Safety Report2015 Maintaining High Standards in Scaffolding

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President’sWelcomeNASC members should be proud of yet another strong performance during the last twelve months with relation to the statistics recorded in this year’s NASC Safety Report. This annual report continues to demonstrate to the wider industry the continued commitment of NASC members when it comes to deal-ing with all matters Health and Safety related. It is therefore no surprise that continuous positive performance is evi-dent in this latest set of safety statistics. These hard facts help to underpin the professional status for NASC regulated member companies.

Whilst as NASC members our per-formance is encouraging, we must not become complacent and ensure we continue on the right path and accept there is always room for improvement. It is the high standards demonstrated by members that makes us stand apart from the rest of the scaffolding industry and has increasingly resulted in the wider industry viewing NASC member-ship as the best confirmation that a company is adopting industry best prac-tice. Clients and industry stakeholders increasingly see NASC membership as the ultimate mark of competence for any scaffolding business.

It is clear from this year’s statistics that by specifying the use of regulated scaffolding contractors such as NASC members, clients can significantly reduce the risk of accidents occurring upon their sites.

I would therefore urge clients, safety professionals, local authorities and cli-ent bodies to play their part in the proc-ess of making the scaffolding industry a safer environment for all by following the lead of their peers and specifying the use of NASC regulated scaffolding contractors upon their sites across the UK. Many existing members state that one of the major reasons they decided to apply for NASC membership was to enable them to demonstrate independ-ent verification of compliance with the industry’s highest levels of competence and professionalism to both their exist-ing and potential future clients.

Good standards of Health and Safety practice and performance is not exclu-sive to only NASC member companies. There are also a number of non-mem-ber companies who also work to the high industry standards established by the NASC. I would encourage these scaffolding contractors to carefully con-

Kevin Ward, NASC President

sider the benefits that NASC member-ship would bring to their businesses.

It is worthwhile remembering that all NASC safety guidance, published in the form of industry standard-setting Safety Guidance Notes (SGs) are not only avail-able to members but also to non-mem-bers, and any other interested parties. This extremely useful information and best practice guidance is published as a result of the hard working volunteers provided by not only member compa-nies but also from key industry stake-holders such as the Health & Safety Executive (HSE), UK Contractors Group (UKCG), Construction Plant Hire Association (CPA), to name but a few, and we are very grateful for the time and expertise they provide and give freely for the benefit of all.

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What is the NASC doing to drive up Safety Standards?

The NASC Health and Safety Committee is comprised of 18 experienced professionals, drawn from its membership and outside agencies with support & guidance from the HSE.In recent years, output from the group has been and continues to be prolific and has affected significant changes in best working practice, especially in relation to safety within the scaffolding and access industry.

The NASC’s Safety Guidance note SG4:10 has played an enormous role in enhancing industry best practice for working at height and will be reviewed in anticipation of a re-issue in 2015.

Slips, trips and falls still remain the major cause of injury within the scaffolding industry and will again be the focus of attention for the Health and Safety Committee.

Members are audited annually, to ensure compliance with NASC membership requirements. The confederation expects the highest possible standards with regard to health and safety. NASC safety guidance is listed on the website – www.nasc.org.uk – and reported in the NASC Yearbook.

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4How do I find an NASC member company?All current NASC members can be found via the NASC website – www.nasc.org.uk.Here, you can search for NASC members via company name, town, county or postcode.

4Want to know more about the NASC?The NASC website also carries detailed information on the NASC, including the specifics of membership criteria, a conclusive list of all current NASC technical and safety guidance information, scaffolding terminology, the latest news items and much more. Do please have a look.

4Engage with NASC on our Social Media platforms.You can ‘like’ the NASC on:

Facebook at: www.facebook/NASCscaffolding

‘Follow’ us on Twitter: @NASCscaffolding

The Health and Safety Committee has asked members about any aspects they would like considered in the current review of our core Health and Safety guidance, SG4. Work is under-way on the update, SG4:15, set to launch in the Autumn. And new Slips, Trips and Falls guidance and other safety publications will launch in 2015.

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Comparison of NASC/HSE accident statisticsOver the last few years the NASC has compared its member companies’ accident statistics with those produced by the HSE for construction industry accidents in general.

The table below gives an overview of the reportable accident statistics recorded by all NASC members, which is a requirement of NASC membership, and the overall construction industry statistics compiled by the HSE from all the RIDDOR reports they have received.

