Health & Safety Report 2018

Figure 4: Hydrocarbon Releases (Excluding EU)

300

Minor

Significant

250

Major

Three-Year Moving Average

200

150

3

100

Number of Releases*

50

0

*Excludes 7 releases not yet classified

Source: Health and Safety Executive

Figure 5 shows the releases with a severity classification of major only. Annual fluctuations aside, the general trend has been a reduction in major releases, but in the last four years the number of major releases has plateaued at two or three per year.

Figure 5: Major Hydrocarbon Releases

30

Major Hydrocarbon Release

25

Three-Year Moving Average

20

15

10

Number of Releases*

5

0

*2017 data includes one as-yet unclassified release expected to be major

Source: Health and Safety Executive

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