Health & safety |
Accidents involving absence from work of at least three days are reported to the Health & Safety Executive (HSE). Accident rates in forestry and primary wood processing have tended to decline in recent years, but are still higher than the averages in agriculture and manufacturing respectively.
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Standard Industrial Classification (SIC)1 |
Major Accidents3 |
Total Reported |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
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Number |
Rate/ 1000 |
Number |
Rate/ 1000 |
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Forestry |
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2005-06 |
31 |
3.4 |
85 |
9.4 |
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2006-07 |
30 |
3.3 |
79 |
8.7 |
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2007-08 |
28 |
2.6 |
113 |
10.6 |
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2008-09 |
35 |
3.3 |
90 |
8.4 |
|
2009-10 provisional |
31 |
3.3 |
88 |
9.5 |
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Sawmilling |
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2005-06 |
48 |
4.9 |
180 |
18.4 |
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2006-07 |
36 |
3.8 |
155 | 16.1 |
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2007-08 |
50 | 4.9 | 176 | 17.3 |
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2008-09 |
27 | 3.0 | 133 | 14.9 |
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2009-10 provisional |
36 | 4.0 | 128 | 14.2 |
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Panels |
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2005-06 |
8 |
1.5 |
34 | 6.2 |
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2006-07 |
12 |
2.4 |
44 | 9.0 |
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2007-08 |
7 | 1.5 | 47 | 9.8 |
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2008-09 |
7 | 1.5 | 27 | 5.9 |
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2009-10 provisional |
4 | 1.0 | 22 | 5.5 |
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Pulp & Paper |
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2005-06 |
41 |
2.8 |
217 | 14.9 |
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2006-07 |
34 |
2.4 |
180 | 12.7 |
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2007-08 |
42 | 3.4 | 195 | 15.6 |
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2008-09 |
41 | 3.3 | 169 | 13.4 |
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2009-10 provisional |
35 | 2.7 | 149 | 11.5 |
Source: Health & Safety Executive (accidents), Office for National Statistics (employment).
Notes:
1. Categories are based on the UK Standard Industrial Classification (SIC 2003) categories. Further details on the SIC codes used are provided in the Sources: Employment and businesses page.
2. Excludes other wood-using industries.
3. Major accidents include fatal accidents, which averaged 1 or less per year in each sector.
Figure 7.1 Accidents to employees : Total reported accidents per 1000 employees
Source: Health & Safety Executive (accidents), Office for National Statistics (employment).
Notes:
1. Categories are based on the UK Standard Industrial Classification (SIC 2003) categories. Further details on the SIC codes used are provided in the Sources: Employment and businesses page.