2005/06 2006/07 2007/08 2008/09 2009/10

FatalInjury

MajorInjury

Over3 day

FatalInjury

MajorInjury

Over3 day

FatalInjury

MajorInjury

Over3 day

FatalInjury

MajorInjury

Over3 day

FatalInjury

MajorInjury

Over3 day

Statistics derived from the NASC annual returns of reportable accidents

Number of NASC Operatives 11238 11944 14029 13670 13124 14686 13716 14098 13749 14988

NASC 0 33 180 0 36 133 0 49 125 0 66 105 0 41 98 0 28 93 0 34 111 1 27 106 67 0 30 66 0 36 69

Construction industry statistics provided by HSE from RIDDOR reports

Construction Industry General Statistics 60 4472 8384 79 4457 7915 72 4415 8188 53 3913 7351 42 2585 5651 50 2298 4764 49 2230 5391 39 1913 n/a 3133 42 1900 3293 * * *

Scaffolding Industry Fatalities Total 0 n/a n/a 3 n/a n/a 2 n/a n/a 4 202 280 0 150 244 2 116 197 3 117 223 1 136 n/a 139

Note: The general construction statistics and the scaffolding fatalities include all those reported by NASC members. The NASC reporting period runs from January - December. The HSE reporting period runs from April - March. Changes in requirements now mean that separate figures for non NASC members are no longer available and are simply added to the construction figure.

Comparison of NASC Accident and Construction Industry Statistics supplied by the HSE

The table also identifies the total number of scaffolding related fatalities that occurred up until 2013.

Since 2013, the HSE has not supplied separate scaffolding statistics for non-NASC companies. These are now included within construction industry figures.

In line with HSE reporting procedures the NASC Safety Report is now based on 7–day reporting.

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2009/10 2010/11 2011/12 2012/13 2014/15

FatalInjury

MajorInjury

Over3 day

FatalInjury

MajorInjury

Over3 day

FatalInjury

MajorInjury

Over3 day

FatalInjury

MajorInjury

Over3 day

Number of NASC Operatives 11238 11944 14029 13670 13124 14686 13716 14098 13749 14988

NASC 0 33 180 0 36 133 0 49 125 0 66 105 0 41 98 0 28 93 0 34 111 1 27 106 67 0 30 66 0 36 69

Construction Industry General Statistics 60 4472 8384 79 4457 7915 72 4415 8188 53 3913 7351 42 2585 5651 50 2298 4764 49 2230 5391 39 1913 n/a 3133 42 1900 3293 * * *

Scaffolding Industry Fatalities Total 0 n/a n/a 3 n/a n/a 2 n/a n/a 4 202 280 0 150 244 2 116 197 3 117 223 1 136 n/a 139

FatalInjury

MajorInjury

Over7 day

Over7 day

* indicates 2014/2015 figures are not yet available.

FatalInjury

MajorInjury

Over7 day

2013/14

Since 2013 the HSE have been unable to provide statistics for the total of scaffolding industry fatalities

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Fatalities to OperativesThere were no fatalities reported within the NASC membership in 2014.

The first priority of NASC members is to ensure that operatives go to work and return home safely.

Injuries to OperativesThe number of accidents reported by NASC members in 2014 is based on 7-day incidents and compared with the 2013 safety report the number of incidents increased from 96 to 105, an increase of 9%.

As part of the NASC membership criteria, every member has to complete an annual accident return form. This safety report is based on factual information reported by all full contracting members of the National Access and Scaffolding Confederation in 2014.

The total number of operatives working within the membership has increased this year to 14988, which is an increase of just over 9%. The number of NASC full members, which does not include Hire & Sales members, has also in-creased to 202. All member companies fulfilled the NASC membership criteria and returned their accident statistics, which has enabled the NASC to com-plete this report. The incidence rates for 2014 have increased slightly to 7.01 and the frequency rates have remained the same at 0.35 this year. Compared to the 2013 safety report, which was also

based on 7-day incidents, the incidence and frequency rates were 6.98 and 0.35 respectively. NASC members are committed to improving their opera-tives working environment to secure a safer and healthier scaffolding industry. Please refer to Table 1.

