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Upcoming: free webinars from HSE

HSE and our publishing partner TSO are hosting free webinars on a range of topics to help improve organisational safety culture.

These informative sessions are designed to strengthen your understanding of workplace safety best practices.

Whether you’re looking to enhance your current safety programmes or develop new approaches, these webinars will provide practical guidance that can be implemented in your workplace:

Achieve safety culture excellence using the Safety Climate Tool
10 September, 11am
Accident and near-miss tool
11 September, 2:30pm, new webinar
Achieving safety culture excellence in the waste and recycling sector
22 October, 10:30am
Driving culture change with HSE’s tools: How to achieve success in 2026
27 November, 3pm

Join us at Safe Net Zero 2025

25 and 26 November, Kimpton Charlotte Square Hotel, Edinburgh

HSE is bringing together key hydrogen stakeholders to share knowledge and experiences at Safe Net Zero 2025.

This year, the theme of this event is ‘safety considerations for the production and large scale storage of hydrogen and its derivatives’.

Access the latest confirmed agenda and secure your delegate pass on our website

Call for Safety Focus as Solar Panel Fire Numbers Increase

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

Safety notice: GEC VMX High Voltage Switchgear

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

Company and director prosecuted after worker injury

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

Network Rail fined £1.2m over wall collapse

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