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Homeowners Warned Of Risk From Unregistered Gas Work As Prosecutions Rise

HSE reports 17 convictions since 2025 for illegal gas work and urges people to check Gas Safe Register before any gas work.
Certification Article

Mon 14th Sep 2026

Common PPE Mistakes That Can Undermine Workplace Safety

PPE can fail to provide the expected protection when it is poorly selected, does not fit the wearer, conflicts with other equipment or is used incorre...
PPE Article

Thu 10th Sep 2026

Managing Fire Safety Systems: Assurance Checks for Doors, Exits and Alarms

Fire doors, escape arrangements and alarms should not be managed as unrelated assets. Their specification and operation should follow from....
Fire Safety Article

Thu 3rd Sep 2026

Six Figure Fine After Repeated Corrosion Under Insulation Leaks

An employer was fined after five separate leaks of highly flammable hydrocarbons caused by corrosion under insulation and inadequate inspection arrang...
Regulatory News

Wed 26th Aug 2026

Managing Workplace Risk: From Assessment to Effective Controls

A risk assessment should give managers a reliable picture of where people could be harmed and what the organisation is doing about it..
Core Health & Safety Article

Thu 13th Aug 2026

New Non Executive Director Appointed To HSE Board

Louise Hosking will join the HSE Board as a non executive director, bringing more than 30 years of sector experience.
Compliance Article

Tue 11th Aug 2026

Managing Business Waste: What Managers Need to Control

Waste compliance is best managed as a chain of decisions, beginning with purchasing and ending at an authorised recovery or disposal site....
Compliance Article

Thu 6th Aug 2026

Unregistered Gas Installer Sentenced After Dangerous Work At Two Homes

An unregistered gas installer was sentenced after carrying out illegal gas work that left two households with dangerous defects and one without hot wa...
Regulatory News

Thu 6th Aug 2026

Labour Inspections and Workplace Safety: Evidence on Injury Prevention, Compliance and Effective Enforcement

This review, covering evidence from almost six decades, found that inspected workplaces had a 25 percent lower risk of work related injury.....
Occupational Health Research

Tue 28th Jul 2026

Manual Handling Regulations: A Practical Guide for UK Employers

Manual handling risk is often created by decisions about layout, storage, purchasing, staffing....
Manual Handling Article

Thu 23rd Jul 2026

Occupational Safety Education: The Impact of Active Learning and Sector Specific Training on Young Worker Injuries

This review examines how occupational health and safety education can better protect young workers as they move from school into employment.
Safety Training Research

Tue 21st Jul 2026

Employer Fined After Fatal Fall From Mobile Loading Ramp During Container Loading

A prosecution followed a fatal fall from a mobile loading ramp during container loading, highlighting failures in work at height planning and controls...
Regulatory News

Fri 17th Jul 2026

Illegal Gas Work After Social Media Advertising and False Gas Safe Branding

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...
Regulatory News

Fri 17th Jul 2026

COSHH Compliance in Practice: How Managers Can Check That Controls Are Working

Effective COSHH management is demonstrated by how hazardous substances are controlled during everyday work....
COSHH Article

Tue 14th Jul 2026

Waste and Recycling Company Fined For Welfare and Asbestos Training Failures

An employer was fined after repeated failures to provide basic welfare facilities and asbestos awareness training during hand sorting of waste materia...
Regulatory News

Thu 9th Jul 2026

Does having a certified occupational health and safety management system lead to a greater injury rate reduction?

This study examines whether formal certification of an occupational health and safety management system leads to measurable safety improvements in pra...
Certification Research

Wed 8th Jul 2026

HSE Takes First Prohibition Notice Against Occupational Health Provider

HSE has issued its first Prohibition Notice to an occupational health service provider after inspectors found health surveillance that put workers at...
Regulatory News

Fri 3rd Jul 2026

Great Britain One Of Safest Places To Work As Annual Fatalities Fall

HSE reports 126 worker deaths in 2025/26 and publishes new international analysis showing Great Britain remains among the lowest for fatal workplace i...
Compliance Article

Wed 1st Jul 2026

Director Sentenced After Excavation Wall Collapse Causes Life Changing Injuries

A construction director was sentenced after an excavation side wall collapsed, causing life changing injuries.
Regulatory News

Fri 26th Jun 2026

Manufacturer Fined For Failing To Control Welding Fume And Noise Risks

A manufacturer was fined after it continued mild steel welding without adequate control of carcinogenic fumes and did not provide required health surv...
Regulatory News

Thu 18th Jun 2026

Leisure Firm Fined After Floodlight Electrocution

A leisure facilities operator was fined after an electrocution caused by faulty floodlight wiring during a football game, highlighting serious failing...
Regulatory News

Wed 17th Jun 2026

Handyman Sentenced for Illegal Boiler Fitting After Dangerous Gas Leak

A self employed handyman who carried out unregistered boiler gas work was sentenced after defects including an immediately dangerous gas leak were fou...
Regulatory News

Wed 17th Jun 2026

Refinery LPG Leak Leads to £1 Million Fine After Corrosion Failure

A partial collapse at an oil refinery released around 2,400kg of LPG, resulting in a £1 million fine for failing to manage long standing corrosion.
Regulatory News

Mon 15th Jun 2026

Construction Company Fined After Fall Into Exposed Excavation Hole

A construction company was fined after a man fell into an exposed excavation hole at a flats building site and died, with safety measures only put in...
Regulatory News

Wed 3rd Jun 2026

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