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Survey of Accidents at Work
2011
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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
2011 saw a continuation of the remarkable trend of improvement in the industry’s accident
record in recent years, as shown in dramatic form on page 4.
As the report shows, in 2005 there were a total of 234 accidents affecting employees of
companies who employ more than 30 people, which is the primary focus of the survey.
The total in 2011 was only 60.
It is fair to say that whilst this is 60 too many, this represents a remarkable achievement.
There were thankfully no fatal accidents during 2011.
Falls from heights, slips and trips and handling accidents were the most common causes of
accidents, in line with previous years.
Thanks are due to all the JIB member companies who responded to the survey.
I would like to acknowledge the excellent contributions made by Sandy Elcombe, Rob Gibbs,
Melissa Hewitt and Laurie Horsey in compiling the report.
The JIB Accident Report has used the same format for a number of years and a review of the
format of the report has been initiated. The 2012 report will reflect the new format.
Steve Brawley
Chief Executive
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Definitions Used: Brief explanations of the RIDDOR* definitions used in this survey are given below: 1. Fatal Accidents - an industrial accident resulting in death, even if death did not occur on
site.
2. Non-fatal Major Injuries - listed in Schedule 1 of RIDDOR.
a) Fractures, but not to the fingers, thumbs or toes
b) Any amputation
c) Dislocation of the shoulder, hip, knee or spine
d) Loss of sight (whether temporary or permanent)
e) A chemical or hot metal burn to the eye or any penetrating injury to the eye
f) Any injuries resulting from an electric shock or electric burn (including any electric burn caused by arcing products) leading to unconsciousness or requiring resuscitation or admittance to hospital for more than 24 hours
g) Any other injury: (i) Leading to hypothermia, heat-induced illness or to unconsciousness; (ii) Requiring resuscitation; or (iii) Requiring admittance to hospital for more than 24 hours
h) Loss of consciousness caused by asphyxia or by exposure to a harmful substance or biological agent
i) Either of the following conditions which result from the absorption of any substance by inhalation, ingestion or through the skin:
(i) Acute illness requiring medical treatment; or (ii) Loss of consciousness
j) Acute illness which requires medical treatment where there is reason to believe that this resulted from exposure to a biological agent or its toxins or infected material.
3. Over 3-day Accidents (i.e. Other Reportable Accidents under RIDDOR) - accidents to
employees that keep them away from work for more than 3 consecutive days excluding the day of the accident but including days which may not normally have been working days e.g. Saturday/Sunday. *RIDDOR is the Reporting of Injuries, Diseases and Dangerous Occurrences Regulations 1995. These Regulations define an employer's statutory responsibility to report specified accidents and other occurrences to the HSE or local authority.
4 Dangerous Occurrences and Occupational Diseases - see Question 11. Dangerous Occurrences These include:
Collapse, overturning or failure of load-bearing parts of lifts and lifting equipment;
Explosion, collapse or bursting of any closed vessel or associated pipework;
Plant or equipment coming into contact with overhead power lines;
Electrical short circuit or overload causing fire or explosion;
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Collapse or partial collapse of a scaffold over five metres high, or erected near water
where there could be a risk of drowning after a fall;
Dangerous occurrence at a pipeline;
Explosion or fire causing suspension of normal work for over 24 hours;
Accidental release “of any substance which may damage health” (which therefore
includes asbestos). Occupational Diseases
Certain occupational diseases linked to specified work activities, when confirmed by a certificate from a medical practitioner, for example, those caused by lead, cadmium, asbestos, epoxy resins etc. The details of occupational disease that should be reported are listed in Schedule 2 of RIDDOR. How to find out more about RIDDOR… ‘RIDDOR’ is the Reporting of Injuries, Diseases and Dangerous Occurrences Regulations 1995. These Regulations cover the employer’s legal responsibility to report specified accidents, diseases and other serious occurrences to the HSE or Local Authority. For more information on RIDDOR go to: www.hse.gov.uk/guidance/index.htm
