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Transport deaths defy trend
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• The number of workplace deaths in the transport sector jumped from 16 to 21 in 2002/03 —even though statistics show a 10% decline overall.
New figures from the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) show that 226 people were killed at work in 2002/03-24 fewer than in the previous year. It is the lowest figure on record and part of a downward trend over the last 20 years.
But it is riot all good news. The greatest increase in the number of fatal injuries occurred in the transport Industry and the wholesale trade. However, the HSE points out that both sectors had shown a drop in 2001/2—with transport figures falling from 31 to 16. Bill Callaghan, chair of the Health and Safety Commission, says that deaths caused by falls from heights continue to dominate the figures, along with moving vehicles and moving or falling objects.
"Workplace transport accidents are a particular issue for the service industries, where 20 workers were killed in 2002/03 after being struck by a moving vehicle," says Callaghan. "The HSE is working on a range of initiatives with a view to improving driver training, improving site design, and setting new standards for the design of vehicles."
He calls on companies to adopt a health and safety culture, with one director taking full responsibility for policy.