Gas safety - Statistics
Incidents relating to the supply and use of flammable gas (a)
Number of incidents (b)
| |
1997/98 |
1998/99 |
1999/00 |
2000/01 |
2001/02 |
2002/03 |
2003/04 |
2004/05 |
2005/06 |
2006/07 (P) |
| Explosion/ Fire |
45 |
37 |
56 |
38 |
44 |
33 |
34 |
37 |
28 |
25 |
| CO Exposure |
119 |
114 |
118 |
136 |
110 |
81 |
93 |
110 |
119 |
123 |
| Other Exposure |
n/a |
n/a |
n/a |
n/a |
n/a |
n/a |
5 |
7 |
2 |
2 |
| Total |
164 |
151 |
174 |
174 |
154 |
114 |
132 |
154 |
149 |
150 |
Number of fatalities
| |
1997/98 |
1998/99 |
1999/00 |
2000/01 |
2001/02 |
2002/03 |
2003/04 |
2004/05 |
2005/06 |
2006/07 (P) |
| Explosion/ Fire |
8 |
11 |
10 |
8 |
5 |
5 |
5 |
2 |
4 |
2 |
| CO Exposure |
28 |
37 |
26 |
25 |
22 |
20 |
11 |
18 |
16 |
8 |
| Other Exposure |
n/a |
n/a |
n/a |
n/a |
n/a |
n/a |
2 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
| Total |
36 |
48 |
36 |
33 |
27 |
25 |
18 |
21 |
20 |
11 |
Number of non-fatalities
| |
1997/98 |
1998/99 |
1999/00 |
2000/01 |
2001/02 |
2002/03 |
2003/04 |
2004/05 |
2005/06 |
2006/07 (P) |
| Explosion/ Fire |
43 |
30 |
61 |
36 |
47 |
38 |
43 |
42 |
29 |
30 |
| CO Exposure |
189 |
194 |
228 |
265 |
169 |
138 |
174 |
203 |
210 |
206 |
| Other Exposure |
n/a |
n/a |
n/a |
n/a |
n/a |
n/a |
3 |
5 |
2 |
1 |
| Total |
232 |
224 |
289 |
301 |
216 |
176 |
220 |
250 |
241 |
237 |
- (a) Mainly piped gas but also includes bottled LPG
- (b) An incident can cause more than one fatality or injury
- (P) Provisional
- n/a not applicable
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