Health and Safety Executive has published the 2010/11 workplace fatal injury statistics for Great Britain. It noted that the underlying five-year trend for workplace fatalities continues downward.
The number of workplace deaths in 2010/11, 171, is lower than the five year average. Despite the downward trend, however, there are reasons for concern. The number of workplace fatalities rose from 147 in 2009/10 to 171 in 2010/11. There was a significant increase in the rate of fatal injury per 100,000 workers too –…
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