Friday 31 October 2014

STOP PRESS Health and safety statistics 2013/14



Published 29 October 2014 are the latest annual statistics on work-related health and safety in Great Britain 2013/14 and includes the following key annual figures:
  •    133 workers killed at work.
  •    1.2 million working people suffering from a work-related illness.
  •     2535 mesothelioma deaths due to past asbestos exposures (2012).
  •     78 000 other injuries to employees reported under RIDDOR.
  •     629 000 injuries at work from the Labour Force Survey.
  •     28.2 million working days lost due to work-related illness and workplace injury.
  •     £14.2 billion estimated cost of injuries and ill health from current working conditions (2012/13).
The HSE news release provides detailed commentary on these figures and is supported by:

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