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News Release from: Health and Safety Executive | Subject: Self reported Work-related Illness survey
Edited by the Buildingtalk Editorial
Team on 04 August 2006
Two million British workers suffering
ill health
Report published by the Health and Safety Executive shows that an estimated two million British workers suffer ill health, which they believe was caused or made worse by work.
A report published by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) today's shows that an estimated two million British workers suffer ill health, which they believe was caused or made worse by work The Self reported Work-related Illness survey 2004/2005 indicates that of the two million around 600,000 workers were affected by the illness for the first time in the last year
This article was originally published on Buildingtalk on 13 Jul 2004 at 8.00am (UK)
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These figures equated to around 28 million working days lost to the British economy every year.
HSE Chief Executive Geoffrey Podger said, "28 million days is a huge loss to the British economy".
"HSE is working with employers, trades unions and other government departments to bring this down".
"In the past year we have launched Workplace Health Connect and the Government more widely launched it's Health Work and Well Being strategy to keep British workers healthy and in work".
Key cases of ill health include:.
* Musculoskeletal Disorder's (MSD's) are the biggest cause of work-related ill health, around one million people suffering MSD's that they believe was caused or made worse by work.
* Stress is the next biggest cause of occupational ill health, around half a million people estimated to be suffering work related stress.
In the past 12 months the trend appears to have reversed:.
* Around 246,000 new cases of work related stress.
* Around 206,000 new case of MSD's.
Above average rates for work related illness included health and social welfare, teaching and research professionals and skilled construction and building trades.
The full report can be downloaded from www.hse.gov.uk/statistics/swi/swi0405.pdf.
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