Health and Safety
Executive / Commission
Statistics
Prescribed diseases: average rates of new assessments in 2005-2007 per 100 000 employees in each industry(p) Rates per 100 000 employees in each industry - excluding coal miners(a)(p)
| SIC 92 section | Asthma | Dermatitis | Musculoskeletal | Occupational deafness | Vibration white finger | Asbestosis | Mesothelioma | Diffuse Pleural thickening | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Agriculture, forestry and fishing | A, B | 0.6 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 1.0 | 0.9 | 1.9 | 0.0 |
| Extraction, energy and water supply | C, E | 0.6 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 7.3 | 17.4 | 26.9 | 52.2 | 18.0 |
| Manufacturing | D | 4.0 | 2.1 | 2.5 | 4.9 | 7.2 | 11.1 | 21.2 | 5.4 |
| Construction | F | 0.9 | 1.2 | 0.8 | 2.4 | 6.5 | 21.7 | 44.7 | 12.8 |
| Distribution, hotels and restaurants | G, H | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.8 | 0.1 |
| Transport and communication | I | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.9 | 0.5 | 0.8 | 3.1 | 6.2 | 1.2 |
| Financial and business services | J, K | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.5 | 0.1 |
| Public administration and education | L, M | 0.3 | 0.1 | 1.6 | 0.1 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 1.5 | 0.2 |
| Health and social work | N | 0.2 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.6 | 0.1 |
| Other community, social and personal services | O, P, Q | 0.2 | 0.4 | 0.7 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 1.6 | 0.5 |
| All sectors | 0.7 | 0.5 | 0.9 | 0.8 | 1.4 | 2.8 | 5.8 | 1.5 |
| Number of actual cases of employees - coal miners only(b)(c)(p) | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SIC 92 section | Asthma | Dermatitis | Musculoskeletal | Occupational deafness | Vibration white-finger | Asbestosis | Mesothelioma | Diffuse pleural thickening | |
| Extraction | C | 5 | 25 | 65 | 40 | 825 | 75 | 40 | 20 |