HSE has set three priorities for our work on occupational health – occupational lung disease, musculoskeletal disorders and work-related stress.
Leads to an estimated 12 000 deaths each year.
The most common reported cause of occupational ill health in Great Britain, accounting for 41% of all work-related ill-health cases and 34% of all working days lost due to ill health.
The second most commonly reported cause of occupational ill health in Great Britain, accounting for 37% of all work-related ill-health cases, and 45% of all working days lost due to ill health.