I have always been amazed not at how many fatalities there are but in fact how few. If you look at the construction trade that is killing 2-3 hundred a year and they are working in a controlled environment. The fire service is working in an uncontrolled high risk environment and the losses are 1 or 2 a year.
Mike
I could not disagree with you more. Because of time schedules and financial penalties many building sites are disasters waiting to happen. Many bosses want corners cut to save time and money and this is why the fatality and injury rate is so high. Poor working practices by employees and employers and the disrespect for health and safety within much of the building industry is why construction sites are such dangerous places to work. A safe and competant builder, big or small, is the one which has the fewest accidents among its employees.
Because of H&S Legislation, and especially because of the FBU, the Fire & Rescue Service operational workplace in a highly controlled environment and that is why the fatality and injury rate is so low.
