Health & Safety Statistics

Key figures for Great Britain (2019/20)

These figures are not to scare or impress, they are a reality.

 

  • 1.6 million working people suffering from a work-related illness

 

  • 2,446 mesothelioma deaths due to past asbestos exposures (2018)

 

  • 111 workers killed at work

 

  • 693,000 working people sustain an injury at work according to the Labour Force Survey

 

  • 65,427 injuries to employees reported under RIDDOR

 

  • 38.8 million working days lost due to work-related illness and workplace injury

 

  • £16.2 billion estimated cost of injuries and ill health from current working conditions (2018/19)

This data is sourced directly from the Health & Safety Executive (HSE)