{"id":16403,"date":"2022-11-24T17:11:19","date_gmt":"2022-11-24T16:11:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.red-on-line.com\/?p=16403"},"modified":"2022-11-24T17:11:24","modified_gmt":"2022-11-24T16:11:24","slug":"work-related-ill-health-and-injury-statistics-published","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.red-on-line.com\/gb\/blog\/work-related-ill-health-and-injury-statistics-published\/","title":{"rendered":"Work-related ill-health and injury statistics published"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Figures published by the HSE on 23 November show that the number of workers in Great Britain with a work-related illness is an estimated 1.8 million.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Approximately half of the number of workers in&nbsp;<strong>Great Britain<\/strong>&nbsp;with a work-related illness is linked to stress, depression, and anxiety. Stress and poor mental health related to work is a growing crisis, with&nbsp;<strong>914,000<\/strong>&nbsp;workers suffering. Improving mental health in the workplace is a key priority in the HSE&#8217;s 10-year strategy&nbsp;to 2032 \u2018<a href=\"https:\/\/www.hse.gov.uk\/aboutus\/assets\/docs\/the-hse-strategy.pdf\">Protecting people and places<\/a>\u2019.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The following are other key annual figures for 2021\/2022 issued by the HSE:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>477,000\u00a0workers suffering from a\u00a0<strong>work-related musculoskeletal disorder<\/strong><\/li><li>123,000\u00a0workers suffering from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.red-on-line.com\/gb\/covid-19-restrictions-continue-to-ease\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">COVID-19<\/a> which they believe may have been from exposure to\u00a0<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.red-on-line.com\/gb\/covid-19-precautions-to-take-in-the-workplace\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">coronavirus<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>at work<\/li><li>2,544\u00a0mesothelioma deaths due to\u00a0<strong>past asbestos exposures<\/strong>\u00a0(2020)<\/li><li><strong>123\u00a0workers killed in work-related accidents<\/strong><\/li><li>565,000\u00a0working people sustained an\u00a0<strong>injury at work<\/strong>\u00a0according to the Labour Force Survey<\/li><li>61,713\u00a0injuries to employees reported under\u00a0<strong>RIDDOR<\/strong><\/li><li>36.8\u00a0million\u00a0<strong>working days lost\u00a0<\/strong>due to work-related illness and workplace injury<\/li><li><strong>\u00a318.8<\/strong>\u00a0<strong>billion<\/strong>\u00a0estimated cost of injuries and ill health from current working conditions (2019\/20)<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>The figures are supported by a set of&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.hse.gov.uk\/statistics\/tables\/index.htm?utm_source=govdelivery&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_campaign=annual-stats-22&amp;utm_term=link-2&amp;utm_content=stats-23-nov-22\">Tables<\/a>&nbsp;and a&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.hse.gov.uk\/statistics\/overall\/hssh2122.pdf?utm_source=govdelivery&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_campaign=annual-stats-22&amp;utm_term=link-3&amp;utm_content=stats-23-nov-22\">Summary Booklet<\/a>&nbsp;which contain further information.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A summary of fatal injuries arising from accidents at work in Great Britain between April to September 2022 will be published by the HSE in December.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><u>Northern Ireland:<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>On 23 November the Health and Safety Executive for Northern Ireland published its Annual Report and Accounts for the period 1 April 2021 to 31 March 2022. The number of all work-related\u00a0<strong>fatalities<\/strong>\u00a0in Northern Ireland (2021-22), including those within areas that are the responsibility of both HSENI and local councils, was 19 compared to 13 in the last reporting year. 63% of these fatalities occurred in the\u00a0<strong>agriculture, construction,\u00a0<\/strong>and\u00a0<strong>manufacturing sectors<\/strong>, with the two major causes being incidents involving\u00a0<strong>vehicle movement<\/strong>\u00a0and\u00a0<strong>fall from height<\/strong>. These work sectors and activities will remain priority work for HSENI going forward. \u00a0Any loss of life in the workplace is unacceptable, inspections of workplaces will be planned and formal enforcement notices issued.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><br>Sources:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hse.gov.uk\/statistics\/?utm_source=linkedin&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_campaign=annual-stats-22\">Health and safety statistics<\/a>&nbsp;\u2013 HSE, 23 November<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hse.gov.uk\/statistics\/overall\/hssh2122.pdf\">Summary statistics for Great Britain 2022<\/a>&nbsp;&#8211; HSE, 23 November<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hse.gov.uk\/statistics\/tables\/index.htm?utm_source=govdelivery&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_campaign=annual-stats-22&amp;utm_term=link-2&amp;utm_content=stats-23-nov-22\">Index of data tables<\/a>&nbsp;&#8211; HSE, 23 November<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hse.gov.uk\/aboutus\/assets\/docs\/the-hse-strategy.pdf\">Protecting people and places. HSE strategy 2022 to 2032<\/a>&nbsp;&#8211; HSE<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hseni.gov.uk\/sites\/hseni.gov.uk\/files\/hseni-annual-report-and-statement-of-accounts-2021-22.pdf\">HSENI Annual Report and Accounts 1 April 2021- 31 March 2022<\/a>&nbsp;\u2013 HSENI 23 November 2022<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Figures published by the HSE on 23 November show that the number of workers in Great Britain with a work-related&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":16404,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[603,601],"tags":[615],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v18.9 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Work-related ill-health and injury statistics published - Red On line (COM)<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.red-on-line.com\/gb\/blog\/work-related-ill-health-and-injury-statistics-published\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_GB\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Work-related ill-health and injury statistics published - 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