Latest news and prosecutions This ebulletin contains a selection of HSE’s latest prosecution notices: Company fined £120,000 after worker breaks leg from fall The worker was adjusting a solar panel and fell 4 metres from the roof of a house School trust fined £300,000 after student death The fine was issued after HSE’s investigation found …
Health and Safety Executive turns 50 HSE celebrated 50 years on 1 January 2025 Created by the Health and Safety at Work etc Act 1974, HSE was officially launched on 1 January 1975. Working together with local authorities for the last 50 years, we have played a central role in reducing workplace death and injury, helping …
Company and director sentenced for putting workers at risk Staff were working at height without proper safety equipment, putting their lives at risk Plastic manufacturing company fined after death of worker The £330,000 fine was issued after a workers sleeve was caught in machinery, leading to fatal injuries Prisoner dies after failure to manage legionella …
A care home business run by private health and care provider BUPA has been ordered to pay a record £1.04m after a resident died in a fire while smoking at one of its care homes. BUPA Care Services (ANS) Ltd was fined £937,500 for fire safety failings and ordered to pay £104,000 prosecution costs at …
Safety notice: risk of exposure to biological agents Workers at laboratories are being put at risk of infection because of missing information on specimen request forms If specimen request forms do not provide sufficient clinical information, then laboratory staff cannot identify the appropriate safety measures they need to apply to control exposure and possible infection. …
HSE has published the latest statistics on work-related health and safety in Great Britain. The annual figures (2023 to 2024) include: 1.7 million working people suffering from a work-related illness, of which: 776,000 workers suffering work-related stress, depression or anxiety 543,000 workers suffering from a work-related musculoskeletal disorder 2,257 mesothelioma deaths due to past asbestos …
Two people were killed in a house fire while sleeping at home after a converted e-bike burst into flames. The fire happened on The Coppice in Stoke Aldermoor, Coventry, in the early hours of Friday morning. The bodies were found following the fire, which broke out in a first-floor flat on the residential road at …
Latest news and prosecutions This ebulletin contains a selection of HSE’s latest prosecution notices: Construction company issued fine after worker is paralysed in fall A £40,000 fine was issued after a worker fell through the ceiling at a house renovation, leaving him paralysed. School trust fined after pupil injured They were fined £6,000 after a …
Risk of exposure of laboratory staff to biological agents Workers at laboratories are being put at risk of infection because of missing information on specimen request forms If specimen request forms do not provide sufficient clinical information, then laboratory staff cannot identify the appropriate safety measures they need to apply to control exposure and possible …
Health and safety matters for all seasonal and temporary workers With many seasonal jobs available at this time of year, employers must prioritise the health and safety of gig economy, agency and temporary workers Workers are as likely to experience an accident in the first 6 months at a workplace as they are over the …
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August 27, 2026
Latest prosecutions headlines Company fined after worker has arm severed in machineA clinical waste disposal company has been fined £300,000 after a worker’s arm was severed from the elbow while attempting to clear an obstruction on an autoclave machine.HSE’s investigation found: Read more about the incident in our press release: Company fined after worker has arm
August 26, 2026
A product recall has been issued for certain Bull and Cygnus wireless Fire Alarm Detection Systems (FADS) after a manufacturing defect was identified that could affect the performance of fire alarm control equipment. The recall was announced by the Office for Product Safety and Standards (OPSS) on 12 August 2026. [gov.uk], [fia.uk.com] The issue relates
August 26, 2026
East Sussex Fire and Rescue Service (ESFRS) has successfully prosecuted the owner of a House in Multiple Occupation (HMO) in Brighton after a series of serious fire safety failings were identified and left unresolved despite repeated warnings and enforcement action. [fia.uk.com], [thefpa.co.uk] Markandayar Gowrikaran, who had control of the HMO at 20A St James Street,
August 26, 2026
A new Floor Safety Awareness Month campaign will run throughout September, encouraging employers and employees to tackle workplace risks caused by leaks, drips, spills and wet surfaces. The initiative has been launched by New Pig Europe to help organisations improve floor safety and reduce the likelihood of slips, trips and falls. The campaign comes amid
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