Managers need to control the whole work-at-height process, from defining the task and appointing competent people to selecting equipment.....
Thu 30th Jul 2026
The regulator has opened a formal inquiry after a fire and subsequent explosion at an industrial unit near Rettendon, Essex.
An employer was fined after a worker sustained serious life changing injuries when a steel beam fell during dismantling because the work was not prope...
This review, covering evidence from almost six decades, found that inspected workplaces had a 25 percent lower risk of work related injury.....
Tue 28th Jul 2026
Manual handling risk is often created by decisions about layout, storage, purchasing, staffing....
Thu 23rd Jul 2026
A construction company was fined after a worker fell from a tipping bucket on a fork lift truck and suffered serious injuries due to poor contractor m...
Wed 22nd Jul 2026
This review examines how occupational health and safety education can better protect young workers as they move from school into employment.
Tue 21st Jul 2026
A cement company was fined after a worker died when he was crushed by a 1.6 tonne concrete lifting weight due to inadequate protection of dangerous ma...
A groundworks company was fined after a dumper truck overturned into an unprotected excavation, leading to serious leg injuries and findings of failur...
Provisional 2025 26 figures show agriculture still has the highest fatality rate and that children and over 65s are disproportionately affected.
Mon 20th Jul 2026
A food manufacturer was fined after workers faced inhalable dust levels above limits and daily heavy manual handling, increasing risks of occupational...
A prosecution followed a fatal fall from a mobile loading ramp during container loading, highlighting failures in work at height planning and controls...
Fri 17th Jul 2026
A man who was not on the Gas Safe Register advertised gas fitting services online and carried out illegal work on multiple homes, resulting in a suspe...
Effective COSHH management is demonstrated by how hazardous substances are controlled during everyday work....
Tue 14th Jul 2026
A construction company was fined after a scaffold tower toppled onto members of the public on a busy high street due to poor assembly and inadequate c...
Fri 10th Jul 2026
An employer was fined after repeated failures to provide basic welfare facilities and asbestos awareness training during hand sorting of waste materia...
Thu 9th Jul 2026
An employer was fined and its director received a suspended sentence after an apprentice was fatally crushed by unsecured board materials during a ren...
This study examines whether formal certification of an occupational health and safety management system leads to measurable safety improvements in pra...
Wed 8th Jul 2026
A company was fined after wall panels collapsed during dismantling work at height, throwing a worker from a scissor lift.
A fine of £266,666 was imposed after a snow machine fell from an upper window during a Christmas lights event and injured a young girl with broken gla...
Tue 7th Jul 2026
HSE has issued its first Prohibition Notice to an occupational health service provider after inspectors found health surveillance that put workers at...
Fri 3rd Jul 2026
HSE reports 126 worker deaths in 2025/26 and publishes new international analysis showing Great Britain remains among the lowest for fatal workplace i...
Wed 1st Jul 2026
A fatal tank explosion that killed two soldiers has led to enforcement action against a defence contractor and a Crown Censure for the Ministry of Def...
A construction company was fined after a worker suffered life changing injuries following a fall from height due to poor planning and missing protecti...
Tue 30th Jun 2026
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