Fatalities & Injuries to operatives

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Year Number of Companies

Number of Operatives

Incidents IncidenceRate

FrequencyRate

Fatalities FatalIncidence Rate

1975 33 5879 494 84.03 4.20 1 0.17

1976 36 6286 568 90.36 4.52 0 0.00

1977 36 6772 700 103.37 5.17 2 0.29

1978 40 7244 596 82.27 4.11 2 0.27

1979 44 8510 655 76.97 3.85 3 0.35

1980 46 8160 532 65.20 3.26 3 0.36

1981 50 7513 496 66.02 3.30 4 0.53

1982 41 6833 546 79.91 4.00 0 0.00

1983 46 6809 480 70.49 3.52 3 0.44

1984 44 5930 421 70.99 3.55 1 0.16

1985 45 5420 423 78.04 3.90 3 0.55

1986 45 6840 523 76.46 3.82 3 0.43

1987 47 6842 497 72.65 3.63 2 0.29

1988 47 8094 576 71.16 3.56 1 0.12

1989 40 7640 550 71.99 3.60 0 0.00

1990 29 8435 447 52.99 2.65 2 0.23

1991 53 7090 530 74.75 3.74 1 0.14

1992 54 6603 283 42.86 2.14 1 0.15

1993 62 6321 283 44.77 2.24 1 0.15

1994 70 7520 264 35.11 1.76 1 0.13

1995 71 7525 267 35.49 1.77 1 0.13

1996 68 6816 248 36.38 1.82 1 0.14

1997 87 8943 330 36.90 1.85 2 0.22

1998 81 7871 232 29.48 1.47 0 0.00

1999 105 10679 258 24.16 1.21 0 0.00

2000 110 10779 253 23.47 1.17 1 0.09

2001 119 11950 243 20.3 1.017 2 0.17

2002 122 10721 189 17.63 0.88 1 0.09

2003 125 11810 197 16.68 0.83 1 0.084

2004 138 10499 198 18.86 0.94 1 0.095

2005 145 11238 213 18.95 0.95 0 0.00

2006 148 11994 169 14.09 0.70 0 0.00

2007 152 14029 174 12.40 0.62 0 0.00

2008 174 13760 170 12.35 0.62 0 0.00

2009 201 13124 139 10.59 0.53 0 0.00

2010 201 14686 121 8.24 0.41 0 0.00

2011 201 13716 145 10.57 0.53 0 0.00

2012 201 14098 134 9.5(6.7) 0.48(0.34) 1 0.07

2013 200 13749 96 6.98 0.35 0 0.00

2014 202 14988 105 7.01 0.35 0 0.00

Table 1: NASC Accident Figures – Yearly Summary

Incidence rate = No. of reported accidents x 1000 Average No. of Operatives

Frequency rate = No. of reported accidents x 100,000 Average No. of hours worked

Method of Calculation:

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Causes of accidents to operativesThe analysis shown in Tables 2, 3 and 4 indicate that the number of falls from scaffolding and working platforms has increased by 13% from 15 in 2013 to 17 in 2014.

The analysis for 2014 has also identified that the highest fall of an operative from a scaffold structure reported during the year was 6m.

The number of falls reported from scaffolds/working platforms at or above 4m was 3 and the number of falls from scaffolds/working platforms under 4m was 6.

There was 1 reported fall from a scaf-fold/working platform where the fall was arrested by a lanyard/harness.

The major cause of injury to scaffolders

Table 2.1: NASC Accident Figures – Causes of Accidents to Site Operatives

Site operations for the year 2014: 97% of all reportable accidents occurred on siteu Other Site Operations s Handling of Materials l Falls n Falls Materials

during 2014 continues to be Slips, Trips and Falls (STF) on the same level.

Although this figure has decreased by 2 this year, it is the eleventh consecutive year that STF accidents have been the major cause of injury. STF amounted to just over 37% of all injuries reported this year.

As in nearly all other sectors of the construction industry, the biggest single cause of accidents to scaffolders is not falls from height, which always attract the most attention for obvious reasons, but slips, trips and falls on the same level.

Employers have a clear legal respon-sibility to provide their employees with a safe place of work, even if it is on someone else’s site. Many employers

do not give slips and trips the priority they deserve and they are often consid-ered as being outside of their control, inevitable or the fault of the employee.

Falls from ladders increased from 1 in 2013 to 7 in 2014. There were no reported falls from vehicles.

Manual handling injuries have increased this year from 17 in 2013 to 19 in 2014 which is an increase of 12%. It is very important for the workforce to under-stand the significance of lifting equip-ment in a safe manner.

1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012

20

40

60

80

100

120

140

160

0

3122 20

2519 16

2016

29

1912 11

15 9 1613

17 510 9

2232

2315

1828

2625

3728

4139

5453

85

5260

4956

475349

60

7251

74 75

83

59

36

52 48

37

24

4540

26 38

46

32 21

36

17

60

5256

70

60

72

91

107

9499

808484

94

80

121

76

84

77

91

102

43

2013

15

1213

2014

23

419

56

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Table 2.2: NASC Accident Figures – Causes of Accidents to Yard Operatives

Yard operations for the year 2014: 3% of all reportable accidents occurred in the yardu Handling of Materials s Other Yard Accidents l Falls

Members of the public

FALLSScaffolding structures - - - - - - 1 1 - 3 3 6Working platform, gangway, trestles - - - - - - - - - 1 2 3Cradles, boatswains chairs etc - - - - - - - - - - - -Ladders - - - - - 1 - 1 - 4 3 7Hoists during erection or dismantling - - - - - - - - - - - -Collapse of scaffold - - 1 1 - - - - - - - -Failure/collapse of cradle, boatswains chair - - - - - - - - - - - -Breakage i.e. displacement boards - - - - - - - - - - - -Falls in yard - - - - - - - - - - - -Other (from walls, roofs, rope, lorry) - - - - - - 1 1 - 4 4 8SUB TOTAL - - 1 1 - 1 2 3 - 12 12 24