Types of operative covered by the Survey Member companies have been asked to record accidents which affected their electrical operatives - including directly employed, self employed, ‘Agency-supplied’, skilled, non-skilled and apprentices. It is recognised that some JIB companies employ other tradesmen who are not covered by this Survey. The JIB primarily keeps data on Member Companies and their directly employed labour force. In particular, the employment circumstances of non-direct labour are unknown and they cannot, therefore, be asked to provide their own accident returns. As a result, it has been necessary to ask employers to provide accident statistics on behalf of the self employed and ‘Agency-supplied’ operatives working for them during 2011. Working Well Together The analysis this year is being carried out as part of a continuing commitment to the national health and safety campaign, Working Well Together. This is an initiative developed by the Construction Industry Advisory Committee (CONIAC) which advises the Health & Safety Commission (HSC) on health and safety issues in the Construction Industry. The campaign's main theme is continuous improvement through: Commitment - to higher levels of health and safety
Competence - ensuring everyone involved is trained and competent to do their
work
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Communication - ensuring the health and safety messages permeate throughout a project - involving workers as well as managers in solving the problems that arise
Co-operation - building up relationships of trust and partnership so that we get
the thing right, first time every time. The Parties to the JIB - the ECA and Unite - have lent their full support for the aims and objectives of the campaign. This survey also forms part of the JIB's action plan as registered members of the Working Well Together campaign and will be used to help generate good practice information to companies as part of continual improvement. Zero Accident Potential (ZAP) This year’s report’s figures will be added to the previous nine years’ figures and used to measure the industry’s overall health and safety progress under the ECA-led Zero Accident Potential (ZAP) initiative. The ECA introduced its ZAP performance improvement programme in 2002. The JIB has collated the industry’s accident figures for many years and these results have been fed into the ZAP performance improvement programme. The outcome is illustrated below. By any measure this represents tremendous progress by the industry and credit is due to all the parties who have contributed to this step change in our accident record.
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CONTENTS PART 'A' - THE RESPONSE TO THE ENQUIRY Table-A: JIB Member companies’ No. of employees compares to Received response PART 'B' - FIRMS EMPLOYING 31 OR MORE ADULTS OVER 3-DAY ACCIDENTS (OTHER REPORTABLE ACCIDENTS) Table-B (i) - Analysis of over 3-day Accidents & Major Injuries at Work Table-B (ii) - Proportional analysis of 3-day accidents by type Table-B (iii) - Areas for Concern and Action Table- B (iv) - Proportional analysis by type of Non-fatal/ Major Injury Accidents PART 'C' - FIRMS EMPLOYING LESS THAN 31 ADULTS OVER 3-DAY ACCIDENTS
Table- C (i) - Analysis of over 3-day Accidents at Work Table- C (ii) - Proportional analysis by type of over 3-day
Accident Table- C (iii) - Proportional analysis by sub-type of over 3-day
Accident Table- C (iv) - Proportional analysis by sub-type of over 3-day
Accidents & Non Fatal/Major Accidents PART 'D' - AGENCY LABOUR AND SELF EMPLOYED OPERATIVES OVER 3-DAY ACCIDENTS (OTHER REPORTABLE ACCIDENTS)
Table- D (i) - Proportional analysis by sub-type of over 3-day
Accident
Table- D (ii) - Proportional analysis by type of Non-fatal/ Major Injury Accidents
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PART 'A'
THE RESPONSE TO THE ENQUIRY 194 firms participated in the survey i.e. 15.1% of JIB member companies. Table A below shows the number of employers and employees recorded in membership of the JIB as at 1st March 2011, and the number of companies per size category taking part in the Survey, The participation rate is much higher among the larger companies with 85.3% of those employing 101 or more operatives submitting a response. In Part D (Page 21), the response to the enquiry by firms using agency labour and self-employed operatives is given. As the JIB does not keep records of member firms’ use of self-employed and agency-supplied operatives, it is not possible here to make a comparison between the level of response to the Survey and the size of the Industry in the way that appears in Table A.
