 HSE routinely publishes annual statistics on health and safety in Great Britain. Available in A3 size, this new poster visualises the key statistics for the construction sector in an infographic style, allowing site managers and health and safety professionals to educate their workforce in a quick and easy way about the consequences of poor health and safety. The poster shows the overall picture for the construction industry in Great Britain 2020, including statistics on: - fatal and non-fatal injuries
- working days lost due to work-related ill health
- work-related stress, depression, and anxiety
- work-related musculoskeletal disorders
- occupational lung diseases, cancer cases and deaths from exposure to asbestos and respirable crystalline silica
- the annual costs of work-related injury and ill health
It also highlights three key steps to protect the health of Britain's builders. The poster can be purchased here. More detailed health and safety statistics can be found on our website. | As the lifting of COVID restrictions is delayed in England, Scotland and Wales, HSE is continuing to carry out spot checks and inspections on businesses to check COVID-secure measures remain in place. Construction businesses should continue to follow the relevant government guidance on working safely, including regularly updated COVID risk assessment. The following COVID-secure measures remain unchanged: Construction sector coronavirus workplace guidance is available for: In order to provide a safe learning environment some of our most popular courses and events are now available live online. Find out more and see the full schedule. Upcoming courses/events include: WWT events Improve your business by attending one of the free Working Well Together (WWT) health and safety online webinars: Find your nearest WWT Group and get involved. Asbestos Links for further guidance and information: Asbestos: The licensed contractors' guide (HSG247) Excavations Links for further guidance and information: Excavations Demolition Links for further guidance and information: Demolition Structural stability Links for further guidance and information: Structural stability during alteration, demolition and dismantling Transport on site Links for further guidance and information: Traffic management on site Machinery guarding Links for further guidance and information: Woodworking Information Sheets Scaffold collapse Links for further guidance and information: Tower scaffolds Work at height Links for further guidance and information: Assessing work at height Develop a career at HSE and help to protect lives. As the national occupational health and safety regulator, HSE offers a range of rewarding career opportunities. View a list of our latest vacancies. | 
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