FALLS OF MATERIALFrom scaffold - - - - - - - - - - 1 1From platforms - - - - - - - - - - - -From cradles, boatswains chairs etc - - - - - - - - - - - -From hoists during dismantling - - - - - - - - - - - -Due to collapse of scaffold - - - - - - - - - - - -Other falls of materials - - - - - - - - - 2 1 3SUB TOTAL - - - - - - - - - 2 2 4

HANDLING OF MATERIALSOn site - - - - - - - - - 3 16 19In Yard - - - - - - - - - - - -SUB TOTAL - - - - - - - - - 3 16 19

OTHER SITE ACCIDENTSFalls on the level - - - - - 1 - 1 - 17 22 39Stepping or striking against - - - - - - - - - - - -Other causes (eye injury, electric shock, RTA) - - - - - - - - - 1 13 14Work equipment - - - - - - - - - 1 3 4SUB TOTAL - - - - - 1 - 1 - 19 38 57

OTHER YARD ACCIDENTSSUB TOTAL - - - - - - - - - - 1 1TOTAL - - 1 1 - 2 2 4 - 36 69 105

3rd Party Injuries Operatives Injuries

Fatal Major 7 Day Total Fatal Major 7 Day Total Fatal Major 7 Day Total

Table 3: NASC Accident Figures – Causes of Accidents to Members of the public, 3rd Parties and Operatives

1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012

5

10

15

20

25

30

35

40

0 2

6

344

8

2

95

32

32

8

17

26

7

43

9

4

18

11

17

6

8 11

5

11 119

15

20

0

3336

854

14

4

15

1415

9

36

1718

14

22

3

12

0 2 21 4

0

28

4

2013

4

9

0

201402

1

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Table 4 gives an analysis of accidents to operatives broken down by age, grade of scaffolder and type of accident. From this analysis the NASC has identified that, in a similar manner to last year, when accidents are broken down by age, the highest number of accidents occurred in the 21- 30 age group = 43 (41%). This was followed by the 41- 50 age group 24 (23%). These two groups accounted for nearly 64% of all accidents. The number of accidents reported for the rest of the age related groups were 16-20 = 3 (3%) 31-40 = 21 (20%), 51–60 = 11 (10%), and 61+ = 3 (3%).

In age ranges 16 – 40, slips, trips and falls on the same level were the major cause of accidents (23), followed by falls from height (16), manual handling (13) and falls of materials (2). In the 41+ age groups, slips, trips and falls on the same level (16) were also the major cause of accidents. These accidents follow a very similar pattern to those reported last year. Slips, trips and falls on the same level totalled 39 incidents during 2014, which accounted for 37% of the total number of accidents record-ed. These figures show a decrease of nearly 5% on the number of slips, trips and falls incidents reported in 2013.

When the figures were analysed by grade of operative, once again the NASC identified that scaffolders suffered the largest number of accidents across all age ranges totalling 58 (55%). This was followed by Trainees and Advanced Scaffolders both at 15 (14%), Labourers 11 (10%), Drivers 3 (3%) and Managers 2 (2%) and Supervisors 1 (1%).When these statistics are compared with the 2013 statistics, it can be seen that in 2014 there were more accidents to Advanced Scaffolders than Labourers when compared with those reported in 2013. The NASC also identified a de-crease in the number of incidents (32%) related to Trainees.

Analysis of accidentsAs part of the NASC’s analysis of the accident statistics, the review takes account of the relationship between individually reported accidents, the grade/age of the scaffolder or operative and compares the overall statistics with those reported in 2013.

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Table 4: Operatives by Age, Grade of Scaffolder and Type of Accident

FallsSC/WP Cradle Ladder Yard Other

16-20

21-30

31-40

41-50

51-60

61+

Fall MaterialsScaff Other

MHO WE Elec Fire HS STF Other

Age Grade MI MI 7d MI7d MI 7d 7d MI 7d MI 7d MI 7d

Tota

l 7 d

ays

MI 7d MI 7d MI 7d MI 7d MI 7d MI 7d MI 7d

Manager 0Supervisor 0Advanced 0Scaffolder 0Trainee 1 1Labourer 1 1 2Driver 0Manager 0Supervisor 0Advanced 1 1 2Scaffolder 1 2 1 1 2 1 1 1 2 1 3 6 4 26Trainee 1 1 1 2 1 2 3 11Labourer 2 1 3Driver 1 1Manager 0Supervisor 0Advanced 1 1 1 1 4Scaffolder 1 1 1 2 4 2 11Trainee 1 1 2Labourer 1 1 1 3Driver 1 1Manager 1 1Supervisor 1 1Advanced 1 1 1 1 1 5Scaffolder 1 1 1 1 1 1 4 3 13Trainee 1 1Labourer 2 2Driver 1 1Manager 1 1Supervisor 0Advanced 1 1 2Scaffolder 1 1 1 2 1 1 7Trainee 0Labourer 1 1Driver 0Manager 0Supervisor 0Advanced 1 1 2Scaffolder 1 1Trainee 0Labourer 0Driver 0TOTALS 4 5 0 0 4 3 0 0 4 4 1 1 1 1 5 14 2 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 17 22 1 13 24 4 19 4 1 0 0 39 14 105

