Headline Figures
Below are some of the key workplace health and safety figures from 2019/2020.
- 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
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