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Health and safety statistics 2014/15

3rd November 2015

The latest statistics on work-related health and safety in Great Britain and includes the following key annual figures (2014/15) publish on line by the HSE on the 27th October 2015:     1.2 million working people suffering from a work-related illness.     2,538 mesothelioma deaths due to past asbestos exposures (2013).     142 workers killed at work.     76,000 other injuries to employees reported under RIDDOR.     611,000 injuries at work from the Labour Force Survey.     27.3 million working days lost due to work-related illness and workplace injury.     £14.3 billion estimated cost of injuries and ill health from current working conditions (2013/14). http://www.hse.gov.uk/statistics/index.htm?ebull=stats/oct=15&cr=01