Great Britain remains one of the safest places in the world to work, according to new analysis published by the Health and Safety Executive. A total of 126 workers were killed in work-related incidents across Great Britain in 2025-26. Excluding the coronavirus pandemic years between 2019-20 and 2021-22, this provisional figure is the lowest recorded in a single year, compared with 217 deaths in 2005-06 and 495 in 1981.

