Workplace Safety Market Report 2025

The workplace safety market size has grown strongly in recent years. It will grow from $14.64 billion in 2024 to $15.98 billion in 2025 at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 9.1%. The growth in the historic period can be attributed to pandemic response, ergonomics and injury prevention, workplace mental health, data-driven safety solutions.

The workplace safety market size is expected to see rapid growth in the next few years. It will grow to $24.89 billion in 2029 at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 11.7%. The growth in the forecast period can be attributed to stringent regulatory landscape, sustained response to pandemic challenges, enhanced risk assessment and management, cultivation of safety-oriented work culture, persistent demand for personal protective equipment (PPE). Major trends in the forecast period include resilience planning, collaborative safety platforms, sustainable and green practices, regulatory compliance, focus on health and wellness.

Rising occupational injuries and fatalities are significantly fueling the growth of the workplace safety market. Workplace safety systems are designed to protect employees from various life-threatening situations at their jobs, and the increase in occupational injuries and deaths is prompting more companies to adopt workplace safety equipment and practices, thereby driving market growth. For example, in July 2024, the Health and Safety Executive (HSE), a UK-based government regulator for occupational health and safety, reported that male workers continue to make up the vast majority of fatal injuries, with 95% of those fatally injured in 2023/24 being men, maintaining a consistent trend from previous years. Furthermore, workers aged 60 and older accounted for a significant portion of total fatalities, representing 34% in 2023/24. Consequently, the rise in occupational injuries and deaths is anticipated to boost future growth in the workplace safety market.

The growth of the workplace safety market is also expected to be driven by rising industrialization. Industrialization refers to the process of transforming an economy from one primarily based on agriculture or natural resources to one that relies on mechanized manufacturing. This shift involves optimizing manufacturing processes for products developed through research and development. With industrialization, the manufacturing sector has become more mechanized, increasing the risks that workers encounter on the job. The objective of workplace safety in an industrialized setting is to protect workers from the hazards associated with industrial processes and to foster a safe working environment that enhances productivity and efficiency. For instance, in April 2024, the Office for National Statistics, a UK-based government department, indicated that the monthly output increase was driven by growth in three of the four production sectors in February 2024. The most notable contribution came from manufacturing, which experienced a rise of 1.2%, followed by water supply and sewerage at 1.9%, and electricity and gas with a 0.5% increase. Thus, rising industrialization is contributing to the growth of the workplace safety market.

Technological advancements stand as a pivotal trend shaping the landscape of the workplace safety market. Key industry players are actively developing innovative technological solutions, exemplified by Honeywell's introduction of the NIOSH-certified N95 respirator. This groundbreaking product, launched in May 2022, showcases unique attributes tailored for healthcare workers, offering comfortable wearability over extended durations. Honeywell's N95 respirator embodies advanced features that augment personal protection equipment portfolios, contributing to an ecosystem prioritizing enhanced safety and the well-being of individuals. Such innovations underline the market's drive towards leveraging cutting-edge technology to address safety challenges and enhance protective measures in various work settings.

Major players within the workplace safety market are strategically embracing Software as a Service (SaaS) offerings to gain a competitive advantage. These SaaS-based solutions encompass a range of sophisticated features, including predictive AI-powered digital safety tools, real-time insights into operational realities within plants, advanced visualization capabilities, dynamic risk management for work activities, and actionable insights spanning organizational hierarchies. In November 2022, IBM introduced its Incident Management SaaS, aimed at empowering enterprises to gain deeper insights into their infrastructure and application resources. This SaaS offering plays a pivotal role in assisting central IT operations teams in swiftly identifying and resolving incidents by providing a unique topology-led approach to contextualizing events and occurrences.

In November 2023, MidOcean Partners, a US-based private equity firm, completed the acquisition of Smith System for an undisclosed sum. MidOcean's acquisition strategy is centered on leveraging its expertise to foster Smith System's continued growth, both organically and through strategic investments. Smith System, renowned for its B2B workplace safety training solutions tailored for large commercial fleets, stands to benefit from MidOcean's support to expand its market presence, explore additional growth avenues, and enhance its suite of products and services.

Major companies operating in the workplace safety market are The International Business Machines Corporation, Honeywell International Inc, 3E Company Inc., Hexagon AB, Microsoft Corporation, Robert Bosch GmbH, Panasonic Holdings Corporation, Cority Software Inc, Nu-safe Healthcare LLP., Arco Limited, J&K Ross Ltd, Alpha Pro Tech Ltd, A-SAFE Inc., AlertMedia Inc., Anvl Inc., Avetta LLC, Blackline Safety Corp., The British Standards Institution Group, Cintas Corporation, DEKRA North America Inc., HSI Donesafe Pty Ltd., EcoOnline AS, Enablon North America Corp., Enhesa Inc., Environmental & Occupational Risk Management Inc., Benchmark Digital Partners LLC, Health and Safety Institute LLC, Intelex Technologies ULC, KPA FLEX LLC.

North America was the largest region in the workplace safety market in 2024. The regions covered in the workplace safety market report are Asia-Pacific, Western Europe, Eastern Europe, North America, South America, Middle East, Africa. The countries covered in the workplace safety market report are Australia, Brazil, China, France, Germany, India, Indonesia, Japan, Russia, South Korea, UK, USA, Canada, Italy, Spain.

Workplace safety encompasses factors that impact the safety, health, and well-being of employees, benefiting both the workforce and employers by fostering improved working conditions. This involves addressing issues such as environmental hazards, unsafe working conditions or processes, drug and alcohol abuse, cyber threats, and workplace violence.

In the workplace safety market, the main types of systems include environmental health and safety, access control and surveillance systems, and real-time location monitoring. Environmental Health and Safety is a comprehensive term that encompasses laws, rules, regulations, professions, programs, and workplace initiatives designed to protect employees' and the public's health and safety, along with preserving the environment from workplace hazards. Workplace safety systems find applications across small and medium enterprises, as well as large enterprises, for purposes such as incident and emergency management, asset tracking and management, and detection of personal protective equipment. Various industries, including BFSI (Banking, Financial Services, and Insurance), IT and telecom, manufacturing and automobile, hospitality, and healthcare, utilize workplace safety solutions.

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The workplace safety market consists of revenues earned by entities by real-time location monitoring, environment health and safety, access control and surveillance systems. The market value includes the value of related goods sold by the service provider or included within the service offering. The workplace safety market also includes sales of sensors, RFID tags and readers, and wearables. Values in this market are ‘factory gate’ values, that is the value of goods sold by the manufacturers or creators of the goods, whether to other entities (including downstream manufacturers, wholesalers, distributors and retailers) or directly to end customers. The value of goods in this market includes related services sold by the creators of the goods.

The market value is defined as the revenues that enterprises gain from the sale of goods and/or services within the specified market and geography through sales, grants, or donations in terms of the currency (in USD, unless otherwise specified).

The revenues for a specified geography are consumption values that are revenues generated by organizations in the specified geography within the market, irrespective of where they are produced. It does not include revenues from resales along the supply chain, either further along the supply chain or as part of other products.

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