Health and safety statistics 2021
Published online 16 December 2021 the latest statistics on work-related health and safety in Great Britain, including the following key annual figures (2020/21):
- 1.7 million working people suffering from work-related ill health
- 93,000 workers suffering from COVID-19 which they believe may have been due to coronavirus exposure at work
- 645,000 workers suffering from a work-related illness caused or made worse by the effect of the pandemic
- 2,369 mesothelioma deaths due to past asbestos exposures (2019)
- 142 workers killed at work
- 441,000 injuries occurred at work according to the Labour Force Survey
- 51,211 injuries to employees reported under RIDDOR