Health & Safety Report 2018
Figure 4: Hydrocarbon Releases (Excluding EU)
300
Minor
Significant
250
Major
Three-Year Moving Average
200
150
3
100
Number of Releases*
50
0
*Excludes 7 releases not yet classified
Source: Health and Safety Executive
Figure 5 shows the releases with a severity classification of major only. Annual fluctuations aside, the general trend has been a reduction in major releases, but in the last four years the number of major releases has plateaued at two or three per year.
Figure 5: Major Hydrocarbon Releases
30
Major Hydrocarbon Release
25
Three-Year Moving Average
20
15
10
Number of Releases*
5
0
*2017 data includes one as-yet unclassified release expected to be major
Source: Health and Safety Executive
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