HSE UK Health and Safety statistics for 2023
The Health and Safety Executive (HSE), Britain’s national regulator for workplace health and safety, recently published its annual survey into Health and Safety statistics in the workplace. Key findings include:
- 1.8 million working people suffering from a work-related illness, of which:
- 875,000 suffering work-related stress, depression or anxiety (down from 914,000 workers in 2022)
- 338,000 new cases of work related stress, depression or anxiety in 2022/2023
- 17.1 million days lost due to work related stress, depression or anxiety.
- £7.7 billion estimated cost of injuries and ill health from current working conditions (2021/22)
Source: Estimates based on HSE Cost ModelFurther Information:
Click here to download the full report on Health and Safety in the Workplace 2023
(includes illness and accidents stats per industry)Click here to download the full report on Workplace health and safety statistics for Scotland 2023
Click here to download the full report on Work related stress, depression and anxiety statistics in Great Britain 2023