{"id":23127,"date":"2016-10-03T11:15:00","date_gmt":"2016-10-03T09:15:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eurogip.fr\/the-netherlands-increase-in-injuries-in-the-construction-sector-in-the-first-half-of-2016-relative-to-2015\/"},"modified":"2016-10-03T11:15:00","modified_gmt":"2016-10-03T09:15:00","slug":"the-netherlands-increase-in-injuries-in-the-construction-sector-in-the-first-half-of-2016-relative-to-2015","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/eurogip.fr\/en\/the-netherlands-increase-in-injuries-in-the-construction-sector-in-the-first-half-of-2016-relative-to-2015\/","title":{"rendered":"THE NETHERLANDS: Increase in injuries in the construction sector in the first half of 2016 relative to 2015"},"content":{"rendered":"

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In the first half of 2016, the number of serious and fatal injuries occurring in the construction sector increased by 14% and 56% respectively compared with the first half of 2015. <\/p>\n

This can be explained by the economic recovery and an increase in the number of building starts reported and the number of asbestos removal projects reported (+10% and +16%) compared with the same period in 2015.<\/p>\n

Moreover, the weeks before the summer holidays are a high-risk period. On many worksites, the workers strive to complete the work on time or work especially hard before a break of several weeks.<\/p>\n

General civil construction and the construction of non-residential premises account for the largest number of serious injuries (42%) and fatal injuries (50%), followed by earthworks, electrotechnical equipment installation work, demolition, plumbing and painting, which account for between 4% and 7% of serious injuries and between 10% and 20% of fatal injuries in the sector. Construction therefore ranks among the most dangerous sectors of activity.<\/p>\n

The three main causes of hospitalization, permanent injury and death are: <\/p>\n