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The scale used in Figure 5 means that the oil and gas sector performance appears to flatten out in recent years.
Figure 6 shows the offshore oil and gas data to a scale relevant to the sector performance, demonstrating more
clearly the downward trend in non-fatal injury rate.
Figure 6: Three-Year Rolling Average Reportable Non-Fatal Injury Rate per 100,000 Workers for the
UK Offshore Oil and Gas Sector
0
100
200
300
400
500
600
700
800
900
2003/04 -
2005/06
2004/05 -
2006/07
2005/06 -
2007/08
2006/07 -
2008/09
2007/08 -
2009/10
2008/09 -
2010/11
2009/10 -
2011/12
2010/11 -
2012/13
2011/12 -
2013/14
2012/13 -
2014/15
2014-16
Calculated Rate of Reportable Non-Fatal Injury
per 100,000 Workers
*
*Period of reporting changed from fiscal to calendar year
Source: Health and Safety Executive
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