HSE Statistics for Food and Drink Manufacturing Industry
HSE Statistics (for 2008/09) on workplace injuries, work-related ill health and
enforcement in GB show further significant injury reductions in food and drink
manufacture. The injury incidence rate (i.e. injuries per 100,000 workers) for
both
'over-3-day (O-3-D) absence injuries' and 'major injuries' (eg broken
bones
or
requiring hospitalisation) fell 4% from the previous year. Long-term
trends
now
show:
· 52% reduction in the overall injury rate (i.e. combined O-3-D and major
injuries) since 1990/91
· 40% reduction in the major injury rate since 1996 (when the RIDDOR Regulations
came into force)
· fatal injuries in food/drink manufacture more than halved 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
and steered by the Food Manufacture Health and Safety Forum of which the
Federation of Bakers is an active member.
For the bakery sector, the HSE Statistics also show a consistent downward injury
trend with:
- 44% reduction in the overall injury rate since 1996 (when the RIDDOR Regulations
came into force)
- 56% reduction in the major injury rate since 1996
Main injury rates to 2009 in chart format
Overall injury rates to 2009 in chart format