The HSC annual report 1995/96
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The annual report issued by the UK's Health and Safety Commission (HSE) indicates a record low number of industrial injuries to employees, although the number of fatalities increased. Self-employed persons' injuries and fatalities also fell, as did bystanders' fatalities. The occupational ill health figures remained questionably low at 352 cases when compared with figures from other sources. HSE also lowered its staffing level by about 200 positions. HSE's numbers of planned inspections and enforcement notices each decreased 20% from the previous year; the number of prosecutions and amount of fines decreased slightly.
Publication Name: Health and Safety Bulletin
Subject: Law
ISSN: 1358-2208
Year: 1996
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Mixed messages: the HSC annual report 1993 94
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The Health and Safety Commission's (HSC) Annual Report for the year ending April 1994 indicates that the focus was on reducing regulations. Health and Safety Executive's Director General John Rimington states that the reputation of over-implementation comes from very few inspectors and that most of the inspectors are well respected in the industry. There was no staff recruitment because of the central government's reduction of grant-in-aid. This may impact frontline inspection work. While the number of convictions for the year fell from 1,865 to 1,507, the average fine nearly doubled to reach 3,061 pound sterling.
Publication Name: Health and Safety Bulletin
Subject: Law
ISSN: 1358-2208
Year: 1995
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Employee injuries down, as under-reporting remains widespread
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An analysis of workplace injuries statistics collected under RIDDOR and Labour Force Survey reveals that fatal injuries are at an all time low in the twelve months leading to Apr 1994. The Health and Safety Commission stresses that insufficient reporting of workers' injuries continues to be a major problem. There have been improvements in reporting in the services and manufacturing sector, while the agricultural sector has a very low rate of reporting. There is analyses of major injuries and of causes and types of accidents.
Publication Name: Health and Safety Bulletin
Subject: Law
ISSN: 1358-2208
Year: 1995
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