TotalnumberofFallsfromheight(Operatives) 24HighestReportedFall 6mNumberofFallsfromScaffolds/WorkingPlatforms(SC/WP) 9NumberofFallsunder4m(SC/WP) 6NumberofFallsat4morabove(SC/WP) 3NumberofFallsfromLadders 7NumberofReportedFallsfromScaffoldsArrestedbySafetyHarness 1

KeyMI=MajorInjury7d=Over7DayInjurySC/WP=Scaffolds&WorkingPlatformsMHO=ManualHandlingOperationsWE=WorkEquipmentElec=ElectricalInjuryHS=HarmfulSubstanceSTF=Slips,Trips&Fallsonthesamelevel

The NASC also identifies the total number of accidents reported relative to the size of the individual company.

Table 5 shows the variation in numbers of accidents to third parties and members of the public since 1993.

Table 6 gives companies the opportunity to compare their own results with companies of a similar size.

Injuries to Third Parties & Members of the PublicSince 2002, NASC members have been asked to differentiate between acci-

dents involving third parties or mem-bers of the public as part of their reporting procedures. In view of the changes in reporting last year, there were no accidents/injuries reported in 2013 that caused a 7-day absence involving members of the public or for third parties.

In 2014 there were 4 incidents re-ported for injuries to 3rd Parties and 1 incident reported for injuries to Mem-bers of the Public. The incidents for 3rd parties related to Falls from Height (3) and Slips, trips and Falls (1). The inci-dent relating to members of the Public was the result of a scaffold collapse.

Frequency of Accidents in Different Sized CompaniesAs part of their reporting process the NASC also identifies the total number of accidents reported relative to the size of the individual companies.

Table 6 indicates the experience of different sized firms (for their own operatives), using standard incidence measurement. It is suggested that companies should measure their own incidence rate and then compare it with the figures for similar sized companies and the average for all firms.

Each year the NASC identifies all accidents/injuries that relate to third parties (ie non-scaffolding trades working on the same sites) or to members of the general public.

Injuries to Third Parties & Members of the public

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Table 5: Accident Figures - Third Parties and Members of the Public

Table 6: Frequency of Accidents in Different Sized Companies

1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012

10

20

30

40

50

60

0

20

67

9

14

52

33

7

14

3

19

6

16

11

5

4

8

19

4

15

2

15

2

403

7

20

Num

ber o

f Inj

urie

s

n Third Party Injuries n Members of the public

1 - 20 52 640 28 668 6 8.98 0.04 0 0.00 0 0 0 0 0 0

(Very Small)

21 - 50 83 2634 91 2725 29 10.84 0.05 0 0.00 0 0 0 1 0 0

(Small)

51- 100 42 2851 140 2991 38 12.7 0.06 0 0.00 0 0 1 0 0 0

(Small - Medium)

101 - 200 15 2066 105 2171 11 5.07 0.03 0 0.00 0 1 0 3 0 0

(Medium)

201 - 1000 8 3761 60 3821 14 3.66 0.02 0 0.00 0 0 0 0 0 0

(Medium - Large)

1001+ 2 2562 50 2612 7 38.67 0.19 0 0.00 0 0 0 0 0 0

(Large)

TOTAL 52 83 42 15 8 2 14514 474 14988 1057.010.35 0 0.00 0 1 1 4 0 0

RIDDOR

Diseases

Totalnumberof

daysabsent

Numberof

accidents-3rdparties

Accidentstomembers

ofthePublic

ArrestedbySafety

Harnesses

Dangerous

Occurrences

FrequencyRateof

FatalAccidents

Fatal

Accidents

Frequency

Rate

Incidence

Rate

NumberofAccidents

toWorkers

Allcompany

Total

Allcompany

SubContractors

Allcompany

Employees

1001+

201-1000

101-200

51-100

21-50

1-20

NumberofCompaniesEmploying

Company Size

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110

2013

00

2014

14

Table 7 shows the types of injuries sus-tained by operatives in 2014. The most common injuries suffered by operatives were injuries to the Feet, Toes & Ankles (F, T & A), followed by injuries to the Hands, Fingers & Wrists (H, F & W), injuries to the Back, injuries to the Leg, Hip & Groin (L, H & G), injuries to the Arm, injuries to the Neck & Shoulder, injuries to the Ribs, Chest & Stomach, injuries to the Face, injuries to the Head and Multiple Injuries.

