14TH NATIONAL HAZARD CONFERENCE
London School of Economics 5th to 7th September 2003

A new study shows that 3.4 million men, or 25% of the total work 49+ hours each week.

The new study lists the number and percentage of males working 49+hours per week in all 239 Local Authority Districts in the UK as well as showing numbers for standard regions of the UK and the different countries in the UK. This study will be discussed at the forthcoming 14th annual Hazards Conference to be held in London from 5th to 7th September to be attended by 500 Health and Safety experts.

The top ten areas of Britain with the highest percentages of men working long hours include some of the wealthy boroughs of London and the farming areas.

Rank	Borough	Males working 49+ hrs pw	%
1	Kensington and Chelsea	17,390	42.3
2	City of London	1,031	41.4
3	Westminster	18,138	37.1
4	Aberdeenshire	21,707	34.4
5	Powys/Powys	10,348	33.1
6	Hammersmith and Fulham	14,120	33.1
7	Shetland Islands	2,052	32.4
8	Richmond upon Thames	15,254	31.7
9	Argyll & Bute	7,187	31.4
10	Orkney Islands	1,609	31.2

The study is from the 2001 Census of Population and was processed for GMB London Region for the Hazards Conference by Nomis at the University of Durham and is attached. These are the first comprehensive statistics on those working more than 48 hours since the EU introduced a limit of 48 hours on the working week. The purpose was to safeguard the health of the working population and prevent risk to the community. Controversially large scale opt outs were permitted by the UK Government.

Mick Holder London Hazards Centre expert said

“These new figures for each area of Britain show that one in four men are working long hours that are putting their health at risk and endangering the community. The issue affects men across the board from the high flyers and the low paid in rural areas. The Conference will discuss practical ways in which employers, trades unionists, policy makers and health professional can revisit the opt outs to get working hours down.”

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2001 Census of Population

Country	Males working 49+ hrs pw	%
England & Wales	3,085,217	24.1
England	2,942,771	24.2
Wales	142,446	22.4
Scotland	266,962	22.4
Northern Ireland	74,794	19.8

Rank	Region	Males working 49+ hrs pw	%
1	Eastern	379,640	26.7
2	South East	560,422	26.3
3	East Midlands	262,181	25.1
4	South West	306,480	24.7
5	London	437,494	24.6
6	Yorkshire and the Humber	274,085	23.3
7	West Midlands	292,470	23.0
8	Scotland	266,962	22.4
9	Wales	142,446	22.4
10	North West	320,355	20.7
11	North East	109,644	20.0
12	Northern Ireland	74,794	19.8

