HSE has collected a vast archive of incident, accident,
investigation and concerns data over the past 50 years. Some of our
data sets have been further supplemented with data from industry
stakeholders to enrichen the information with up-to-date and
applicable knowledge. We use the collected data to provide new
insights, tools, techniques and approaches to industry. In this way
we share the knowledge that underpins everything we do.
For more information on how to work with us to enrich our data
sets, or to gain access to some of the tools and projects below,
please email discoveringsafety@hse.gov.uk
HSE Statistics based on Incident Data
HSE
publishes a range of statistics relating to health and safety
in Great Britain. Using a variety of data sources, including
surveys and surveillance schemes, we provide statistics on:
- Work-related ill health and disease
- Workplace injury
- Enforcement of health and safety legislation
- Working days lost and costs to Britain as a result of health
and safety incidents
- Working conditions and management of health and safety in the
workplace
Here we
outline the main data sources used to create the injury and ill
health statistics
NPD
The National Population
Database (NPD) is a unique Geographical Information System
(GIS) dataset that enables the estimation of residents, workers and
other population types in any location, down to individual building
level, in Great Britain.
The NPD uses the latest and most accurate data available and
provides unmatched levels of granularity. In fact, the NPD's
dataset is so trusted that it is used by the UK government's
'Resilience Direct' platform. This secure online network for
sharing real time information enables emergency services to deliver
an efficient and co-ordinated response in situations that impact
civil protection.
Benchmarking Safety Culture
Benchmarking is an excellent way to measure performance and
position an organisation against the industry standard. This
information can then be used to identify gaps within an
organisation's processes to achieve improvements in health and
safety outcomes and organisational performance.
As part of the subscriber package of benefits for the HSE Safety
Climate Tool (SCT), users have the ability to benchmark results
against HSE's exclusive industry datasets.
The SCT measures workforce attitudes and perceptions about health
and safety against eight safety climate factors. This benchmarking
report breaks down the minimum, maximum and average (mean) score
for each of the eight factors by industry sectors where complete
data sets are available for three or more organisations.
The report supplements the all-industry benchmarking data
available in the online system's auto-report, which compares your
organisation's score with the all-industry data. Therefore, it
provides you with the data to measure your organisation's results
against those in similar industries.
The data used to develop this industry-specific benchmarking
report is based on each organisation's most recent results within
the last two years. This approach emphasises the importance of
using current data.
PROTECT
The
PROTECT COVID-19 National Core Study on transmission and
environment is a UK-wide research programme improving our
understanding of how SARS-CoV-2 (the virus that causes COVID-19) is
transmitted from person to person, and how this varies in different
settings and environments. This improved understanding will enable
more effective measures to stop transmission, saving lives and
getting society back towards 'normal'.
Led by the Health and Safety Executive's Chief Scientific
Adviser, Professor Andrew Curran, this critical work is being
delivered by more than 70 researchers from 16 institutions across
the UK.
One of the key aims of the PROTECT study is to bring together
all the knowledge and evidence created by the other research themes
and make it count. In practice, this means engaging directly with
government, industry and other stakeholders to disseminate research
findings and advice, producing accessible and usable
communications. These outputs are varied and include evidence
briefings, guidance documents and risk assessment tools. A key goal
of the programme is to make research publications and reusable
datasets findable and accessible to other researchers - including
the other National Core Studies - to maximise impact.
For more information on how to work with us to enrich
our data sets, or to gain access to some of these tools and
projects, please email discoveringsafety@hse.gov.uk