Table A: Number of JIB member companies compared to the received response
Company Size by Operatives & Apprentices
Employed
JIB Member Companies*
Operatives & Apprentices
Responses
Percentage of Response
1-10
900
2735
73
8.1%
11-30
243
4901
51
21%
31- 100
104
6323
41
39.4%
101 & above
34
7487
29
85.3%
Total
1,281
21,446
194
15.1%
Percentage Response
0%
20%
40%
60%
80%
100%
1-10 Ops 11-30 Ops 31-100
Ops 100+ Ops
Responses
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PART 'B'
Accidents statistics of companies employing 31+ operatives The following table shows the RIDDOR Reportable accidents reported by companies with work force over 30 (operatives), the number of employees working for them and accidents expressed as a percentage of the work force for the years 2005 to 2011. The schedule is split into 3 sections: Section 1 indicates the number & percentage of ‘Over 3-day Accidents’; Section 2 indicated the number & percentage of ‘Major & Fatal accidents’; & Section 3 indicates the combined numbers & percentages for these two criteria.
Year 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005
Operatives (31 & above) 12636 13753 18112 18552 24189 20094 20661
Over 3-day Accidents at work (direct employees)
49
95
100
133
161
183
201
Percentage of accidents (%) 0.39% 0.69% 0.55% 0.72% 0.67% 0.91% 0.97%
Combined All Minor, Major & Fatal Accidents (direct employees)
60
111
137
153
196
217
234
Combined & Total Percentage (%)
0.47%
0.76%
0.82%
0.81%
1.07%
1.13%
1.18%
Percentage of ‘3-Day Accidents’ as a chart:
In addition to over 3-day Accidents, however, the Survey also records Non-fatal Major Injuries as defined under the Reporting of Injuries, Diseases and Dangerous Occurrences Regulations (RIDDOR). Combining the returns for both categories of Accidents ( Over 3 Day Injuries & Major/Fatal Injuries) give the following results:
2005 20%
2006 18%
2007 14%
2008 15%
2009 11%
2010 14%
2011 8%
Percentage of Accidents
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Year on year comparable percentage ‘Major & Fatal Injuries’ as a chart:
Combining the returns for both categories of Accidents gives the following result in chart format:
OVER 3-DAY ACCIDENTS (OTHER REPORTABLE ACCIDENTS)
In the succeeding pages, Table-B (i) gives the number of over 3-day Accidents at work occurring in 2011 within each category. It also shows the percentage of each employer group to the total of 60 accidents recorded overall.
2005, 33
2006, 34
2007, 35
2008, 20
2009, 37
2010, 16
2011, 11
0
50
100
150
200
250
2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011
Over 3 Day
Major/Fatal
Accident Types Combined
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By referring to Tables B (i), B (ii) & B (iii) the relative contribution of the different types of accidents towards absence from work can be seen. A comparison with 2010 is provided for each type of accident. Frequency of Accidents at Work
When considering the frequency of accidents within the Industry, this has been expressed in terms of injury incidence rates per 1,000 operatives. The incidents rate for companies employing 31 or more Electricians is 4.75 (Number of accidents divided by number of operatives). Occupational Road Injury on Public Roads
Separate from the main analysis, the Survey also recorded instances of occupational road injury on public roads – a type of accident which is not covered by RIDDOR. One instance was recorded in 2011.
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TABLE- B (i): Analysis of over 3-day Accidents and Major Injuries at Work in 2011 (firms employing 31 or above Operatives)
Cause of Injuries Over 3-day Accident
Major Injuries (MI)
Total
1. Falls of persons
1.1 From heights (including low height) 1.2 Slips, trips on the same level
5
7
12
4
3
7
9
10
19
2. Falls of objects
2.1 Head injury 2.2 Other parts of the body 2.3 Trapped by something collapsing or overturning
1 3 3
7
0 0 0
0
1 3 3
7
3. Handling
3.1 Injured while handling, lifting or carrying
14
14
0
0
14
14
4. Stepping on or striking against
4.1 Stepping on nail or other objects 4.2 Injured by scaffolding 4.3 Injured by other stationary objects
3 0 2
5
0 0 2
2
3 0 4
7
5. Hand tools
5.1 Non-power 5.2 Electrically operated 5.3 Other hand tools
1 3 0
4
0 1 0
1
1 4 0
5
6. Machinery 6.1 Contact with moving machinery or material being machined
4
4
0
0
4
4
7. Work place transport
7.1 Struck by moving vehicle on site
7.2 Occupational road injury on public roads
0 0 0
0 0
0
0 0 0
8. Lifting equipment
8.1 Lifts, hoists, cranes etc.
0
0
0
0
0
0
9. Eyes
9.1 Foreign bodies, wounds, flash burns etc.
1
1
0
0
0
1
10. Electricity
10.1 Electric shock
0
0
1
1
0
1
11. Other Accidents/incidents (See Guidance Notes)
11.1 Describe on separate sheet
2
2
0
0
2
2
Total
49 (81.7%)
11 (18.3%)
60
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TABLE- B (ii): Proportional analysis by type of 3-day Accidents by type.
