Health and safety statistics 2015 – key figures for Great Britain (2014/15)

• 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 occurred at work according to the Labour Force Survey

 

• 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)

 

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