HSE have released health and safety at work statistics for Great Britain for 2023/24.
The key figures are:
- 1.7 million working people suffering from a work-related illness, of which
- 776,000 workers suffering work-related stress, depression or anxiety
- 543,000 workers suffering from a work-related musculoskeletal disorder
- 2,257 mesothelioma deaths due to past asbestos exposures (2022)
- 138 workers killed in work-related accidents
- 604,000 working people sustained an injury at work according to the Labour Force Survey
- 61,663 injuries to employees reported under RIDDOR
- 33.7 million working days lost due to work-related illness and workplace injury
- £21.6 billion estimated cost of injuries and ill health from current working conditions (2022/23)
