The HSE have released their latest health and safety at work statistics from 2019-2020.
The COVID pandemic has obviously had a profound effect on these statitics with the majority of the country working from home over the last year, so its safe to say that these stats are slightly misleading, compared to previous “normal” years.
Here are some of the main facts and figures to have come out of the lastes stats released:
- 111 Fatal injuries to workers in 2019/20
- 0.8 million Work-related stress, depression or anxiety cases (new or long standing)
- 10.6 billion Annual costs of new cases of work-related ill health in 2018/19, excluding long illness such as cancer
- 0.7 million Workers sustaining a non-fatal injury in 2019/20
- 65,427 Non-fatal injuries to employees reported by employers in 2019/20
Work-related stress, depression or anxiety
- 828,000 Workers suffering from work related stress, depression or anxiety (new or long-standing) in 2019/20. This has increased in recent years.
- 347,000 Workers suffering from a new case of work-related stress, depression or anxiety in 2019/20.
- 17.9 million Working days lost due to work-related stress, depression or anxiety in 2019/20. There is no clear trend shown.
Workplace injury
- 111 Workers killed at work in 2019/20.
- 693,000 Workers sustaining a non fatal injury according to self reports from the Labour Force Survey in 2019/20
- 65,427 Employee non-fatal injuries reported by employers under RIDDOR in 2019/20
- 6.3 million Estimated working days lost due to non-fatal workplace injuries according to self reports from the Labour Force Survey in 2019/20
These statistics have all been showing a downward trend in recent years.
Industries
As per previous years, agriculture, forestry and fishing, construction, accommodation, the food service activities, manufacturing and wholesale and retail trade (including motor vehicle repair) had statistically significantly higher injury rates than for all industries.
To see the full summary of the health and safety statistics for Great Britain in 2020, please click on the source below.
Source: HSE
Published: 9th April 2021