Injuries to the F, T & A amounted to 33 (31%), to the H, F & W 24 (23%), to the Back 17 (16%), to L, H & G 11 (10%), and

Type of Accident

Most Common Part of the Body Injured

Most Common Type of Injury

Most Common Overall Injury

Falls from height Feet, Toes & Ankles Fracture Fracture - Feet, Toes & Ankles

Falling Materials Face, H, F & W, Arm, F, T & A Fracture Fracture - Face, Feet, Toes & Ankles

Manual Handling Hands, Fingers & Wrists Fracture Fracture - Hands, Fingers & Wrists

Slips, Trips & Falls Feet, Toes & Ankles Fracture Fracture - Feet, Toes & Ankles

Other Accidents Hands, Fingers & Wrists Fracture Cut - Hands, Fingers & Wrists

to the Arm 8 (8%). In 2013 the most reported injuries were to H, F & W followed by F, T & A, L, H & G and injuries to the Back.

Fractures, Sprains, Strains and others were the most common forms of injury with 49 (47%), 13 (12%), 12 (11%) and 9 (8%) respectively, followed by Cuts 6 (6%), Bruising 4 (4%), Multiple 4 (4%), Dislocations 2 (2%), Amputations 2 (2%), Lacerations 2 (2%), Penetration and Abrasion both at 1 (1%). These types of injury followed a similar pattern to those recorded in 2012 where Fractures

were also the most common injury.

Overall the most common injuries were Fractures of the Feet, Toes and Ankles 22 (21%), followed by Fractures of the Hand, Fingers and Wrist 9 (9%), Strain of the Back 8 (8%), Sprain to the Feet, Toes & Ankles 6 (6%), Cut to the Hand, Finger and Wrist 5 (5%) and Fractures to the Arm 4 (4%). Table 7 is subdivided into six separate tables (7.1 to 7.6) identifying different types of accident (Falling from height, Falling Materials, Manual Handling, Slips, Trips and Falls, and others).

Analysis of Injuries to OperativesThe following gives an analysis of all injuries reported, identifying the type of injury and part of the body affected. It also gives an account of the type of accident compared with the most common injury or most common part of body injured.

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Table 7.1: All Injuries

Eyes Face Head Neck/Shoulder

Ribs/Chest/

Stomach

Back Arm Hand/Finger &

Wrist

Leg/Hip/

Groin

Feet/Toes & Ankles

Multiple Total %

Fracture 1 2 3 3 4 9 5 22 49 47Amputation 2 2 2Dislocation 1 1 2 2TemporaryLossofSight ChemicalBurnElectricalBurnBurn Penetration 1 1 1Unconscious Strain 1 8 1 2 1 13 12Sprain 3 1 2 6 12 11Abrasion 1 1 1Laceration 1 1 2 2Cut 5 1 6 6Bruising 2 1 1 4 4Multiple 1 1 1 1 4 4Other 1 1 1 4 1 1 9 8ToTal 2 1 4 3 17 8 24 11 33 2 105 % 2 1 4 3 16 8 23 10 31 2 100%

Table 7.2: Falling from Height

Eyes Face Head Neck/Shoulder

Ribs/Chest/

Stomach

Back Arm Hand/Finger &

Wrist

Leg/Hip/Groin

Feet/Toes & Ankles

Multiple Total

Fracture 1 1 2 2 3 5 14Amputation Dislocation 1 1TemporaryLossofSightChemicalBurnElectricalBurnBurnPenetration UnconsciousStrain 2 2Sprain 2 2AbrasionLacerationCut Bruising 2 1 3Multiple 1 1Other 1 1ToTal 1 1 1 6 1 2 3 8 1 24

Table 7.3: Falling Materials

Eyes Face Head Neck/Shoulder

Ribs/Chest/

Stomach

Back Arm Hand/Finger &

Wrist

Leg/Hip/Groin

Feet/Toes & Ankles

Multiple Total

Fracture 1 1 2Amputation 1 1DislocationTemporaryLossofSightChemicalBurnElectricalBurnBurnPenetration Unconscious Strain SprainAbrasionLaceration Cut Bruising Multiple Other 1 1ToTal 1 1 1 1 4

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Table 7.4: Manual Handling Injuries

Eyes Face Head Neck/Shoulder

Ribs/Chest/

Stomach

Back Arm Hand/Finger &

Wrist

Leg/Hip/Groin

Feet/Toes & Ankles

Multiple Total

Fracture 1 4 1 6Amputation 1 1Dislocation 1 1TemporaryLossofSightChemicalBurnElectricalBurnBurnPenetrationUnconsciousStrain 3 1 4Sprain 2 2Abrasion Laceration Cut 2 2Bruising 1 1MultipleOther 2 2ToTal 2 5 9 1 2 19

