HSE releases annual injury and ill-health statistics for Great Britain
The Statistics released at the beginning of November demonstrate that Great Britain is still one of the safest places in the world to work with the lowest number of deaths on record.
The statistics, compiled from the Labour Force Survey (LFS) and other sources, illustrate that in Great Britain in the 2019/2020 period there were;
- 111 fatal injuries at work
- 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
- 325 cases were prosecuted and resulted in a conviction. Fines from convictions totalled £35.8 million