Fifty victims of a fire in south-west London in 2019 have this month issued a High Court claim against Metropolitan Thames Valley (MTVH) housing association and house builder St James. Law firm Bindmans said the claimants, consisting of shared owners, leaseholders and their families, are seeking damages for their injuries, lost possessions and the discomfort …
Farming partnership fined as worker crushed by hay bales 15 May 2024 The company was fined over £40,000 for failing to store the hay bales in a safe manner. Waste management company fined after worker suffers burns to body and face 10 May 2024 The worker struck a live electrical cable with a crowbar whilst …
PRESS RELEASE – 17 May 2024 Consumers at higher risk when buying telescopic ladders from online platforms Latest research commissioned by the Ladder Association has highlighted the increased risk of accidents for consumers who buy telescopic ladders from online platforms as opposed to physical stores. The market research study, funded by the Office for Product Safety …
HSE safety notice Date issued: 8 May 2024 HSE has issued a safety notice for: Windfarm clients, operators and Principle Contractors Offshore Installation duty holders Vessel owners and operators that use or operate a motion compensated gangway Risk of serious injury from motion compensated gangways Incidents involving motion compensated gangways (MCG) within the UK …
Service lifts in offshore and onshore wind turbines HSE has identified that an absence of defined industry standards for the safe design of service lifts within wind turbines has resulted in discrepancies in the application of required safeguards by designers and manufacturers. This is a potential risk to users. Hazards from the design, guarding, and …
Manufacture, storage and carriage of thermites and thermite containing articles HSE has identified that thermites, and thermite containing articles, meeting the criteria for being classified for transport in Great Britain and the ADR area as Class 1 dangerous goods (as explosive substances and articles) are currently being transported either as non-dangerous goods or as Class …
Guidance update on controlling legionella bacteria in evaporative cooling systems Our technical guidance publication ‘The control of legionella bacteria in evaporative cooling systems’ (HSG274: Part 1), has been updated. The guidance for managing the legionella risk presented by evaporative cooling systems has been improved in several areas. These changes include: further information on DPD No …
Some Stoneridge SE5000 transitional smart 2 tachograph devices are wrongly displaying and recording an error message. ‘Hardware sabotage’ will be displayed on the screen and an event will be recorded in the tachograph. Impact on tachograph devices We have received assurances from Stoneridge that this error does not affect the working of the tachograph. It …
A rental housing operator has been ordered to pay £18 million towards building safety works at the former Olympic Village due to flammable-style cladding. Serious fire safety defects were first discovered at five blocks at the site, now known as the East Village, in Stratford in November 2020, court documents show. Homeowners have been plunged into a “state of terrible uncertainty” since, …
The owner of an equestrian yard in Bicester has been fined £5,000 for breaches of fire safety legislation that put lives in danger. The case was heard at Oxford Magistrates court on 2 January 2024. Fire safety inspectors from Oxfordshire County Council’s Fire and Rescue Service visited the premises in October 2020, where they found …
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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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