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From Cradle To Nearly A Grave
Two men working in a cradle on a London residential tower, with a front elevation being constructed with windows and sliding doors, have cheated an early...
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45 Construction Workers Dead In Accidents
45 construction workers died last year in dreadful accidents at work. Overall, 135 workers were killed in work-related incidents in Great Britain according to the Health and Safety Executive.
The annual data covers the period from April 2022 to March 2023. The figures do not include deaths whilst driving for work nor deaths of members of the public killed but not working at the scene of an accident.
The three most common causes of fatal injuries are falls from height (40), being struck by a moving object (29) and being struck by a moving vehicle (20).
The total of 135 worker deaths in 2022/23 is higher than the previous year (123) but is in line with pre-pandemic levels. The figure for 2020/21 was 145.
A further 68 members of the public were killed following a work-related incident in 2022/23. This is a decrease of 20 from last year.
“Any loss of life in the workplace is a tragedy. While these figures show Great Britain is one of the safest countries in the world to work, safety must continue to be at the top of everyone’s agenda.”
– Sarah Albon
Chief executive, Health and Safety Executive
Asbestos-related diseases
The HSE has also published the annual figures for Mesothelioma, a cancer caused by past exposure to asbestos. The figures show 2,268 people died from the disease in 2021. This is a fall of 302 compared with the 2,570 deaths in 2020 and substantially lower than the average of 2,520 deaths per year over the period 2012-2019.
Asbestos-related diseases take decades to develop. Most people with them today will largely have been exposed before the tightening of controls and the use of asbestos was banned in 1999.
Picture: The HSE work-related fatality figures have been published and there were 35 construction-worker funerals.
Article written by Cathryn Ellis
12th July 2023