Questionnaire type
2010
2011
Accidents
%
Accidents
%
1. Falls of persons 2. Falls of objects 3. Handling 4. Stepping/striking against 5. Hand tools 6. Machinery 7. Workplace transport 8. Lifting equipment 9. Eye injuries 10. Electricity 11. Other accidents/incidents
34
5
23
6
11
2
1
3
2
1
7
35.8
5.3
24.2
6.3
11.6
2.1
1.05
3.1
2.1
1.05
7.4
12
7
14
5
4
4
0
0
1
0
2
24.4
14.28
28.5
10.2
8.16
8.16
0
0
2.04
0
4.08
TOTAL
95
100%
49
100%
0 10 20 30 40
3-Day Accident by Type
2011
2010
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Table- B (iii): Areas of Concern and Action
Falls from heights (1.1)
2011
2010
2009
2008
2007
2006
2005
3rd
3rd
2nd
3rd
3rd
3rd
3rd
Slips, trips on the same level (1.2)
2nd
2nd
3rd
1st
1st
2nd
2nd
Injured while handling, lifting or carrying (3.1)
1st
1st
1st
2nd
2nd
1st
1st
The Table above ranks accidents according to the frequency of their occurrence in recent years. It shows that handling and fall (persons) accidents have consistently been most responsible for causing absence from the work place. Other accidents / incidents (Q 11.1) Concerning ‘other accident/incidents’ under 11.1 of the questionnaire, 2 were recorded by the same firm in this section of the report.
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Table- B (iv): NON-FATAL/MAJOR INJURIES
Proportional analysis by type of (Non-fatal) Major Injury Firms employing 31 or more adults
Accident type
2010
2011
1. Falls of Persons 9 7
2. Falls of Objects 1 0
3. Handling 0 0
4. Stepping on or Striking Against 1 2
5. Hand tools 0 1
6. Machinery 0 0
7. Workplace Transport 0 0
8. Lifting Equipment 0 0
9. Eye Injuries 1 0
10. Electricity 4 1
11. Other Accidents/Incidents 0 0
TOTAL 16 11
0
5
10
Non Fatal/Major Accident by Type
2011
2010
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PART 'C'
FIRMS EMPLOYING LESS THAN 31 ADULTS The following table shows the number of over 3-day Accidents recorded by firms in this size category, the number of employees working for them and accidents expressed as a percentage of the labour force for the years 2005 to 2011.
Over 3-day Accidents at work
2011
2010
2009
2008
2007
2006
2005
4
24
15
37
49
69
66
Size of sample
1343
3605
2519
5510
6238
7531
8050
Accidents as a % of sample
0.30
0.67
0.60
0.67
0.79
0.92
0.82
In addition to over 3-day Accidents, however, the Survey also records Non-fatal Major Injuries as defined under the Reporting of Injuries, Diseases and Dangerous Occurrences Regulations (RIDDOR). Combining the returns for both categories of Accident gives the following figures:
Total number of Accidents at work
2011
2010
2009
2008
2007
2006
2005
11
33
19
54
64
80
79
Size of sample
1343
3605
2519
5510
6238
7531
8050
Accidents as a % of sample
0.82
0.75
0.98
1.03
1.06
0.98
0.80
1%
9%
6%
14%
19% 26%
25%
Over 3-Day Accidents for Companies Employing Less Than 31 Operatives
2011
2010
2009
2008
2007
2006
2005
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In Chart Format:
OVER 3-DAY ACCIDENTS (OTHER REPORTABLE ACCIDENTS) The majority of firms taking part in the Survey fall within this category (firms employing less than 31 Operatives). They cover 15.5% of the employees of all firms responding to the survey. This reflects the pattern of JIB membership as a whole.
