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 …
Safe methods of isolation of platform controls on mobile elevating work platforms HSE has worked with the International Powered Access Federation (IPAF) to develop the following guidance on the safe methods of isolation of platform controls for mobile elevating work platforms (MEWPs). Background HSE is investigating an incident involving a MEWP and found that when …
