QHSE statistics: know what each number measures
8 sourced figures for research and business-case context. The 2026 edition date describes this page; each figure has its own data period. Safety outcomes do not measure software effectiveness, and a market forecast is not observed revenue.
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- Match the measure. Check geography, population, case definition, reporting period and denominator. Counts, rates and forecasts answer different questions.
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For your own dashboard, use the KPI formulas and worked examples. None of the figures below is a universal performance target.
Workplace safety
Official survey estimate
2,488,400
Estimated nonfatal recordable injury and illness cases.
- Data period
- 2024
- Coverage
- United States · private industry covered by the BLS SOII
- Interpretation limit
- Employer-reported survey data, not a census of all workers. The source table uses thousands; 2,488.4 thousand is shown here as cases.
BLS — SOII Table 1, total recordable cases
Source publication: 22 January 2026
Source checked:
Official survey estimate
2.3 per 100 FTE
Estimated nonfatal recordable injury and illness incidence rate.
- Data period
- 2024
- Coverage
- United States · private industry covered by the BLS SOII
- Interpretation limit
- An aggregate across industries, not a target for an individual site. Select the relevant industry and establishment size before benchmarking.
BLS — The Economics Daily, 2024 workplace injuries and illnesses
Source publication: 23 March 2026
Source checked:
Administrative records
59,219
Employee nonfatal injuries reported by employers under RIDDOR.
- Data period
- 2024/25
- Coverage
- Great Britain · employees
- Interpretation limit
- Covers reported injuries meeting RIDDOR criteria, not every workplace injury. Great Britain excludes Northern Ireland.
HSE — Health and safety at work, summary statistics 2025, page 7 (PDF)
Source publication: 2025 edition
Source checked:
Official survey estimate
680,000
Estimated workers sustaining a nonfatal workplace injury.
- Data period
- 2024/25
- Coverage
- Great Britain · workers, Labour Force Survey
- Interpretation limit
- Self-reports have different coverage and thresholds from RIDDOR. Dividing the two totals does not establish a reporting-completeness rate.
HSE — Health and safety at work, summary statistics 2025, page 7 (PDF)
Source publication: 2025 edition
Source checked:
Administrative records
124
Workers killed in work-related accidents in the 2025 release.
- Data period
- 2024/25
- Coverage
- Great Britain · workers, RIDDOR
- Interpretation limit
- A dated release for this period; later HSE releases may revise it. Excludes deaths from occupational disease.
HSE — Health and safety at work, summary statistics 2025, page 7 (PDF)
Source publication: 2025 edition
Source checked:
Administrative records
3,298
Fatal accidents at work recorded in the EU.
- Data period
- 2023
- Coverage
- European Union · European Statistics on Accidents at Work (ESAW)
- Interpretation limit
- A count for one year, not an annual forecast. Use ESAW coverage and national recording notes when comparing countries.
Eurostat — Accidents at work claimed 3,298 lives in the EU in 2023
Source publication: 14 October 2025
Source checked:
Administrative records
1.63 per 100,000
Fatal accidents at work per 100,000 employed people in the EU.
- Data period
- 2023
- Coverage
- European Union · employed people, ESAW
- Interpretation limit
- This fatality rate uses employed people. It is not comparable to the BLS nonfatal rate per 100 full-time equivalents.
Eurostat — Accidents at work claimed 3,298 lives in the EU in 2023
Source publication: 14 October 2025
Source checked:
Software market forecast
Publisher forecast
More than US$3bn
EHS software market forecast for 2028, published by Verdantix in January 2025.
- Data period
- 2028 forecast horizon
- Coverage
- EHS software market as defined by Verdantix
- Interpretation limit
- A historical forecast, not measured 2026 revenue or a QHSE/ESG combined total. The public press release does not provide the full sizing methodology.
Verdantix — EHS Software Green Quadrant 2025 press release
Source publication: 9 January 2025
Source checked:
Corrections & withdrawn claims
On 20 September 2026 we replaced approximate safety totals with dated releases and withdrew the claims below from this reference. They are not available here as verified benchmarks. Their original links remain so readers can find the correction.
2026 EHS market size — withdrawn
The earlier extrapolation lacked a reproducible calculation and a matching source table. Use the dated publisher forecast above only for its stated horizon.
Consolidated market growth — withdrawn
The cited forecasts did not establish a common market definition, base year and end year. No combined CAGR is retained.
2026 ESG software market size — withdrawn
A matching public source table and market boundary were not established for the earlier estimate.
CSRD company count — withdrawn
An original impact estimate cannot determine current reporting eligibility. Check the applicable legislation, reporting period and company scope.
ISO 9001 certificate count — withdrawn
The earlier rounded figure did not identify a verified survey table and reporting date. Certificates, certified sites and software users are different populations.
ISO 14001 certificate count — withdrawn
The earlier rounded figure awaits reconciliation to a dated survey table. It is not evidence of software adoption.
ISO 45001 certificate count — withdrawn
The earlier rounded figure awaits reconciliation to a dated survey table. A certificate count is not a count of unique organisations.
European digital EHS adoption — withdrawn
The previous sources did not establish a shared sample, question or denominator for this adoption claim.
OSHA citation ranking — withdrawn
The earlier consecutive-year claim needs a dated source series. Enforcement citations also measure something different from injury risk.
Fixed near-miss pyramid ratio — withdrawn
A historical ratio is not a site-level forecast or a reporting quota. Investigate exposure, potential severity and controls rather than extrapolating fatalities from near misses.
SBTi company count — withdrawn
Commitments and validated targets are distinct statuses. A reproducible count needs a dated source and explicit inclusion rules.
Omnibus scope reduction — withdrawn
A proposal-era estimate should not be presented as today's enacted scope or as a company's eligibility test.
Median buyer shortlist — withdrawn
The earlier attribution did not provide a published sample, questionnaire or results table. No survey median is retained.
Typical buying cycle — withdrawn
A documented buyer sample and definition of start/end dates were not available to substantiate the claimed duration.
Typical implementation duration — withdrawn
The earlier range did not define deployment scope, integrations or a measured project sample. Use a scoped pilot plan.
Median software payback — withdrawn
A calculator scenario is not a buyer survey. Use your own costs, baseline and sensitivity assumptions instead of treating model output as observed payback.
Vendor ranking — withdrawn
An editorial placement is not a market statistic or proof of suitability. Evaluate product evidence against your own requirements.
Directory evaluation count — withdrawn
A listing count does not establish that every vendor received an independent hands-on evaluation.
Plan your own requirements brief, implementation pilot and ROI scenario instead of using an unsupported market average.
Related pages
- Press & Data Citations
Press page with data citations and scope notes.
- QHSE Software 2026 Industry Report: Vendor Transparency Data
The 2026 industry report and its dataset.
- QHSE Software Datasets: Sources, Scope & Archives
Downloadable datasets behind the published figures.
- QHSE Software Capability Map 2026: What Is Documented
Published map of the capability families the profiles document.
- QHSE Software Security, Trial and Offline Evidence 2026
Published counts of security attestations, trials and offline support.