Health and safety statistics

Key figures for Great Britain (2019/20)

• 1.6 million working people suffering from a work-related illness
• 2,369 mesothelioma deaths due to past asbestos exposures (2019)
• 142 workers killed at work (2020/21)
• 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)

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