The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) have just published our annual statistics that cover work-related ill health and non-fatal workplace injuries in the 2021/22 period. The number of workers in Great Britain with a work-related illness is 1.8 million and around half of those are linked to stress, depression and anxiety, the latest figures show.

Key figures for Great Britain (2021/22)

1.8 million working people suffering from a work-related illness, of which
914,000 workers suffering work-related stress, depression or anxiety
477,000 workers suffering from a work-related musculoskeletal disorder
123,000 workers suffering from COVID-19 which they believe may have been from exposure to coronavirus at work

2,544 mesothelioma deaths due to past asbestos exposures (2020)

123 workers killed in work-related accidents

565,000 working people sustained an injury at work according to the Labour Force Survey

61,713 injuries to employees reported under RIDDOR

36.8 million working days lost due to work-related illness and workplace injury

£18.8 billion estimated cost of injuries and ill health from current working conditions (2019/20)

Read more: https://www.hse.gov.uk/statistics/