The injury incidence rate per 1,000 employees for companies in this category is 8.2 (Number of accidents divided by number of operatives). The Tables arranged on the succeeding pages provide further information on accident levels and type recorded by participating Companies within this category.
2011
2010
2009
2008 2007
2006 2005
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
Total No of Accidents
Percentage of Size Sample
2011
2010
2009
2008
2007
2006
2005
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Table-C (i): Analysis of over 3-day Accidents at Work in 2011 – firms employing less than 31 adults
1. Falls of persons
1.1 From heights (including low height)
1
2 1.2 Slips, trips on the same level 1
2. Falls of objects
2.1 Head injury
0
0 2.2 Other parts of the body
0
2.3 Trapped by something collapsing or
overturning
0
3. Handling
3.1 Injured while handling, lifting or carrying
1
1
4. Stepping on or striking against
4.1 Stepping on nail or other objects
0
1 4.2 Injured by scaffolding
0
4.3 Injured by other stationary objects 1
5. Hand tools
5.1 Non-power
5.2 Electrically operated
0
0 5.2 Electrically operated
0
0
6. Machinery
6.1 Contact with moving machinery or material
Being machined
0
0
7. Work place transport
7.1 Struck by moving vehicle on site
0
0 7.2 Occupational road injury on public roads 0
8. Lifting equipment
8.1 Lifts, hoists, cranes etc.
0
0
9. Eyes
9.1 Foreign bodies, wounds, flash burns etc.
0
0
10. Electricity
10.1 Electric shock
0
0
11. Other Accidents/incidents (See Guidance Notes)
11.1 Describe on separate sheet
0
0
TOTAL
4
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Table-C (ii) Proportional analysis by type of over 3-day Accident Firms employing less than 31 adults
Questionnaire type
2010 2011
Accidents
%
Accidents
%
1. Falls of persons 9 37.5 2 50
2. Falls of objects 6 25 0 0
3. Handling 2 8.3 1 25
4. Stepping on or striking against 3 12.5 1 25
5. Hand tools 1 4.2 0 0
6. Machinery 0 0 0 0
7. Workplace transport 1 4.2 0 0
8. Lifting equipment 0 0 0 0
9. Eye injuries 0 0 0 0
10. Electricity 0 0 0 0
11. Other accidents/incidents 0 0 0 0
TOTALS
24
100%
4
100%
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
10
2010
2011
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Table- C (iii) Proportional analysis by sub-type of Non Fatal/Major Injuries Firms employing less than 31 adults
Questionnaire sub-type
2010
2011
Accidents % Accidents %
1.1 Falls from heights 6 8.11 0 0
1.2 Slips, trips on the same level 3 18.91 1 14.25
2.1 Falls of objects – head injury 4 0 0
2.2 Falls of objects – striking body 2 5.41 0 0
2.3 Trapped by something collapsing or overturning
0 - 0 0
3.1 Handling, lifting or carrying 2 27.02 2 29
4.1 Stepping on nail or other objects 2 - 1 14.25
4.2 Injured by scaffolding 0 - 0 0
4.3 Injured by other stationary objects 1 - 0 0
5.1 Hand tools – non-power 0 8.11 0 0
5.2 Hand tools - electrical 1 5.41 0 0
5.3 Other hand tools 0 5.41 0 0
6.1 Contact with moving machinery or material being machined
0 2.70 0 0
7.1 Struck by moving vehicle on site 0 0 0
7.2 Occupational road injury 1
8.1 Lifting equipment 0 - 0 0
9.1 Eye injuries 0 2.70 3 42.5
10.1 Electric shock 1 10.81 0 0
11.1 Other accidents/incidents 1 5.41 0 0
TOTAL 24 100% 7 100%
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Table- C (iv): Proportional analysis by type of over 3-day injuries & Non-fatal/Major Injuries.
