{"id":10727,"date":"2025-05-27T15:47:42","date_gmt":"2025-05-27T14:47:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/localhost\/pages\/article\/hse-accident-and-illness-figures-for-great-britain-2017-18\/"},"modified":"2025-05-27T15:48:00","modified_gmt":"2025-05-27T14:48:00","slug":"hse-accident-and-illness-figures-for-great-britain-2017-18","status":"publish","type":"article","link":"https:\/\/www.protrainings.uk\/blog\/article\/hse-accident-and-illness-figures-for-great-britain-2017-18\/","title":{"rendered":"HSE accident and illness figures for Great Britain (2017\/18)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-1121\" src=\"https:\/\/www.protrainings.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/shutterstock_772876126-4.jpg\" alt=\"HSE accident\" width=\"400\" height=\"267\" \/>Every year, The Heath and Safety Executive releases its annual report, containing a summary of the year\u2019s statistics. The source of all the information you\u2019re about to read is the HSE\u2019s website (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.hse.gov.uk\/\">www.hse.gov.uk<\/a>)<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>1.4 million working people suffering from a work-related illness<\/li>\n<li>2,595 mesothelioma deaths due to past asbestos exposures (2016)<\/li>\n<li>144 workers killed at work<\/li>\n<li>555,000 injuries occurred at work according to the Labour Force Survey<\/li>\n<li>71,062 injuries to employees reported under RIDDOR<\/li>\n<li>30.7 million working days lost due to work-related illness and workplace injury<\/li>\n<li>\u00a315 billion estimated cost of injuries and ill health from current working conditions (2016\/17)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>For <a href=\"https:\/\/first-aid-online.co.uk\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><u>First Aid Equipment and CPR Manikins<\/u><\/a>\u00a0different brands and training equipment available including the <a href=\"https:\/\/practiman.co.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong><u>Practi-Man Manikin<\/u><\/strong><\/a>range, choking vests and AED Trainers and Live Units.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Every year, The Heath and Safety Executive releases its annual report, containing a summary of the year\u2019s statistics. 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