Last week the HSE announced the accident figures for the construction industry for 2009/10. In construction there were 41 fatal injuries, which is a rate of 2.0 deaths per
100 000 workers. This compares to an average rate of 3.2 for the previous five years. Thus the rate for 2009/10 is 37% below the average for the previous five years.
Whilst one death is too many these figures are certainly showing a trend going in the right direction. Does this mean that the extra emphasis on clients duties and on general competency introduced by CDM 2007 has worked?
Nicola Slee
Marketing Assistant
Eurosafe UK
Eurosafe House
Centurion Park
Tribune Way
Clifton Moor
York
YO30 4RY
Tel: (01904) 691 515
Fax: (01904) 691 066
nicola.slee@eurosafeuk.co.ukwww.eurosafeuk.co.ukwww.cloudsuk.comwww.constructionnet.co.uk
