Health and safety statistics 2019

Published online (30 October) the latest statistics on work-related health and safety in Great Britain, including the following key annual figures (2018/19):

• 1.4 million working people suffering from work-related ill health
• 2,526 mesothelioma deaths due to past asbestos exposures (2017)
• 147 workers killed at work
• 581,000 injuries occurred at work according to the Labour Force Survey
• 69,208 injuries to employees reported under RIDDOR
• 28.2 million working days lost due to work-related ill health and workplace injury
• £15 billion estimated cost of injuries and ill health from current working conditions (2017/18)