Health & Safety at Work – Statistics 2015
Here at SafetyNow we’re working everyday with businesses to help them to improve their health and safety practices, but unfortunately there is still a lot of work to be done, as demonstrated by the latest statistics released by the HSE.
Injuries
- 142 fatalities at work
- 611,000 injuries at work
- 76,000 employee injuries (as reported under RIDDOR)
Working Days Lost
- 27.3 million days lost
- 23.3 million days lost to work-related ill health
- 4.1 million days lost to workplace injury
Economic Cost
- £14.3 billion – estimated cost to Britain due to workplace injuries and work-related ill health.
Enforcement
- 728 cases prosecuted in Britain
- 12,430 enforcement notices issued in Britain
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