Access surfaces sit inside a wider safety and maintenance picture. These figures do not select a product or replace a site-specific assessment. They provide reliable context for the decisions around surface condition, traffic, support and corrosive exposure.
680,000
workers reported a non-fatal workplace injury
The Health and Safety Executive estimate is for Great Britain in 2024/25, based on Labour Force Survey self-reports.
Source: HSE Health and safety statistics 2025, 2024/2530%
of employer-reported non-fatal injuries were same-level slips, trips or falls
This was the largest accident category in HSE's provisional RIDDOR figures for 2024/25.
Source: HSE Kind of accident statistics in Great Britain 2025, 2024/2535
workers died after a fall from height
Falls from height remained the leading kind of fatal injury to workers in Great Britain in 2024/25.
Source: HSE Work-related fatal injuries in Great Britain 2025, 2024/254.4m
working days were lost to non-fatal workplace injuries
The HSE estimate covers Great Britain in 2024/25 and excludes days lost to work-related ill health.
Source: HSE Working days lost in Great Britain, 2024/25£6.5bn
was the estimated cost of workplace injury
This is the HSE estimate for new workplace injury cases in Great Britain during 2023/24, including financial and human costs.
Source: HSE Costs to Britain of workplace injuries and ill health, 2023/24US$2.5tn
was the estimated global annual cost of corrosion
NACE International's IMPACT study put the figure at 3.4% of global GDP for 2013. It is a global estimate, not a UK figure or a GRP product claim.
Source: NACE International IMPACT study, 2013 estimate, published 2016Useful context, not a shortcut.
Slip, trip and fall data helps explain why access routes deserve careful attention. Corrosion data shows why exposure and maintenance belong in the same early conversation. Neither turns a generic material claim into a specification.
For a GRP grating project, start with the clear span, support arrangement, intended traffic, wet or chemical exposure, cut-outs and edge conditions. Then compare the actual product information to the job in front of you.
Read the GRP load capacity guideHow this reference is maintained.
This page uses figures published by the Health and Safety Executive for Great Britain and the NACE International IMPACT study for the global corrosion estimate. Every statistic links directly to its named source and carries the period or publication date used.
The page is reviewed monthly, or sooner when a core source publishes a material update. Stable section links are retained when figures are refreshed, so citations remain useful.
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GRP Wholesale. “Industrial Access Safety and Corrosion Statistics.” Updated 4 November 2026. https://grpwholesale.co.uk/resources/industrial-access-safety-statistics