(Less than 31 adults)
Questionnaire sub-type
2011
Accidents %
1.1 Falls from heights 1 9
1.2 Slips, trips on the same level 2 18
2.1 Falls of objects – head injury 0 0
2.2 Falls of objects – striking body 0 0
2.3 Trapped by something collapsing or overturning
0 0
3.1 Handling, lifting or carrying 3 27.5
4.1 Stepping on nail or other objects 1 9
4.2 Injured by scaffolding 0 0
4.3 Injured by other stationary objects 1 9
5.1 Hand tools – non-power 0 0
5.2 Hand tools - electrical 0 0
5.3 Other hand tools 0 0
6.1 Contact with moving machinery or material being machined
0 0
7.1 Struck by moving vehicle on site 0 0
7.2 Occupational road injury
8.1 Lifting equipment 0 0
9.1 Eye injuries 3 27.5
10.1 Electric shock 0 0
11.1 Other accidents/incidents 0 0
TOTAL 11 100%
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PART 'D' SELF-EMPLOYED AND AGENCY SUPPLIED OPERATIVES
The following table shows the number of Over 3-day Accidents recorded by firms using self employed and ‘Agency-supplied’ Operatives, the number of operatives working for them and accidents expressed as a percentage of the work force for the years 2005 to 2011.
Over 3-day Accidents at work
2011
2010
2009
2008
2007
2006
2005
13
37
18
48
62
54
68
Size of sample
3744
7056
5044
8280
10258
8547
9471
%
0.34
0.52
0.36
0.58
0.603
0.63
0.72
In addition to over 3-day Accidents, however, the Survey also records Non-fatal Major Injuries as defined under the Reporting of Injuries, Diseases and Dangerous Occurrences Regulations (RIDDOR). Combining the returns for both categories gives the following figures:
Total number of Accidents at work
2011
2010
2009
2008
2007
2006
2005
16
49
26
64
75
81
84
Size of sample
3744
7056
5044
8280
10258
8547
9471
Accidents as a %age of sample
0.43
0.69
0.52
0.77
0.73
0.95
0.89
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CHART SHOWING COMBINED FIGURES OF OVER 3-DAY ACCIDENTS & NON FATAL/INJURIES
OVER 3-DAY ACCIDENTS (OTHER REPORTABLE ACCIDENTS) The injury incidence rate per 1,000 operatives for firms using Agency supplied labour and self-employed Electricians is 4.30. Tables overleaf provide further information on accident levels and type recorded by participating companies.
2011
2010
2009
2008
2007 2006
2005
0
20
40
60
80
2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005
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Table- (D (i): Proportional analysis by sub-type of over 3-day Accident Agency labour and self-employed operatives
Questionnaire sub-type 2010 2011
Accidents % Accidents %
1.1 Falls from heights 8 21.6 0 0
1.2 Slips, trips on the same level 8 21.6 3 23.1
2.1 Falls of objects – head injury 0 0 0 0
2.2 Falls of objects – striking body 4 10.8 1 7.7
2.3 Trapped by something collapsing or overturning
0 0 0 0
3.1 Handling, lifting or carrying 7 18.9 6 46.1
4.1 Stepping on nail or other objects 2 5.4 1 7.7
4.2 Injured by scaffolding 2 5.4 0 0
4.3 Injured by other stationary objects 0 0 1 7.7
5.1 Hand tools – non-power 3 8.1 0 0
5.2 Hand tools – electrical 1 2.7 0 0
5.3 Other hand tools 0 0 0 0
6.1 Contact with moving machinery or material being machined
0 0 0 0
7.1 Struck by moving vehicle on site 0 0 0 0
7.2 Occupational Road Injury on Public Roads
0 0 0 0
8.1 Lifting equipment 1 2.7 0 0
9.1 Eye injuries 0 0 1 7.7
10.1 Electric shock 0 0 0 0
11.1 Other accidents/incidents 1 2.7 0 0
TOTALS 37 100% 13 100%
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(NON-FATAL) MAJOR INJURIES
Table- D (ii): Proportional analysis by type of Non-fatal/Major Injury
Agency Labour and Self-employed operatives
Questionnaire Type
2010
2011
1. Falls of Persons 9 2
2. Falls of Objects 0 1
3. Handling 2 0
4. Stepping on or Striking against 0 0
5. Hand tools 0 0
6. Machinery 0 0
7. Workplace Transport 0 0
8. Lifting Equipment 0 0
9. Eye Injuries 0 0
10. Electricity 1 0
11. Other Accidents/Incidents 0 0
TOTAL 12 3
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
10
2010
2011
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Appendix 1
JIB SURVEY OF ACCIDENTS AT WORK 2011
PLEASE REFER TO THE ACCOMPANYING GUIDANCE NOTES ON P.3 BEFORE COMPLETING FORM PART ‘A’ RIDDOR- REPORTABLE ACCIDENTS In questions 1, 2 and 3 below, please state the total number of accidents in each category which happened to all your electrical operatives and apprentices during 1st January to 31st December 2011 inclusive. Please also state the average number of operatives of each type used during that period in questions 4 and 5 (either exactly or your best estimate). Directly-
