Health and safety statistics (Waste and Recycling sector)
2019
In 2019 there were approximately 5730 employees within the sector.
A total of 44 RIDDORs were recieved in relation to the industry and a breakdown of these statistics are provided in the following table.
Improvement Notices, Prohibition Notices and Prosecutions are also provided from 2015 to 2020.
| Number of RIDDORs received and a breakdown of the cause | |
|---|---|
| Slips, trips and falls | 20 |
| Struck by something / crush injury | 17 (including one fatality) |
| Burns | 3 |
| Cuts sustained | 2 |
| Manual handling | 1 |
| Fire | 1 |
| 2015 | |
|---|---|
| Improvement notices | 6 |
| Prohibition Notices | 5 |
| Prosecutions | 1 |
| 2016 | |
|---|---|
| Improvement notices | 18 |
| Prohibition Notices | 6 |
| Prosecutions | 0 |
| 2017 | |
|---|---|
| Improvement notices | 10 |
| Prohibition Notices | 2 |
| Prosecutions | 1 |
| 2018 | |
|---|---|
| Improvement notices | 15 |
| Prohibition Notices | 7 |
| Prosecutions | 2 |
| 2019 | |
|---|---|
| Improvement notices | 19 |
| Prohibition Notices | 4 |
| Prosecutions | 4 |
| 2020 (to date) | |
|---|---|
| Improvement notices | 4 |
| Prohibition Notices | 7 |
| Prosecutions | 1 |