HSENI have reminded all that the CDM transition period ends on 1st August 2017.
The Health and Safety Executive for Northern Ireland (HSENI), in its latest Annual Report published today, has confirmed that workplace deaths have increased sharply to 23 during 2014/15.
This compares to eight workplace deaths in 2013/14 and is significantly higher than the last five-year average of 15 deaths per year.
The report also shows major injuries are down by 6.3% on last year, and down 13% since a five-year peak in 2010/11. The difference between a major injury and a fatality can be seconds or centimetres and HSENI has said it will continue to focus on reducing the causes of serious injuries as a means of reducing future fatalities.
Despite the scale of work undertaken by HSENI and its partners to reduce accidents in the workplace, it is clear that a renewed focus on workplace safety across all sectors is required.
The latest figures also underline the importance of HSENI’s focus on farm safety, as despite a fall in the number of farm fatalities from 11 in 2012/13 to four in 2013/14, sadly 2014/15 saw the number rise again to nine.
See full report at: http://bit.ly/1Lyz57v
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