Health & Safety KPIs

HS1 Industrial Accident Number / Rate (Reportable Industrial Accidents per 1,000 Manual Workers)

HS1.1 Whole Industry (Number)

Category: Whole Industry

Sector: N/A

The industrial accident number for the Whole Industry showed a rapid decrease from 2001 to 2004. This rapid decreasing trend also happened in the industrial accident rates for New Works and Private Sector Sites. For RMAA Works, the industrial accident number has remained steady until 2011. In 2012, it decreased by 15.6%, compared to the year before. The industrial accident rate for Public Sector Sites has also been kept at a comparatively low rate over the past 12 years. In general, the public sector demonstrated a better performance than the private sector.

Note 1 –

Industrial accidents rate

=	Number of industrial accidents (Respective categories/sectors )
	Average number of manual workers engaged for each year at construction sites (Respective categories / sectors) / 1000

Note 2 –

Number of reportable industrial accidents (Whole Industry) = Reportable industrial accidents (New Works includes both Civil and Building Works) + Reportable industrial accidents number (RMAA Works)

Note 3 –

Reportable industrial accidents (New Works includes both Civil and Building Works) = Reportable industrial accidents (Public Sector Sites) + Reportable industrial accidents (Private Sector Sites).

Note 4 –

Number of manual workers before 2003 excludes E&M workers and those workers work at the sites under the charge of the Electrical and Mechanical Services Department and the Environmental Protection Department but the data includes those workers after 2003.

Note 5 –

Number of manual workers excludes the workers work for RMAA works. For sites under the charge of Government departments, manual workers in some 40 selected major occupations at the skilled and semi-skilled levels are covered in the administrative returns furnished by the respective Government departments.

Note 6 –

The industrial accident rates for Whole Industry and RMAA Works are not available due to the exclusion of workers for RMAA Works in the overall number of manual workers as mentioned in Note 5 above. Hence, only the total number of industrial accidents is presented for these two categories.

HS1.2 – New Works (Rate)

Category: New Works (both Civil and Buildings)

Sector: N/A

The safety performance improved rapidly from 2001 to 2004 and has generally kept on improving in subsequent years, but levelled off in recent years.

HS1.3 – RMAA Works (Number)

Category: RMAA Works

Sector: N/A

The safety performance improved rapidly from 2001 to 2003, and has remained steady until 2011. In 2012, the number of reportable industrial accidents decreased by 15.6% compared to 2011.

HS1.4 – Public Sector Sites (Rate)

Category: N/A

Sector: Public Sector Sites

The safety performance has been improving since 2001.

HS1.5 – Private Sector Sites (Rate)

Category: N/A

Sector: Private Sector Sites

The safety performance improved rapidly from 2001 to 2003, and has kept on improving until 2009. It rebounded slightly in recent years. In 2012, the rate increased by 3.8% compared to 2011.

HS2 Fatal Accident Number / Rate (Fatal Accidents per 100,000 Manual Workers)

HS2.1 Whole Industry (Number)

Category: Whole Industry

Sector: N/A

The fatal accident rate and number fluctuated over the past 12 years. The number of fatal accidents for the Whole Industry was below 30 in each year. The fatal accident number for Private Sector Sites fluctuated between 0 and 21 in the past 12 years, whilst the number for the Public Sector Sites maintained below 10.

Note 1 –

Fatal accidents rate

=	Number of fatal accidents (Respective categories/sectors)
	Average number of manual workers engaged for each year at construction sites (Respective categories / sectors) / 100,000

Note 2 –

Number of fatal accidents (Whole Industry) =Fatal accidents (New Works includes both Civil and Building Works) + Fatal accidents number (RMAA Works)

Note 3 –

Fatal accidents (New Works includes both Civil and Building Works) = Fatal accidents (Private Sector Sites) + Fatal accidents (Public Sector Sites)

Note 4 –

Note 5 –

Note 6 –

The fatal accident rates for Whole Industry and RMAA Works are not available due to the exclusion of workers for RMAA Works in the overall number of manual workers as mentioned in Note 5 above. Hence, only the total number of industrial accidents is presented for these two categories.

