HSE Statistics for Food and Drink Manufacturing Industry
The following graphs show the HSE official stats for 2006/07 which show further
reductions in food and drink manufacture injury rates.
On 1 November 2007 HSE published the latest HSE statistics on workplace
injuries, work-related ill health and enforcement in GB. This latest release of
statistics for 2006/07 presents the top level key figures, including reports on
injuries
by category, an overview of ill health causation, figures on working
days
lost,
enforcement statistics and progress against health and safety
targets.
The statistics show that, in food and drink manufacture, there have been further
significant reductions in injuries during 2006/07. The overall injury incidence
rate (ie injuries per 100,000 workers) fell by 11% in 2006/07 and the 'major'
injury rate (eg broken bones or requiring hospitalisation) fell by 10.3%. This has
resulted in:
- 46% reduction in the overall injury incidence rate for all food manufacture
injuries reported to HSE since 1990/91
- 34% reduction in the 'major' injury incidence rate in food manufacture since
1996/97 when RIDDOR95 came into force
- fatal injuries in food manufacture (excluding contractors) reduced by 75% since
1990/91.
These very significant and consistent year-on-year injury reductions are due to
the considerable effort made by the industry since the joint HSE/food industry Recipe for Safety initiative commenced in 1990/91. This initiative is supported at steered by the Food Manufacture Health and Safety Forum.