employed PAYE
Agency Labour and Self-
employed
1. Fatal Accidents Put the ‘cause of (fatal) injury’ in the box below – for list see ‘Part B’ overleaf.
2. (Non-Fatal) Major Injuries Complete also ‘Part B’ overleaf, ensuring that the cause of any major
injury is clearly identifiable. (DO NOT INCLUDE ANY ACCIDENTS TO BE ENTERED IN QUESTION 3 BELOW)
3. ‘Over 3-day’ Accidents – i.e. other RIDDOR-Reportable injuries (Complete also Part ‘B’ overleaf). (DO NOT INCLUDE ANY ACCIDENTS ALREADY ENTERED IN QUESTIONS 1 OR 2 ABOVE)
4. Average number of Electricians, Labourers and Apprentices employed during 2011. (PLEASE COMPLETE EVEN IF YOU ENTERED ‘NIL’ IN ANSWER TO 1, 2, 3 ABOVE)
5. Average number of Agency plus self-employed operatives used during 2011 (PLEASE COMPLETE EVEN IF YOU ENTERED ‘NIL’ IN ANSWER TO 1,2, 3 ABOVE)
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PART ‘A’ NB: Please do not record accidents in the boxes for question 3 ‘Over 3-day Accidents’ which:
(i) You have already entered as fatal or major injuries in the boxes to questions 1 and 2
(this will help to prevent ‘double counting’ of accidents); or
(ii) Resulted in absence from work of 3 days or less.
If your company did not have any ‘Fatal’, ‘Major injury’ or ‘Over 3-day’ accidents during the year, put ’NIL’ in answer to questions 1, 2 and 3. Even if you are reporting ‘nil’ accidents, it is crucially important that you still complete the boxes for questions 4 and 5, so that your Company’s return can be used in the Survey (we need to know how many operatives are employed so that we can calculate the accident rate for the industry). In Part ‘B’, some accidents may look like they need an entry in more than one box. However, only fill in the (one) box that reflects the most substantial injury.
PART ‘B’ RIDDOR-REPORTABLE ‘OVER 3 DAY’ AND ‘MAJOR INJURY’ ACCIDENTS IN 2011 Please show any reportable accidents during 2011 in the appropriate boxes below (any fatal injury should be noted in Part ‘A’).
Directly Employed PAYE Agency Labour and
Self-employed Cause of injury Over 3-day
Accidents Major Injuries
Over 3-day Accidents
Major Injuries
1. Falls of persons 1.1 From heights (including low height) 1.1
1.2 Slips, trips on the same level 1.2
2. Falls of objects 2.1 Head injury 2.1
2.2 Other parts of the body 2.2
2.3 Trapped by something collapsing or overturning 2.3
3. Handling 3.1 Injured while handling, lifting or carrying 3.1
4. Stepping on or striking against 4.1 Stepping on nail or other objects 4.1
4.2 Injured by scaffolding 4.2
4.3 Injured by other stationary objects 4.3
5. Handtools 5.1 Non-power 5.1
5.2 Electrically operated 5.2
5.3 Other hand tools 5.3
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6. Machinery 6.1 Contact with moving machinery or material being machined
6.1
7. Transport 7.1 Struck by moving vehicle on site 7.1
7.2 Occupational road injury on public roads* 7.2
8. Lifting equipment 8.1 Lifts, hoists, cranes etc 8.1
9. Eyes 9.1 Foreign bodies, wounds, flash burns etc 9.1
10. Electricity 10.1 Electric shock or electric burn 10.1
11. Other Accidents/incidents 11.1 Outline on separate sheet - includes reportable diseases/ dangerous occurrences (see below)
11.1
* Please note: road accidents are not RIDDOR-reportable but any information on these is very useful to our survey.
