Before the pandemic the death rate in construction was slowing. The latest HSE figures show that this has now reversed.

Great Britain’s construction sector recorded 45 fatal injuries during 2022/23, up from 29 the previous year, the latest Health and Safety Executive (HSE) data shows.

Ten fewer construction operatives were killed while at work between April 2021 and March 2022 than in the previous annual period, a 25% reduction, reports the Health and Safety Executive.