Public Safety Statistics Reports

EEA's Public Safety Statistics Reports present high-level public safety trends and analysis for the general public and non-electrical workers over the past two decades. Under the Electricity Act 1992, electricity suppliers have a responsibility to implement and maintain safety management systems to prevent works from presenting a significant risk of serious harm to any member of the public or significant damage to property. As part of this requirement, the report provides electricity supply industry asset owners with a better understanding of our industry public safety performance, and information on key areas of public risk safety and education campaigns.

Project context and scope

The electricity supply industry, through the joint EEA/ENA Public Safety Working Group, has agreed a high-level five-year Public Safety Strategy from 2015 to 2020 with the objective of analysing public safety data and trends, sharing findings and facilitating, where appropriate, consistent nation-wide public safety information and campaigns.

In 2017, the EEA/ENA Public Safety Working Group started gathering high-level leading and lagging measures relating to public safety. Historical data from Energy Safety provide trends for 1998-2015.

Full reports

Download the full Public Safety statistics reports below.