Manual handling compliance depends on how work is designed, assessed and controlled.
Thu 29th Oct 2026
A food processing company was fined after a worker was pulled into machinery through a gap where a fixed guard had been left off.
A vehicle recovery company was fined after a worker was crushed by a reversing recovery truck and suffered life changing injuries.
A worker suffered a partial finger amputation after reaching into an inadequately guarded automatic saw while it was operating.
Wed 28th Oct 2026
This study shows that workplace injury recovery involves more than physical healing and reduced distress.
Tue 27th Oct 2026
An electrical company was found guilty after issuing false electrical safety certificates that left two car wash sites with dangerous installations an...
A manufacturing company was fined after a worker suffered severe head and spinal injuries when an unsecured one tonne metal hopper fell during an impr...
Mon 26th Oct 2026
A worker sustained multiple foot fractures and nerve damage after a ride on pallet truck collided with a fork lift truck following unassessed changes...
Fri 23rd Oct 2026
The useful management test is whether the assessment still describes the risks and controls that exist in practice....
Thu 22nd Oct 2026
Occupational health is entering a period of major change. Artificial intelligence, economic uncertainty, climate pressures, demographic shifts...
Tue 20th Oct 2026
A worker received 40 per cent burns when a lifting chain failed and a steel beam fell into a galvanising bath resulting in a substantial fine for the...
A vehicle recovery operation on a steep street left a member of the public with severe leg and spine injuries after the recovered vehicle rolled away.
Fri 16th Oct 2026
An electrical company was fined after a 231kg switchboard fell from a forklift and crushed an employee who now requires 24/7 care.
A 20 year old apprentice engineer died when a fire suppression system unexpectedly activated in a vessel engine room and the employer was later prosec...
First-aid compliance in Great Britain depends on whether the organisation can provide prompt assistance under its actual working conditions...
Thu 15th Oct 2026
An employer was fined and a director given a suspended prison sentence after an employee fell from the open boot of a moving car and suffered life cha...
Alcohol related risk at work is often managed through policies, testing and disciplinary procedures.
Tue 13th Oct 2026
A new HSE campaign sets out a three step approach for employers to prevent hearing loss and hand arm vibration syndrome.
A landlord was fined after failing to arrange annual gas safety checks for eight years at a rented house occupied by a mother and her five children.
Mon 12th Oct 2026
HSE is urging employers to use the Working Minds tools to identify and address work related stress after figures show almost one million workers affec...
Sat 10th Oct 2026
Maintenance risk is shaped by the condition of the equipment, the intervention required and the controls in place while normal safeguards may be unava...
Thu 8th Oct 2026
A manufacturing company was fined after a worker lost part of a thumb when a heavy hopper slipped during an unassessed manual handling operation.
Wed 7th Oct 2026
Artificial intelligence is increasingly being tested in occupational safety, from predicting incidents and analysing accident records to monitoring...
Tue 6th Oct 2026
A trainee painter was fatally electrocuted when a ladder contacted overhead power lines after work at height was poorly planned and supervised.
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