Key figures for Great Britain (2018/19)

• 1.4 million working people suffering from a work-related illness 
• 2,526 mesothelioma deaths due to past asbestos exposures (2017)
• 147 workers killed at work
• 581,000 working people sustaining an injury at work according to the Labour Force Survey
• 69,208 injuries to employees reported under RIDDOR
• 28.2 million working days lost due to work-related illness and workplace injury 
• £15 billion estimated cost of injuries and ill health from current working conditions (2017/18)