Health & Safety Report 2016

Figure 3 provides an overview of the data sources and reporting periods covered in this section.

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Figure 3: Summary of Data Category, Reporting Period and Data Source

Reporting Period

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Data Category

Data Source

Non-Fatal Injury Rate per 100,000 Workers

2012-15

Health and Safety Executive

Over-Seven-Day, Specified and Fatal Injury Rate per 100,000 Workers

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2014-15

Health and Safety Executive

Lost Time Injury Frequency

2014

International Association of Oil & Gas Producers

Number of Dangerous Occurrences Number of Hydrocarbon Releases Operators’ Reportable Injury Frequency (Benchmarking)

2014-15 2014-15

Health and Safety Executive Health and Safety Executive

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Health and Safety Executive, Vantage Personnel on Board and Oil & Gas UK Health and Safety Executive, Vantage Personnel on Board and Oil & Gas UK

2015

Operators’ Dangerous Occurrence Frequency

2015

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4.1 Health and Safety Statistics In the UK, the Reporting of Injuries, Diseases and Dangerous Occurrences Regulations 2013 (RIDDOR) 6 requires employers and individuals in control of work premises, such as offshore installations, to report certain workplace accidents, occupational diseases and specified dangerous occurrences. Duty holders offshore must report these to the Health and Safety Executive (HSE). In this publication, the following types of incidents as defined by RIDDOR are examined:

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• Fatalities – all deaths that arise from a work-related accident

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• Over-Seven-Day Injuries – accidents that cause an employee to be away from work or unable to perform their normal work activities for more than seven consecutive days

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• Specified Injuries – as listed in Regulation 4 of RIDDOR 2013 and including injuries such as fractures (other than to fingers, thumbs and toes) and amputations

• Dangerous Occurrences – certain specified events, such as hydrocarbon releases (HCRs), fires or explosions, dropped objects and weather damage

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6 RIDDOR is available to view at www.hse.gov.uk/riddor

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