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Heat health alert issued until Tuesday 23 June Employers have legal duties to protect workers from extreme heat Workers should talk to their employer if the temperature isn’t comfortable Employers need to act now to make sure their workers are protected as a heat health alert has been issued for parts of the country until […]

Maintenance worker killed while attempting to repair an industrial overhead door. HSE found company failed to maintain doors – despite two previous incidents – and lack of regular inspection had led to deterioration Employee killed found not to have been given suitable training to carry out high-risk repairs Company fined £400,000 after pleading guilty to […]

Gary Saville instructed man to carry out roof work but wasn’t insured in the event of injury. Jacob Black, 31, fell through skylight and was taken to hospital by air ambulance. The roof work was carried out without any control measures in place. An uninsured business owner from Lancashire has been given a suspended prison […]

Samson Containers Ltd left welders exposed to cancer-causing fumes without ventilation or protective equipment. Company failed to act on two separate HSE improvement notices issued in September 2024 and February 2025. Company also failed to provide health surveillance to monitor the hearing of their employees exposed to high levels of noise. A Lancashire manufacturer of […]

Dangerous boiler installation led to gas leak which ‘could easily have caused an explosion’. Tenant in Birmingham property realised unregistered handyman Jaroslaw Mazan had lied about being on the Gas Safe Register. Unqualified gas work can lead to gas leaks, fires, explosions, and carbon monoxide poisoning. A self-employed handyman has been sentenced after carrying out […]

Colin Thwaites, who had spent his entire career in mining, died working for Lochaline Quartz Sand Limited. Lochaline mine is the only underground quartz sand mine in Europe. Mr Thwaites was struck by the blades of a fan which wasn’t sufficiently well-guarded The operator of Europe’s only quartz sand mine has been fined after an […]

18-year-old’s foot slipped into unguarded conveyor HSE investigation found no suitable risk assessment in place SRCL Limited fined £300,150 A company providing clinical waste management services has been fined after an 18-year-old employee sustained serious injuries while loading a bin conveyor. The young man was working for SRCL Limited at its site in Oldham on […]

Albert Xhediku, 34, had been playing football with friends in Portsmouth. He was electrocuted by a floodlight as he climbed a fence to retrieve the ball. Parkwood Community Leisure Ltd failed to act on previous incident just weeks before. A leisure facilities management company has been fined after a man was electrocuted while playing football […]

Temporary wooden platforms collapsed during refurbishment project in City of London Steve Zschoch, 60, described being ‘folded up like a concertina’ and has not been able to work since. HSE guidance is clear temporary structures must be designed, installed and maintained to withstand any foreseeable loads. Two construction companies have been fined after a drilling […]

Structural collapse caused release of around 2,400kg of highly flammable liquid petroleum gas. HSE investigation found long-standing corrosion of steel tower was not dealt with. Workers exposed to risk of serious injury and burns in major incident. Esso has been fined £1 million after a major gas leak at Fawley Oil Refinery in Hampshire, following […]

The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) and the Regulatory Innovation Office (RIO) are working together, along with government and industry, to support the safe and responsible adoption of robotics in the workplace. The project, launched today, 10 June 2026, at London Tech Week, has been co-designed with industry to give companies clarity on regulatory requirements, […]

Scaffolder suffered a broken arm, leg and head injury after falling through skylight  Principal contractor failed to properly plan, manage and monitor the roof work  Skylight was ‘almost invisible’ to workers   Two construction companies have been fined £79,300 after a scaffolder broke his arm, leg and suffered head lacerations after falling through a roof skylight while installing temporary scaffolding edge protection at a warehouse in Yorkshire.  James Cranswick, 26, was installing temporary scaffolding edge protection for Clover Access Systems Limited at […]

Worker suffered life-changing crush injuries to arm after being pulled into a conveyor belt. Contact with moving machinery is one of the most common causes of workplace fatalities in Great Britain. HSE investigation found that the business had failed to prevent access to dangerous parts of machinery. A Bristol-based waste and recycling business has been […]

Mykhalio Hustei, 35, had been working and living on the site. He fell down an exposed excavation hole after returning from a night out. Company only made site safe after his tragic death. A construction company has been fined after a man drowned when he fell into an exposed excavation hole described as a ‘death […]

Britain’s health and safety regulator is part of a landmark project that could transform air travel, and shows how safety expertise drives innovation, not holds it back. Scientists at the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) have helped deliver a major milestone in hydrogen-powered flight, in partnership with Rolls-Royce – after the successful test of the […]

Joiner suffered a complete spinal cord injury after falling through an unsecured skylight opening. Principal contractor failed to properly plan, manage and monitor the roof work. Worker found by his son, the only other person present on site. A mechanical and engineering construction company based in Manchester has been fined after a joiner suffered life-changing […]

Streamline Shipping Agencies Limited has been fined after a yard operative was struck by a forklift truck at its Aberdeen Harbour premises. An HSE investigation found the company failed to ensure adequate separation between pedestrians and vehicles during loading and unloading operations. A shipping company based in Aberdeen has been fined after an employee suffered […]

Stuart Garnet, 44, was fatally struck by a reversing telehandler at a Cumbria-based waste company An HSE investigation found H. Wicks (Lindal) Limited failed to ensure pedestrians and vehicles could circulate safely on site A waste company in Cumbria has been fined £60,000 after an employee was hit and killed by a reversing telehandler in […]

The incident occurred in the early hours of 1 November 2018 at Braefoot Bay Marine Terminal, Firth of Forth, Fife. Flammable vapour cloud have resulted in a catastrophic explosion if ignited. Vladimir Volkov was treated at hospital and subsequently repatriated to Russia, where he received further treatment. He is understood to have returned to work. […]

A fencing contractor in Liverpool has been fined after an employee suffered an electric shock and burns as a result of striking a live underground cable. Paul Taylor was working for City Fencing Contractors Limited on a construction site at Meade Hill Road, Manchester on 21 May 2024. He had been part of a team […]