Engineering Construction Industry Accident Statistics

Engineering Construction Industry Accident Statistics

The Engineering Construction Industry is justifiably proud of its excellent safety performance record within UK construction as a whole. The overall downward accident trend on independently audited NAECI Category 1 Projects and Category 2 sites during the last 11 years reflects the joint efforts of the in-scope employers and employees in the industry. The NJC and its Safety Health & Environment Committee continue to drive safety as a priority at all levels, promoting working well together and best practice.

Statistics continue to indicate that the engineering construction sector experiences substantially lower injuries than the construction industry as a whole.  On these sites there are 297 reportable injuries per 100,000 employees, which compares with HSE's latest figure for all construction of 530 per 100,000.  The difference is substantial and continues a sustained trend over many years.  Nonetheless we should not be complacent.  The 2011 injury rate was slightly higher than the previous year's and this signals why the need for continuing attention to detail (by both employees and employers) remains a universal one, irrespective of standards achieved at any one time.

Most injuries that occur stem from simple issues such as slips and trips, lifting and carrying and ‘bumping into things’ and this has been the case for some time. Attention to detail and cementing behavioural change are the key elements of bearing down on these types of injury.

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