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Rdot  
#1 Posted : 28 May 2012 11:48:31(UTC)
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Rdot

Hi all, I am currently looking at getting hold of Accident Frequency Rates and Accident Incident rates for the construction industry to compare against our own company performance. We currently use AFR but i need to start using AIR. I am looking some advice on which is the most common equation for the AIR and any info relating to the Construction indutry AFR / AIR. Many thanks Roy
peter gotch  
#2 Posted : 29 May 2012 13:37:18(UTC)
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peter gotch

Hi Roy A bit of cut and paste below and the table doesn't come out quite right. UK AIR usually calculated per 100,000 employees per year. Looking at construction as a whole probably not a suitable benchmark, though not knowing what sort of construction you are dealing with. Despite massive underreporting there are massive differences in either AFR and AIR depending on the nature of the contractor. Guess you should probably be looking at the better end of the market e.g. members of UKCG or ECIA, or if you really want a beacon to compare against results from the Olympics. Amendment to RIDDOR took effect at the beginning of April 2012. This removed the requirement to report an over 3 day injury accident and replace this with an over 7 day injury accident. However, whilst overall HSE expect this to result in a 28% reduction in reports, how these are spread out will depend heavily on sector and employer as regards current and future levels of underreporting. So from a robust benchmarking and trend analysis perspective, need to count on the basis of previous reporting requirements, i.e. continue to monitor those accidents that result in accidents resulting in “over 3 day” injury. Construction Rates per 100,000 workers/year Fatal, Major Injury Over 3 day injuries 2008/2009 <180 <394 2009/2010 <162 <355 2010/2011 <146 <319 2011/2012 <131 <287 2012/2013 <118 + <259 = <377 total RIDDORs 2013/2014 <107 + <233 = <340 total RIDDOR 2014/2015 <102 + <222 = <324 total RIDDOR 2015/2016 <97 + <211 = <308 total RIDDOR 2016/2017 <92 + <201 = <293 total RIDDOR 2017/2018 <87 <191 = <278 total RIDDOR 2018/2019 <83 <182 = <265 total RIDDOR 2019/2020 <79 <171 = <250 total RIDDOR Notes 1. Definitions are as in GB Reporting of Injuries, Diseases and Dangerous Occurrences Regulations 1995 2. Targets are based on 2006 performance as reported by members of the Major Contractors Group [MCG] (now enlarged UK Contractors Group) and Engineering Construction Industry Association [ECIA] and based on achieving a 10% reduction year on year [April to March] to March 2014 and 5% year on year thereafter. 3. ECIA stats for 2010 from websites below 140 RIDDORs per 100,000. Within total stats is a sub-group for the largest projects 203 RIDDORs per 100,000 Haven’t got latest UKCG accident incidence rates, but above and ECIA stats are a starting point for SMART targets. 4. Latest statistics for construction on HSE website in each case per 100,000 per year are Fatals – 2 Non-fatals – reportable (rather than reported) – 1300 based on Labour Force Survey – (Estimates RIDDOR underreporting ~ 50%) 5. So compared to industry as a whole a RIDDOR KPI of 377 per 100,000 per year with year on year reductions is challenging but achievable with best practice. Kier and supply chain 2009 - AIR 404, 2010 - 312. Interserve – 2009 – AIR 344. Some other major contractors numbers much, much smaller but probably not counting supply chain. 6. Rather than Cumulative AFR by end of each construction year, suggest cumulative rolling annual reportable accident incidence rate (AIR) as calculated above. or AFR defined as UK RIDDOR Accident Frequency Rate (per 100,000 hours) =Reportable Injuries/No. Hours Worked * 100,000, then I think that current UKCG rate is an average of 0.35 but with some members at about half that or less, examples Balfour Beatty 0.16 (2010), Vinci (including Taylor Woodrow) 0.3 (2009) ECIA AFR 2010 0.07 derived from http://www.eureka-market...uk/ecia/ecia_summary.pdf only covers direct employees. NJCECI AFR 2010 0.11 derived from http://www.njceci.org.uk...accident-statistics.html
Rdot  
#3 Posted : 29 May 2012 16:15:52(UTC)
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Good man Peter Thanks for taking the time to reply in such depth. Roy
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