HS2.2 – New Works (Rate)

Category: New Works (both Civil and Buildings)

Sector: N/A

Performance fluctuated in the last 12 years, but showed a significant improvement in 2010.

HS2.3 – RMAA Works (Number)

Category: RMAA Works

Sector: N/A

Performance fluctuated over the past 12 years. The highest number of fatal accidents was 12 in 2005, whilst the lowest number was 4 in 2001.

HS2.4 – Public Sector Sites (Rate)

Category: N/A

Sector: Public Sector Sites

Performance fluctuated over the past 12 years. The fatal accident rate for Public Sector Sites fluctuated from 0 to 34.5.

HS2.5 – Private Sector Sites (Rate)

Category: N/A

Sector: Private Sector Sites

There was a great improvement between 2001 and 2002 but the performance has been fluctuating since 2003.

HS3 Number of Summonses Convicted per HK$100,000,000 Gross Value of Construction Works

HS3.1 Whole Industry

Category: Whole Industry

Sector: N/A

Overall performance demonstrated an improving trend before 2011 except RMAA works. In 2012, the numbers increased in all sectors compared to 2011. Performance in the public sector was generally better than that in the private sector in the last few years. The rate for Public Sector was kept below 0.5 over the past 8 years.

Note 1 –

Number of summonses convicted per HK$100,000,000 gross value of construction works

=	Number of summonses convicted (Whole Industry / Respective categories or sectors)
	Gross value of construction works (Whole Industry / Respective categories or sectors) (at constant (2000) market prices) / 100,000,000

Note 2 –

Number of summonses convicted (Whole Industry) can be calculated by the formulas below:

Number of summonses convicted (New Works includes both Civil and Building Works) + Number of summonses convicted (RMAA Works), or;
Number of summonses convicted (Private Sector) + Number of summonses convicted (Public Sector)

Note 3 –

Gross value of construction works (Whole Industry) = Gross value of construction works (at construction sites) + Gross value of construction works (at locations other than sites = RMAA Works).

Note 4 –

Gross value of construction works (at construction sites) can be calculated by using the formulas below:

Gross value of construction works (Civil Works (Structure & Facilities)) + Gross value of construction works (New Building Works (Buildings)) or;
Gross value of construction works (Public sector construction sites) + Gross value of construction works (Private sector construction sites)

Note 5 –

Number of summonses convicted per HK$100,000,000 gross value of construction works (Whole Industry), Number of summonses convicted per HK$100,000,000 gross value of construction works (New Works) and Number of summonses convicted per HK$100,000,000 gross value of construction works (RMAA Works) are calculated by the number of summonses convicted divided by the HK$100,000,000 gross value of construction works in respective work type x 100,000,000.

Note 6 –

Number of summonses convicted per HK$100,000,000 gross value of construction works (Public sector) and Number of summonses convicted per HK$100,000,000 gross value of construction works (Private sector) are calculated by the number of summonses convicted divided by the gross value of construction works (Whole industry) instead of the respective sector due to the different in the coverage for RMAA Works.

Note 7 –

Based on notes 5 & 6 above, index group of those for Whole Industry, New Works and RMAA Works cannot be compared directly with the index group for Public Sector and Private Sector.

Note 8 –

Data for 2001 to 2004 is not available.

HS3.2 – New Works

Category: New Works (both Civil and Buildings)

Sector: N/A

There has been an improving trend since 2008 for New Works. The rate rebounded in 2012.

HS3.3 – RMAA Works

Category: RMAA Works

Sector: N/A

Performance has been fluctuating over the past eight years. The rate increased since 2010. In 2012, the rate increased by 12.8% compared to a year before.

HS3.4 – Public Sector

Category: N/A

Sector: Public Sector

Significant improvement was noted in recent years but with a slightly rebound in 2012. The rate for Public Sector was kept below 0.4 over the past few years.

HS3.5 – Private Sector

Category: N/A

Sector: Private Sector

The rate for Private Sector increased from 2005 to 2007. Performance has been improving until 2011 and with a rebound in 2012. But, the rate still dropped by 17% in total between 2007 and 2012.