Table 7.5: Slips Trips and Falls

Eyes Face Head Neck/Shoulder

Ribs/Chest/

Stomach

Back Arm Hand/Finger &

Wrist

Leg/Hip/Groin

Feet/Toes & Ankles

Multiple Total

Fracture 1 1 3 3 1 14 23AmputationDislocation TemporaryLossofSightChemicalBurnElectricalBurnBurnPenetrationUnconsciousStrain 3 1 1 1 6Sprain 1 1 1 1 2 6Abrasion LacerationCut 1 1Bruising Multiple 1 1Other 1 1 2ToTal 1 5 6 5 5 17 39

Table 7.6: Other causes of Injuries

Eyes Face Head Neck/Shoulder

Ribs/Chest/

Stomach

Back Arm Hand/Finger &

Wrist

Leg/Hip/Groin

Feet/Toes & Ankles

Multiple Total

Fracture 1 1 1 1 4AmputationDislocationTemporaryLossofSight ChemicalBurnElectricalBurnBurn Penetration 1 1UnconsciousStrain 1 1Sprain 1 1 2Abrasion 1 1Laceration 1 1 2Cut 3 3Bruising Multiple 1 1 2Other 1 1 1 3ToTal 1 1 1 1 1 7 2 4 1 19

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NASC:support & guidance

The NASC works regularly with key industry organisations, striving for best practice to keep ahead of developments in scaffolding. Many representatives from these organisations are members of NASC standing committees, focus-ing on particular areas of best practice, such as Health & Safety.

Closer ties are constantly being devel-oped with industry organisations. Significantly, links with HSE and UKCG help to mould requirements. Renewed involvement with BSI and developing links with Europe are essential to our presence in the construction industry.

For a list of current industry guidance please refer to the NASC website www.nasc.org.uk.

Our safety objectives are...

4To have an incident free safety record driven by zero tolerance of non-conformity to NASC guidance.

4To ensure that scaffolders can work safely throughout their career.

4To enable all scaffolding companies to draw on NASC experience and guid-ance - raising safety standards across the industry.

4To continuously audit NASC members to ensure they follow industry guidance and best practice.

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Our special thanks to...The NASC would like to thank the following full contracting members for their assistance with this safety report:

3 D Scaffolding Ltd360 Scaffolding LtdA & J Maintenance Support LtdA&A Scaffolding Plus Eight (2003) LtdAAA Scaffold LtdAbbey Scaffolding (Swindon) LtdAbbi Access Services LtdAccess 2 Limited T/A Sandwell ScaffoldAccess Solutions Scaffolding LtdAce Scaffolding (M/CR) LtdAcorn Scaffolding (Yorkshire) LtdAdvance Scaffolding (Lancashire) LtdAdvanced Scaffolding (Bristol) LtdAlan Wilks Scaffolding LtdAllen & Foxworthy LtdAllied Scaffolding LtdAlltask LtdALP Scaffolding Services LtdAltrad NSG LtdAmber Scaffolding LtdAnglesey Scaffolding (Ynys Mon) Company LtdAnglewest LtdApe Scaffolding LtdApex Scaffolding (Exeter) LtdApex Scaffolding (Leicester) LtdArchway Services plcArctic Scaffolding Co LtdArtel Scaffolding LtdASC Edinburgh LtdASC Scaffolding LtdAsh Scaffolding LtdAshdurn LtdAshton Scaffolding Services LtdAustins Cradles LtdB & A Scaffolding LtdB J Champion Scaffolding LtdBarnet Scaffolding Services Ltd T/A JDC ScaffoldingBee Jay Scaffolding LtdBlencowe Scaffolding LtdBrand Energy & Infrastructure Services UK Ltd T/A SGBBrogan GroupBrunel Scaffolding LtdBryson Scaffolding LtdBSL (Systems) LtdBurflex (Scaffolding) LtdCape Industrial Services LtdCarlisle Scaffolding LtdCentral Scaffolding (Burton) LtdCheshire Scaffolds LtdChris Sedgeman Scaffolding LtdCity Scaffold Services (Midlands) LtdCommercial Scaffolding LtdComplete Access (Scaffolding) LtdComplete Access Specialist Contracts LtdConnect Scaffolding LtdConnolly Scaffolding LtdConstruction Site Scaffolding LtdContract Scaffolding Services LtdControlled Scaffolding LtdCoventry Scaffolding Co (London) LtdCrest Scaffolding LtdCrossway Scaffolding (Elland) LtdCWR Scaffolds Ltd

