The results of the FAME 2019-20 Health and Safety Injury Survey are now available. The document can be downloaded here: FAME Health and Safety Injury Survey 2019-20

 

3 Key Findings:

  1. Significant drops in RIDDOR Injury frequency rates & Incident rates:
  • Specified injuries:
    • 0.21 & 42 in 2019-20
    • 2.01 & 342 in 2018-19
  • Injuries resulting in over 7 days absence:
    • 0.43 & 84 in 2019-20
    • 1.51 & 256 in 2018-19
  1. Archaeology had comparable RIDDOR injury rates to the arts and entertainment industries in 2019-20, lower than construction and construction-related industries. Caution: it will take averaging multiple years to get accurate numbers for the sector, this is only year two of a four- to five-year process.

 

  1. Ergonomic/Manual Handling made up a third of non-RIDDOR reported injuries as it did for 2018-19 and is of concern for the sector.