WISHNI - Statistics, enforcement and prosecutions in the waste and recycling sector
Below you will find health and safety statistics, enforcements and prosecutions within the Waste and Recycling sector.
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 |