Health and Safety Statistics 2012/13

Key annual figures 2012/13

HSE published its annual health and safety statistics for 2012/13 on 31 October 2013. The headline figures are presented below:

• 148 workers killed at work
• 78 000 other injuries to employees were reported under RIDDOR
• 175 000 over-7-day absence injuries occurred (LFS)
• 1.1 million working people were suffering from a work-related illness (previous year 2011/12)
• 27 million working days were lost due to work-related illness and workplace injury (previous year 2011/12)
• Workplace injuries and ill health (excluding cancer) cost society an estimated £13.8 billion in the previous year 2010/11

Stephen Asbury, Managing Director of CRS commented “We’re delighted to see that once again, there has been significant reductions in the number and rate of injuries in workplaces.  This continues the trend of the last ~20 years, and our work goes on”.