Home / Insights / Blog / The true cost of poor health and safety [Infographic] The true cost of poor health and safety [Infographic] When you put health and safety policies and processes in place, your main priority is to keep your workers safe, and rightly so. But a robust health and safety policy isn’t only useful for protecting your employees – it can also protect your organisation from the significant costs that can be incurred by poor health and safety. Every year, over a million workers are injured or made ill by their work in Great Britain. The Health and Safety Executive’s latest data showed between 2015/16 and 2017/18, an average 595,000 workers were injured at work, while a further 529,000 workers suffered a new case of work-related illnesses. Unfortunately, 144 people died at work during this time period. How much does poor health and safety cost us? These accidents and illnesses come at a cost – to the individual that’s affected, to their organisation and to society as a whole. Many of us are aware of the human costs of poor health and safety, as if an injury or illness prevents a person from working then they’re likely to suffer from a loss of income. However, the financial impacts health and safety incidents can have on an organisation may not be as obvious. Businesses are also likely to incur substantial costs– in fact, it’s estimated that workplace injuries and work-related illnesses cost British businesses around £3bn in 2016/17. Blog Health and Safety Related case studies Supplier Case Studies ASW Property Services Ltd ASW Property Services Limited is an indigenous Welsh company providing specialist construction services delivering a wide range of maintenance and refurbishment services primarily to Local Authority and Housing Association clients across the whole of South Wales and beyond. The company specialise in delivering works to … Read more Buyer Case Studies McLaughlin & Harvey McLaughlin & Harvey operates throughout the British Isles and is keen to develop long-term relations with local clients, consultants, subcontractors and suppliers. Founded in 1853 in Belfast, the company has combined the traditional values of quality work, delivered on time with an advanced and innovative … Read more Buyer Case Studies AmicusHorizon AmicusHorizon provides homes and services to communities across London, the South and South East of England. A company committed to providing more than just bricks and mortar; they also work to improve the lives of residents by adopting innovative programmes and training schemes. The company’s … Read more See more