Vital statistics on health and safety


The overall number of workers fatally injured at work in Great Britain fell last year.


The number of workers fatally injured at work in the year to March 2017 fell to137, against 147 the year before. It is the second lowest annual figure on record after 2013-14, according to the Health and Safety Executive (HSE).


Other data released by the HSE reveals that the number of deaths in 2015 from asbestos-related disease totalled over 3,000, with 2,542 deaths from mesothelioma and 467 deaths from asbestosis.


The HSE also published a breakdown of deaths from mesothelioma on a regional basis and by occupation.


There were 1.3 million work-related ill health cases in 2016-17, 0.6 million self-reported injuries at work and 31.2 million days lost due to work-related ill health and injuries at work. The annual cost of work-related ill health cases and injuries was estimated by the HSE to be £14.9 billion in 2015-16.


www.hse.gov.uk/statistics/index.htm


www.hse.gov.uk/statistics/causdis/asbestos.htm