations 4500 1-10 employees Rate of self-reported ill health Low Risk Occupations 3750 3000 2250 1500 750 0 Injury and ill health rates for SMEs by industry sector, 5 year average rates 2500 Injury rate 2000 1500 1000 500 0 0 Agriculture Wholesale and retail Financial intermediation Education 500 1000 1500 Ill-health incidence rate Manufacturing , 5yr average Hotels and catering Real estate, renting and business activities Health and social work 2000 Construction Transport, storage and communication Public administration Other service activities 2500 Health and safety climate Workplace Size Statement Micro Small Medium Large The company really cares about the health and safety of people who work here 72 74 72 72 Senior management take health and safety seriously 76 79 79 81 Supervisors sometimes ignore people who are not working to health and safety procedures 18 21 25 24 Productivity is usually seen as more important than health and safety 26 24 27 29 Management would expect me to break health and safety procedures, instructions and rules to get the job done 13 10 10 11 Management only bother to look at health and safety after there has been an accident 18 17 19 18 % who received H&S training or information in their current job 90 81 80 74 67 70 % 60 57 50 40 30 20 10 0 Micro Small Medium Large Summary • Overall improvements in health and safety outcomes over past decade • Lower ill health rates in SMEs – Difference is stress • Apparent lower injury rates driven by the different mix of occupations in SME sector – No real difference when comparing similar groups • No measurable difference in H&S climate in SMEs • Workers in SMEs less likely to receive training Health and Safety Executive Any questions? Find out more www.hse.gov.uk/statistics Health and Safety Executive Additional slides Size breakdown of GB business Employees Workplaces 1-10 employees 11-49 employees 50-199 employees 85% of workplaces have 10 employees or fewer 200+ employees Small workplaces account for 45% of employees