Number employed Accredited contractors report the number of head contractor employees and employees for both Scheme and non-Scheme projects. Number of Number of Head Number of Number of Head contractor contractor on employees on on employees on Scheme Non-Scheme Non-Scheme Period Scheme projects projects projects projects Jul to Dec 2007 1,562 20,492 37,736 200,587 Jan to Jun 2008 769 13,652 54,921 228,764 Jul to Dec 2008 6,053 20,338 77,194 230,752 The total number of Scheme project employees increased nearly 20 per cent between the December 2007 and December 2008 reporting periods (from 22,054 to 26,391 employees). Non-Scheme project employees increased from 238,323 to 307,946 over the same period, an increase of 29 per cent. The total number of employees of accredited contractors (both Scheme and non-Scheme project employees) for the December 2008 reporting period accounted for approximately 48 per cent of all construction industry employees (the number of accredited contractor employees was 334,337 and the total number of construction industry employees was estimated as 701,687) compared to around 39 per cent for the December 2007 reporting period. Injury frequency rates Lost Time Injury Frequency Rate (LTIFR) LTIFR LTIFR LTIFR LTIFR LTIFR Arithmetic Winsorized LTIFR Arithmetic Winsorized Median on Mean on Mean on Median on Mean on Mean on Scheme Scheme Scheme Period projects projects projects projects projects projects 4.04 7.52 Jul to Dec 2007 0.00 6.62 4.30 9.97 8.72 9.05 Jan to Jun 2008 0.00 9.24 4.95 10.41 6.21 7.36 Jul to Dec 2008 0.00 7.44 4.65 12.22 The median LTIFR for Scheme projects has remained at zero since the inception of biannual reporting, while the median LTIFR for non-Scheme projects has remained relatively steady. For each of the three reporting periods, more than half of the accredited contractors reported no LTI’s for Scheme projects, while around one quarter of accredited contractors reported no LTI’s for non-Scheme projects.
Number employed Accredited contractors report the number of head contractor employees and employees for both Scheme and non-Scheme projects. Period Number of Head contractor employees on Scheme projects Number of on Scheme projects Number of Head contractor employees on Non-Scheme projects Number of on Non-Scheme projects Jul to Dec 2007 1,562 20,492 37,736 200,587 Jan to Jun 2008 769 13,652 54,921 228,764 Jul to Dec 2008 6,053 20,338 77,194 230,752 The total number of Scheme project employees increased nearly 20 per cent between the December 2007 and December 2008 reporting periods (from 22,054 to 26,391 employees). Non-Scheme project employees increased from 238,323 to 307,946 over the same period, an increase of 29 per cent. The total number of employees of accredited contractors (both Scheme and non-Scheme project employees) for the December 2008 reporting period accounted for approximately 48 per cent of all construction industry employees (the number of accredited contractor employees was 334,337 and the total number of construction industry employees was estimated as 701,687) compared to around 39 per cent for the December 2007 reporting period. Injury frequency rates Lost Time Injury Frequency Rate (LTIFR) Period LTIFR Median on Scheme projects LTIFR Arithmetic Mean on Scheme projects LTIFR Winsorized Mean on Scheme projects LTIFR Median on projects LTIFR Arithmetic Mean on projects LTIFR Winsorized Mean on projects Jul to Dec 2007 0.00 6.62 4.04 4.30 9.97 7.52 Jan to Jun 2008 0.00 9.24 8.72 4.95 10.41 9.05 Jul to Dec 2008 0.00 7.44 6.21 4.65 12.22 7.36 The median LTIFR for Scheme projects has remained at zero since the inception of biannual reporting, while the median LTIFR for non-Scheme projects has remained relatively steady. For each of the three reporting periods, more than half of the accredited contractors reported no LTI’s for Scheme projects, while around one quarter of accredited contractors reported no LTI’s for non-Scheme projects.
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