Overview

Workers FEEL safe…

…but incident rates tell another story.

Our survey found that the vast majority of workers in the UK and Ireland feel safe in their workplace, but incident rates remain uncomfortably high.

Psychosocial risks are a major cause of harm…

…and a reason to consider leaving.

Over half of workers who experienced a work-related incident or illness (or knew someone who had) said it was related to stress.

Most incidents are reported directly to a manager,

with feedback and information also coming from a manager.

Just over half of workers say that they report incidents directly to their manager, who is also their source for feedback and information about incidents.

Digital safety tools and training are valued

— and clearly improve outcomes.

Nearly 70% of workers said they would feel safer with more digital tools, while the majority make use of e-learning for competency training.

AI is seen as promising...

…but confidence is cautious.

19% of workers in the UK and Ireland believe AI could definitely improve workplace safety, but many more see its potential as depending on implementation.

One in three workers are alone.

…and face uneven protection.

35% of workers in the UK and Ireland operated as lone workers. Concerns differ between the UK and Ireland, but ‘Fatigue’ ranks first for both countries.

Chemical safety practices are underdeveloped

and create a silent risk.

Just under half of workers in the UK and Ireland are exposed to hazardous chemicals in the workplace. Roughly 1 in 3 people (37%) say their employer is not actively substituting hazardous chemicals.

Sustainability matters…

…but many don’t know how it’s managed.

The majority of workers in the UK and Ireland say it is important that their company reduces environmental impact. However, 29% of workers do not know what is meant by an ‘ESG framework’.

There's much more to find out…

Do any of the above statements reflect what you see in your organisation? In addition to this selection, this report contains insights on the workplace environment, incident reporting, use of digital tools, lone working, chemical safety, and sustainability.

This is valuable information for the whole organisation, from frontline to C-Suite, and can be used to inform your own safety policies and in achieving buy-in for new initiatives.

We surveyed over 1000 workers throughout the UK and Ireland, broken down to the following:

UK and Ireland: 1,038

UK: 828

Ireland: 210

For a detailed breakdown of our sample size, click here.

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