The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has released its 2024/25 workplace health and safety statistics, highlighting rising work-related illness, fewer fatal accidents and the significant economic cost of poor working conditions.
Work-Related Illness
9 million working people suffering from a work-related illness, of which:
- 964,000 workers are suffering work-related stress, depression or anxiety, a figure that is significantly higher than last year.
- 511,000 workers are suffering from a work-related musculoskeletal disorder.
- 11,000 deaths from lung disease linked to past exposures at work.
Fatal Accidents
- 124 workers killed in work-related accidents, which is a decrease from 138 in 2023/24.
- fatal injuries continue to be highest in the construction, agriculture, forestry and fishing sectors.
- male workers account for 95% of fatal accidents, which is a similar proportion to previous years.
Lost Working Days
- 1 million working days lost due to work-related illness and workplace injury.
Economic Cost
£22.9 billion estimated cost of injuries and ill health from current working conditions (2023/24):
- 72% (£16.4billion) relates to work-related ill health, due to time off work.
- 28% (£6.5 billion) relates to workplace injuries.
Further information on this year’s figures, including different types of work-related ill health and different industry sectors can be found on the HSE statistics webpage.
If you need any advice about how you can support your employees, please email tcms@thomas-carroll.co.uk and our team will be happy to help.