Rank	Borough	Males working 49+ hrs pw	%
1	Kensington and Chelsea	17,390	42.3
2	City of London	1,031	41.4
3	Westminster	18,138	37.1
4	Aberdeenshire	21,707	34.4
5	Powys/Powys	10,348	33.1
6	Hammersmith and Fulham	14,120	33.1
7	Shetland Islands	2,052	32.4
8	Richmond upon Thames	15,254	31.7
9	Argyll & Bute	7,187	31.4
10	Orkney Islands	1,609	31.2
11	Rutland UA	2,941	31.0
12	Wandsworth	22,105	30.7
13	Camden	14,640	30.5
14	Windsor and Maidenhead UA	11,252	29.9
15	North Yorkshire	44,810	29.8
16	Herefordshire; County of UA	13,319	29.8
17	Lincolnshire	47,293	29.5
18	Buckinghamshire	38,590	29.1
19	Ceredigion/Sir Ceredigion	4,673	29.0
20	Shropshire	21,785	28.9
21	Dumfries & Galloway	9,919	28.9
22	Highland	14,931	28.6
23	East Riding of Yorkshire UA	22,403	28.5
24	Surrey	82,687	28.2
25	Kent	93,748	28.2
26	Pembrokeshire/Sir Benfro	6,852	28.1
27	West Berkshire UA	11,952	27.9
28	Monmouthshire/Sir Fynwy	5,763	27.9
29	Moray	6,488	27.8
30	Norfolk	54,644	27.7
31	Essex	94,769	27.4
32	Suffolk	47,543	27.3
33	Devon	46,253	27.3
34	Cambridgeshire	40,813	26.9
35	Bedfordshire	28,364	26.8
36	Wokingham UA	12,076	26.8
37	Dorset	25,135	26.8
38	Carmarthenshire/Sir Gaerfyrddin	9,662	26.7
39	East Sussex	30,359	26.7
40	Medway UA	17,653	26.6
41	Northamptonshire	45,672	26.6
42	Omagh	2,840	26.5
43	Islington	10,957	26.5
44	Eilean Siar	1,662	26.4
45	Hertfordshire	75,002	26.4
46	Staffordshire	55,817	26.4
47	North Lincolnshire UA	9,975	26.3
48	Hampshire	90,351	26.3
49	Somerset	33,055	26.3
50	Thurrock UA	10,004	26.2
51	Wiltshire	31,661	26.2
52	Denbighshire/Sir Ddinbych	5,319	26.2
53	Stirling	5,362	26.2
54	North Somerset UA	12,571	26.1
55	Bracknell Forest UA	8,619	26.1
56	Worcestershire	37,721	26.0
57	Barnet	20,288	25.9
58	Perth & Kinross	8,750	25.8
59	Oxfordshire	43,116	25.8
60	Leicestershire	42,545	25.7
61	North East Lincolnshire UA	9,241	25.6
62	Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly	29,856	25.6
63	Derbyshire	47,346	25.5
64	Angus	6,884	25.5
65	Poole UA	8,863	25.4
66	Bromley	19,349	25.4
67	Southend-on-Sea UA	9,696	25.4
68	Conwy/Conwy	5,841	25.3
69	West Sussex	48,622	25.2
70	Scottish Borders	6,743	25.2
71	Fermanagh	3,280	25.0
72	Merton	12,645	24.8
73	Warwickshire	33,582	24.7
74	Cumbria	29,360	24.7
75	Nottinghamshire	45,421	24.6
76	Aberdeen City	14,089	24.6
77	Magherafelt	2,393	24.6
78	Havering	14,000	24.5
79	Kingston upon Thames	9,994	24.5
80	Cheshire	42,193	24.5
81	Milton Keynes UA	14,428	24.4
82	Bath and North East Somerset UA	10,421	24.2
83	Gwynedd/Gwynedd	6,067	24.1
84	Lambeth	16,434	24.0
85	Gloucestershire	35,596	24.0
86	Solihull	12,021	24.0
87	Moyle	815	24.0
88	Sutton	11,572	23.9
89	Cookstown	1,712	23.9
90	East Renfrewshire	5,193	23.9
91	The Vale of Glamorgan/Bro Morgannwg	6,551	23.8
92	Banbridge	2,505	23.7
93	Armagh	2,968	23.7
94	Dungannon	2,495	23.7
95	Northumberland	17,197	23.6
96	Isle of Anglesey/Sir Ynys Mon	3,361	23.5
97	South Gloucestershire UA	16,243	23.5
98	Antrim	2,968	23.3
99	Southwark	13,357	23.3
100	Bournemouth UA	9,075	23.3
101	Tower Hamlets	9,947	23.3
102	Bexley	13,049	23.2
103	Doncaster	14,912	23.2
104	South Ayrshire	5,861	23.1
105	Hillingdon	14,516	23.0
106	Torbay UA	6,456	22.7
107	Wakefield	16,883	22.7
108	Redbridge	13,172	22.6
109	Barnsley	10,878	22.6
110	Ealing	17,440	22.6
111	Enfield	14,615	22.6
112	East Dunbartonshire	5,951	22.6
113	Southampton UA	12,275	22.6
