Public Administration and Defence

Illness and Injury Statistics

The Public Administration and Defence sector (NACE O*) reports approximately 850 injuries each year to the Health and Safety Authority. This accounts for nearly 12% of all workplace injuries reported to the HSA each year.

Reported incidents indicate four main accident triggers in the Public Administration and Defence sector:

• manual handling
• slips, trips and falls
• loss of control of means of transport (vehicle)
• work related shock, fright and violence

Number and rates of work-related illness (any time lost) are also indicated in the statistics report at the link below.

Summary statistics Public Administration and Defence 2015.docx (size 47.1 KB)

*NACE O relates to government activities including public administration, defence etc. but does not include sectors such as Education and Health. For a full description of NACE O see the Eurostat guide.