There has been an increase in the rate of reported major and over-3-day injuries in the hotels and restaurant industry from 1999/2000 to 2007/08. In 2007/08 there were 65.8 reported major injuries per 100 000 employees and 230.1 reported over-3-day injuries per 100 000 employees.
Relative to other industries, a higher proportion of reported injuries in hotels and restaurants were caused by contact with harmful substances, electricity and exposure to fire.
In 2007/08 the prevalence rate of self-reported work-related ill-health in hotels and restaurants was lower than for all industries (1.8 % people working in the last year, vs. 3.4% for all industries).
THOR surveillance scheme data, 2005-2007, indicates the incidence rate of dermatitis was higher in hotels and restaurants than all industries.
In 2007/08 an estimated 0.73 days were lost per worker through work-related ill health or injury in the hotels and restaurants group. This is lower than the rate for all industries.