D + R Group PlcD Ward Scaffolding Co. LtdD. Stewart Scaffolding LtdDeborah Services LimitedDenholm Industrial Services LtdDesign Scaffolding (Bristol) LtdE A Scaffolding & Systems LtdEmpire Scaffolding (GB) LtdENJ Scaffolding LtdEuro Scaffolding Services LtdFast Fix Scaffolding LtdFocus Scaffolding LtdFormula Scaffolding LtdFourways Plant LtdFred Champion Scaffolding LtdG Mead Scaffolding LtdGibby Scaffolding LimitedGKR Scaffolding LtdGlobe Scaffolding LtdGloucester Scaffolding LtdH & H Contract Scaffolding LtdH M Scaffolding LtdH.T. Scaffolding Systems LtdHadley Scaffolding LtdHarris & Taylor Scaffolding LtdHewaswater Scaffolding LtdHigh Peak Scaffolding LtdHi-Pro Scaffolding LtdIBN Scaffold Access LtdIdeal Scaffolding (Southern) LtdIndependent Scaffolding Services LtdInspired Scaffolding Services LtdInterlink Scaffolding LtdInterserve Industrial Services LtdIOT Scaffolding LtdJ & I Scaffolding LtdJ.W. Scaffolding LtdJC Beale Scaffolding LtdJFE Attridge Scaffolding Services Co LtdK Scaffolding LtdKAEFER C & D LtdKing Scaffolding LtdKirk Scaffolding LtdLandmark Scaffolding LtdLenehan Scaffolding (Preston) LtdLindway Scaffolding LtdLTC Specialist Scaffolding (LTC Group 87 Ltd)Lyndon Scaffolding plcLysander Scaffolding LtdM. Bliss (Subcontract Brickwork) LtdM.R. Scaffolding (Anglia) LtdMaidstone Scaffolding LtdMalvern Scaffolding LtdMar Scaffolding (Scotland) LtdMuehlhan Surface Protection Ltd T/A Muehlhan ScaffoldingMG Scaffold (Oxford) LtdMidland & General Scaffolding LtdMidland Scaffolding Services LtdMillcroft Services plcMJD & Sons (Scaffolding) LtdModus Access UK LtdMPT Scaffolding LtdM R Scaffolding Services Ltd

Neal Stoneman Scaffolding LtdNetwork Scaffolding Contractors LtdNiall Scaffolders LtdNJS Scaffolding LtdNorthern 90 Scaffolding LtdO.K. Scaffolding LtdO.B.O Scaffolding Company LtdOxford Spires Scaffolding LtdP&T Scaffolding LtdP.S.S Scaffolding LtdPar Scaffolding LtdPremier Scaffolding Services LtdPro Access Scaffolding LtdPro-Fix Access LtdProject Scaffolding LtdQ.F.S. Scaffolding LtdQED Scaffolding LtdRJS Scaffolding LtdR.E.D Scaffolding LtdRay Seager Scaffolding Services LtdRBS Scaffolding LtdRDA Scaffolding LtdRenvac Scaffolding LtdRilmac Scaffolding LtdRise Scaffold Services LtdRodells LtdRotor Scaffolding Services LtdRowland Scaffold Co LtdRPF Scaffolding LtdRSEH Ltd T/A Heywood Scaffolding ServicesS & K Scaffolding LtdS.G.S. LtdS.N. Scaffolds LLPS.R.K. Scaffolding LtdS.Y.S (Scaffolding Contractors) LtdSafe Access Scaffolding (Midlands) LtdSafeway Scaffolding LtdSAY Scaffolding LtdSCA Group LtdScaffold Erection Services LtdScaffold Services LtdScaffolding 4 MGB LtdSeabro LtdSevernside Scaffolding LtdSHS Integrated Services LtdSHS Integrated Services (Transmission) LtdSilverstar Services LtdSky Scaffolding (Midlands) LtdSonic Scaffolding 2000 LtdSouth Lincolnshire Scaffolding LtdSpectra Scaffolding Ltd Speedier Scaffolding LtdStandard Scaffolding Specialists LtdStanford Scaffolding LtdStar Scaffolding LtdStrathclyde Scaffolding Services LtdSupa Scaffolding Services Ltd SW Scaffolding LtdSwale Scaffolding LtdTamworth Scaffolding Company LtdTilson Scaffolding LtdTone Scaffolding Services LtdTower & Access Hire LtdTower Scaffolding (South West) LimitedTRAD Scaffolding Co. LtdTTAG Scaffolding LtdTubeline Scaffolding LtdTubes Scaffolding LtdTurner Access LtdUK Access Solutions LtdUnique Scaffolding LtdViking Scaffold Services LtdWood Group Industrial Services LtdXERVON Palmers LtdXL Scaffolding Ltd

For a current list of NASC full contracting members, please consult the NASC website: www.nasc.org.uk

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