Scaffolding contractor fined after worker sustains multiple injuries in fall
A scaffolding contractor has been fined after a worker fell from height and was seriously injured. Darren Barnett was dismantling...
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Plant hire company in court over work at height and welfare issues
A plant hire company has been fined for leaving workers at risk of a fall from height and for failing to provide minimum welfare...
Gas engineering company fined for unsafe LPG installation work
A gas engineering company has been fined after undertaking Liquid Petroleum Gas (LPG) installation work at a food factory near Spalding...
Manufacturing company fined after workers exposed to risk
Metals fabrication company MTL Advanced Limited have been sentenced for health breaches after several workers were diagnosed with hand...
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A construction company has been fined after an employee died as a result of falling from a mobile tower. Cambridge Magistrates Court...
Workplace Fatal Injuries in Great Britain, 2021 – updated
Published by the HSE, these annual statistics have been updated. They were first published in July 2021. The fatal injury rates for...
Waste treatment company fined after employee crushed by forklift
A hazardous waste treatment company has been fined after an employee died when a forklift truck he was driving overturned and crushed...
Glazing company fined for failing to control risks of vibrating tools
A glass and glazing company which installs and repairs glass windscreens and side windows to buses, coaches, motor homes and trains, has...
Construction company and its groundworks contractor sentenced
A construction company and its groundworks contractor have been fined after unsafe excavation work left a worker with serious burns to...
HSE response on amendments to the Personal Protective Equipment at Work Regulations 1992
Changes are being made to the Personal Protective Equipment at Work Regulations 1992 (PPER 1992) to align with a court judgment which...
Annual work-related ill-health, injury and enforcement statistics for 2020/21 published
On 16 December 2021, the HSE published statistics covering work-related ill health, non-fatal workplace injuries and enforcement action...
Worker loses hand after cloth entangled in machinery
A UK manufacturer of brick products, Ibstock Brick Ltd, has been fined for safety breaches after a worker’s hand was entangled and...
Construction company in court over inadequate health and safety standards
A national construction company has been fined after an unannounced inspection by HSE inspectors found poor welfare standards, dangerous...
Builder jailed after demolishing wall on colleague
A builder has been jailed for three years and three months following an investigation into the death of a labourer on a site in Hampshire...
Oil company fined following liquid petroleum gas leak
The operator of the UK’s largest oil refinery has been fined for health and safety breaches after a leak of liquid petroleum gas (LPG)...
Continuing to Keep Workplaces Safe From Coronavirus (COVID-19)
Guidance from the HSE sets out the latest information on working safely during the pandemic. It also provides details of advice from...
School and contractor fined for unsafe removal of asbestos
A school and its maintenance contractor have been fined after workers disturbed asbestos at the school while installing a new heating...
Quarry firm fined after blasting operation puts workers at risk
Quarrying company Breedon Trading Ltd has been fined for safety breaches after a fly rock projection event occurred during the use of...
Home Working – Your Health and Safety
This guidance has been issued by the HSE. It defines 'home worker' as somebody who permanently works from their home or splits working...
Suicide Prevention
Published by the HSE, this document points out that employers have a duty of care to workers and to ensuring their health, safety and...
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