Health & Safety Report 2018

HEALTH & SAFETY REPORT 2018

Figure 14 shows the average frequencies for dangerous occurrences and reportable injuries for all duty holders over the last decade. The frequency of dangerous occurrences has fallen by over 50 per cent during this period, from a high of 9.04 in 2010 to its current low of 4.35 per million man-hours. The average frequency of reportable injuries has also fallen by over 50 per cent from 2.98 in 2007 to 1.46 per million man-hours in 2017, the lowest on record.

Figure 14: Dangerous Occurrence and Reportable Injury Frequencies

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Source: Health and Safety Executive, Vantage POB and Oil & Gas UK

Figures 15 and 16 overleaf show the dangerous occurrence and reportable injury frequency for each company against the average for the group over the past two years. The majority of operators (19) recorded frequencies below the 2017 and 2016 averages for reportable injuries, and almost as many (16) were below the 2016 average for dangerous occurrences. Three operators completed 2017 having recorded no dangerous occurrences. Eleven operators experienced no reportable injuries in 2017, compared with nine in 2016.

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