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An accident frequency rate of 3 seems likes it’s close to zero but actually it means everyone in your organisation (on average) is going to be injured three times in their working lives.
The recent release of occupational injury and ill health statistics for 2010/11 by the HSE has attracted much debate. Yes, there was evidence of a continuing downward trend in the number of people injured or made unwell at work: 24,726 compared to 26,268 in 2009/10.
AFR = No. of RIDDOR incidents x 100,000 / No. of hours worked
