New health and safety statistics show fatalities up, reported non-fatal injuries down

摘要

Provisional statistics for the year 2000/01 indicate an increase of 34 per cent increase in fatalities amongst Britain's workers, with 295 deaths compared to 220 in 1999/2000. This represents an increase in the rate of fatal injuries from 0.8 to 1.1 per 100,000 workers.