YOUR COMPANY DETAILS
Name ……………………………………………………………………….. Signature …………………………………………………..………
Company ……………………………………………………………………JIB Employer Membership No……………………………………
Address ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
……………………………………………. Post Code …………………………… Tel No …………………………………………………… E-Mail:
If you employ an elected Unite Safety Representative please give the person’s name(s) below
……………………………………....…………………………………………………………………………………………………………........
Are you also a Member of the? ECA Yes / No Please delete as appropriate
HVCA Yes / No
AFTER COMPLETION PLEASE RETURN TO THE JIB AND KEEP A COPY FOR YOUR RECORDS GUIDANCE NOTES ON FILLING IN THIS FORM (SUR.1 rev)
WHICH WORKERS ARE COVERED? When filling in this form, only record accidents involving predominantly electrical operatives (although you may employ other individuals, they are not covered by this Survey). Directly employed graded operatives and apprentices, plus Agency supplied and other non-PAYE site operatives are all included.
Question 11 ‘Other Accidents / Incidents’ When answering question 11 in Part ‘B’, please include all other RIDDOR- reportable accidents, diseases or ‘dangerous occurrences’ (see outline explanation of these terms below).
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RIDDOR DEFINITIONS A brief explanation of RIDDOR definitions used in this Survey is given below:
1. Fatal Accidents - an industrial accident resulting in death (even if death did not occur on site) 2. Non-fatal Major Injuries - listed in Schedule 1 of RIDDOR
(a) Fractures, but not to the fingers, thumbs or toes.
(b) Any amputation.
(c) Dislocation of the shoulder, hip, knee or spine.
(d) Loss of sight (whether temporary or permanent).
(e) A chemical or hot metal burn to the eye or any penetrating injury to the eye.
(f) Any injury resulting from an electric shock or electric burn (including any electric burn caused by arcing products) leading to unconsciousness or requiring resuscitation or admittance to hospital for more than 24 hours.
(g) Any other injury:
i) Leading to hypothermia, heat-induced illness or to unconsciousness
ii) Requiring resuscitation, or
iii) Requiring admittance to hospital for more than 24 hours.
(h) Loss of consciousness caused by asphyxia or by exposure to a harmful substance or biological agent.
(i) Either of the following conditions which result from the absorption of any substance
by inhalation, ingestion or through the skin:
i) Acute illness requiring medical treatment; or
ii) Loss of consciousness
(j) Acute illness which requires medical treatment where there is reason to believe that this resulted from exposure to a biological agent or its toxins or infected material.
3. Over 3-day Accidents (i.e. all other RIDDOR- Reportable Accidents) Accidents to employees that keep them away from work for more than 3 consecutive days excluding the day of the accident but including days that may not normally have been working days (e.g. Saturday/Sunday).
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4. Dangerous Occurrences and Occupational Diseases - see Question 11 Dangerous Occurrences
These include:
Collapse, overturning or failure of load-bearing parts of lifts and lifting equipment;
Explosion, collapse or bursting of any closed vessel or associated pipework;
Plant or equipment coming into contact with overhead power lines;
Electrical short circuit or overload causing fire or explosion;
Collapse or partial collapse of a scaffold over five metres high, or erected near water
where there could be a risk of drowning after a fall;
Dangerous occurrence at a pipeline;
Explosion or fire causing suspension of normal work for over 24 hours;
Accidental release “of any substance which may damage health” (which therefore
includes asbestos).
Occupational Diseases
Certain occupational diseases linked to specified work activities, when confirmed by a certificate from a medical practitioner, for example, those caused by lead, cadmium, asbestos, epoxy resins etc. The details of occupational disease that should be reported are listed in Schedule 2 of RIDDOR. How to find out more about RIDDOR… ‘RIDDOR’ is the Reporting of Injuries, Diseases and Dangerous Occurrences Regulations 1995. These Regulations cover the employer’s legal responsibility to report specified accidents, diseases and other serious occurrences to the HSE or Local Authority. For more information on RIDDOR go to: www.hse.gov.uk/riddor/guidance.htm
Response deadline for this survey: Please return this Form (SUR.1 rev 1) to the JIB as soon as
possible and no later than Wednesday 29th February 2012.
Thank you in advance for your co-operation with this important Survey.
JIB614