Comparison with other U.K. manufacturing industries

The figures show a commendable trend of a decrease in the number of accidents and the 1993-1994 figure of 1.20 fatal and major injuries per thousand employees in the chemical industry is better than the equivalent figure of 1.25 in manufacturing industry in general. 

Secondly, let us compare the chemical industry to some specific high-risk 

Year Chemicals Manufacturing Year Chemicals Manufacturing 

Industry/activity Deaths per thousand in a 40-year working life 

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