Thorough Examination and Testing (TExT) duties Ensure you understand your duties when conducting TExT of microbiological safety cabinets (MBSCs) and other laboratory-based LEV systems There is increasing evidence to suggest that some sectors using MBSCs and other laboratory-based LEV systems do not fully understand their TExT duties under Regulation 9(2) of the Control of Substances Hazardous …
New statutory guidelines published for businesses producing and distributing lithium-ion batteries for e-bikes. From: Office for Product Safety and Standards Published 12 December 2024 The government has published new statutory guidelines for businesses producing and distributing lithium-ion batteries for e-bikes, as the latest step in tackling fires caused by unsafe e-bikes and associated products. There …
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 …
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August 17, 2026
A renewed emphasis on installation quality, regular maintenance and system inspections is being called for as the number of solar panel fire incidents continues to climb alongside the rapid expansion of renewable energy technology. Fire and safety specialists say that while solar power remains a safe and effective energy source, poorly installed equipment, faulty components
August 17, 2026
HSE has published a safety notice following the failure of a GEC VMX high voltage vacuum circuit breaker, which resulted in electrical arcing and fire within a substation. HSE’s investigation identified partial discharge activity as the most likely cause, with previous warning signs having been detected but not acted upon. The notice applies to GEC
August 12, 2026
A company and its director have been prosecuted after a worker suffered life-changing injuries during the dismantling of a steel frame structure in Surrey. The incident occurred when a steel beam weighing more than 100kg fell after a ratchet strap, not designed for lifting operations, failed. [press.hse.gov.uk], [hse-network.com] The worker sustained multiple fractures to the
August 12, 2026
Network Rail has been fined £1.2 million after a boundary wall at Rugby railway station collapsed and seriously injured 81-year-old Edward Hanlon in September 2022. Investigators found the wall had been omitted from inspection records after boundary changes were incorrectly documented, meaning its deteriorating condition went unnoticed. [orr.gov.uk], [yahoo.com] The incident left Mr Hanlon with
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