During the first three months of 2008/09 (1/04/2008 to 30/06/2008), there were 75 UK workplace fatalities. (Health and Safety Executive 2008)

Almost 12 million people in the UK suffered from an injury or illness caused at work in 2007 (Safety & Health Practitioner 2008)

28 million working days a year are lost to ill health in the UK. (Financial Mail on Sunday 2006)

British busineses are losing £250 each second through accidents in the workplace and related payouts. (British Safety Council 2008)

Slips and trips are the most common cause of major injuries at work. There is one slip or trip accident every 3 minutes, costing employers £368m annually. (Health and Safety Executive 2005)

One person in the UK dies every week due to a slip, trip or fall in the workplace. (Health and Safety Executive 2008)

12.8 million working days are lost each year in the UK through work-related stress. (MIND 2005)

62 per cent of workers in the UK receive little or no health and safety training. (British Safety Council 2008)

Each year, British business loses 4.9million days to employee absenteeism through work-related back conditions. (Chartered Society of Physiotherapy 2005)

Nearly one in five workers injured or suffering ill-health due to work take between one and six months off work to recover. (Safety & Health Practitioner 2008)

Each week, 3,000 people suffer disabling injuries. (Leicestershire Business Link 2004)

Despite research by the Chartered Society of Physiotherapists showing two thirds of office employees suffer from back or neck pain, a survey by Post-it Notes reveals seven in ten office workers prefer eating lunch at their desks - whereby the average lunch hour now lasts just under twenty minutes. (Metro 2006, CSP 2005)

One in two injured workers sue their employer. (Safety & Health Practitioner 2008)

35% of employees would report their line manager to their boss if they considered there was a risk of workplace injury to themselves or a colleague. (YouGov 2008)

Chronic diseases, such as cardiovascuar disease, diabetes and respiratory illness, account for more than half of all deaths annually (57%), and estimated to increase by 23% over the next 20 to 25 years. (PricewaterhouseCoopers 2008)

A survey of 762 teachers across the UK found that 70% suffer health problems because of their job. Stress (85%), disturbed sleep patterns (83%) and exhaustion (82%) were the most widely reported. (Association of Teachers and Lecturers 2008)

Remember, prevention is always better than cure.