SI 2020/1218
9th November 2020
SI 2020/1222
10th November 2020

Annual statistics released by HSE

HSE releases annual injury and ill-health statistics for Great Britain.  https://www.hse.gov.uk/statistics/index.htm In the 2019/2020 period there were;

  • 111 fatal injuries at work
  • 693,000 workers sustained non-fatal injuries
  • 1.6 million working people suffering from a work-related illness
  • 38.8 million working days lost due to work-related illness and workplace injury
  • More than half of Britain’s working days lost in 2019/20 were due to mental ill-health.
  • 325 cases were prosecuted and resulted in a conviction. Fines from convictions totalled £35.8 million