The government recently launched a consultation, Health is Everyone’s Business, to help minimise the risk of ill-health related job loss and provide support to employers and employees in the workplace. As part of this consultation, HSE is developing new guidance to support disabled workers and workers with a long-term health condition in the workplace. Your feedback …
Unregistered gas installer fined after failing to answer questions from HSE inspector 10 August 2022 A plumber who was suspected of having undertaken dangerous gas work while unqualified to do so has been fined. Employee crushed by bus suffers life-changing injuries 9 August 2022 A bus company has been fined £380,000 after one of its …
This latest (third) edition contains guidance explaining the need to eliminate, and or mitigate fire risks during the design phase (where practicable), how to prevent site fires from starting and ensuring people’s safety if they do. It is aimed at all those involved with construction projects who procure, design, develop and manage construction sites, including …
Construction company fined £600,000 after death of seven-year-old 4 August 2022 A civil engineering firm has been fined £600,000 for safety breaches after a seven-year-old boy became trapped and suffocated on a construction site. Mining company fined after electricians suffer severe burns 3 August 2022 The company has been fined £3.6 million after two electricians …
£1 million fine after electrician sustains serious burns in explosion 20 July 2022 A retail company and an electrical contracting company have been fined after an electrician suffered serious burns when he was caught in an explosion at a warehouse.
New Fire Door Checking Regulations 2022 | The Ultimate Guide for Owners and Operators of Residential Buildings
82% of the telescopic ladders we tested failed the required EN 131-6 safety tests, were non-compliant and, in the majority of cases, were unsafe to use! These ladders – including some from our best-loved retailers – failed to meet the minimum safety requirements designed to keep users safe. Worse still, over half of the failed …
A Yorkshire property company has been fined £20,000 for failing to carry out safety and fire safety improvement works on a property in Kirkburn, Driffield after ignoring a number of requests to do so by housing officers. GAP Properties (Yorkshire) Ltd, who are based in Doncaster, were represented at Beverley Magistrates Court on Thursday, 7 …
Issue Industry is alerted to a serious technical fault that HSE has found with mast climbing work platforms (MCWPs) used widely across construction projects. These can be used in other industries for access and to maintain large plant. Platforms could fall from height where mechanical faults in drive units go undetected. If not rectified quickly, …
Issue New HSE research has revealed that respirators/masks which rely on ear loops (including those provided with clips, ‘snuggers’ or other means of tightening the fit of the mask) to hold the respirator/mask in place, do not protect people adequately when used as tight fitting respiratory protective equipment (RPE). Outline of the problem HSE has …
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October 23, 2026
International Stress Awareness Week takes place from 2 to 6 November, providing an opportunity for organisations to reflect on how they identify, prevent and manage work-related stress. Work-related stress remains one of the leading causes of ill health in Great Britain. HSE statistics show that 964,000 workers experienced work-related stress, depression or anxiety in 2024/25,
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