114	Rotherham	12,953	22.6
115	Harrow	11,810	22.5
116	East Ayrshire	6,059	22.5
117	Portsmouth UA	10,621	22.5
118	Peterborough UA	8,988	22.4
119	Kirklees	21,159	22.4
120	Greenwich	10,884	22.4
121	Hounslow	12,525	22.3
122	Lancashire	60,221	22.3
123	Croydon	18,365	22.2
124	Limavady	1,664	22.0
125	Slough UA	7,068	22.0
126	South Tyneside	6,885	22.0
127	Trafford	11,549	21.8
128	Calderdale	10,213	21.8
129	Warrington UA	10,621	21.7
130	Ballymoney	1,397	21.7
131	Barking and Dagenham	7,788	21.7
132	Stockport	15,708	21.6
133	Clackmannanshire	2,355	21.6
134	South Lanarkshire	15,315	21.6
135	Telford and Wrekin UA	8,820	21.6
136	Larne	1,599	21.5
137	York UA	9,817	21.4
138	Flintshire/Sir y Fflint	8,043	21.3
139	Walsall	12,471	21.3
140	Coleraine	2,652	21.3
141	Brent	13,455	21.2
142	Luton UA	9,817	21.2
143	Wrexham/Wrecsam	6,552	21.2
144	Dudley	16,221	21.1
145	Leeds	35,847	21.1
146	Bury	9,442	21.1
147	Down	3,164	21.1
148	Haringey	10,441	21.0
149	Newry and Mourne	3,830	20.9
150	Lisburn	5,360	20.8
151	Durham	22,633	20.7
152	Newport/Casnewydd	6,225	20.7
153	Bridgend/Pen-y-bont ar Ogwr	5,954	20.6
154	Sefton	12,334	20.6
155	Plymouth UA	11,873	20.6
156	Darlington UA	4,697	20.5
157	Sheffield	23,988	20.5
158	Bristol; City of UA	19,301	20.4
159	Cardiff/Caerdydd	13,784	20.4
160	Stockton-on-Tees UA	8,263	20.4
161	Lewisham	12,207	20.4
162	Blackpool UA	6,316	20.3
163	North Down	3,841	20.3
164	East Lothian	4,437	20.3
165	Fife	16,657	20.3
166	Reading UA	8,366	20.3
167	Isle of Wight UA	5,917	20.2
168	Kingston upon Hull; City of UA	10,537	20.2
169	Swansea/Abertawe	9,374	20.1
170	Ards	3,650	20.1
171	Brighton and Hove UA	12,722	20.1
172	Strabane	1,563	20.1
173	Falkirk	7,021	20.1
174	Hackney	8,081	19.8
175	North Ayrshire	5,726	19.8
176	North Tyneside	8,634	19.7
177	Ballymena	2,884	19.7
178	Bradford	20,469	19.7
179	Swindon UA	10,121	19.6
180	Derby UA	10,141	19.6
181	Hartlepool UA	3,490	19.6
182	Wolverhampton	10,142	19.5
183	Renfrewshire	7,871	19.4
184	North Lanarkshire	14,054	19.4
185	Rochdale	9,011	19.3
186	Newcastle upon Tyne	10,201	19.3
187	West Lothian	7,840	19.2
188	Neath Port Talbot/Castell-nedd Port Talbot	5,194	19.0
189	Wigan	13,916	19.0
190	Redcar and Cleveland UA	5,506	18.9
191	Waltham Forest	9,877	18.9
192	Birmingham	37,478	18.9
193	Wirral	12,334	18.9
194	Sandwell	11,739	18.9
195	Edinburgh, City of	21,109	18.7
196	Bolton	11,568	18.7
197	Tameside	9,636	18.7
198	Oldham	9,269	18.6
199	Stoke-on-Trent UA	9,980	18.5
200	Nottingham UA	10,200	18.5
201	Salford	8,929	18.4
202	St. Helens	7,148	18.4
203	Halton UA	4,854	18.3
204	Rhondda; Cynon; Taff/Rhondda; Cynon; Taf	8,711	18.3
205	Middlesbrough UA	4,730	18.2
206	Caerphilly/Caerffili	6,640	18.2
207	Merthyr Tydfil/Merthyr Tudful	1,944	18.1
208	Glasgow City	19,665	18.1
209	Torfaen/Tor-faen	3,570	18.0
210	Inverclyde	3,157	17.9
211	Midlothian	3,567	17.7
212	Leicester UA	10,622	17.7
213	Gateshead	7,280	17.6
214	Liverpool	13,510	17.1
215	Carrickfergus	1,561	17.0
216	Craigavon	3,110	16.9
217	Manchester	12,784	16.9
218	Sunderland	10,128	16.8
219	Castlereagh	2,649	16.8
220	Blackburn with Darwen UA	4,990	16.8
221	Knowsley	4,662	16.7
222	Newtownabbey	3,242	16.7
223	Coventry	11,374	16.7
224	Newham	8,048	16.5
225	West Dunbartonshire	3,274	16.4
226	Derry	3,074	15.4
227	Dundee City	4,460	15.0
228	Blaenau Gwent/Blaenau Gwent	2,018	14.8
229	Belfast	7,578	14.6