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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 […]

Employee suffered serious, life-changing injuries following incident at Siemens Gamesa site HSE investigation found serious failures in systems of work Siemens Gamesa has been fined following an incident in which an employee suffered serious, life-changing injuries at a site in Hull. On 18 July 2024, a 37-year-old woman was carrying out work as part of […]

Employee suffered serious injuries after hand became trapped beneath three-tonne machine during lifting operation. HSE investigation found lifting operation had not been properly planned or carried out safely. Worker later underwent surgery to amputate two damaged fingers. A machine manufacturing company in Shepshed, Leicestershire has been fined £170,000 after an employee’s fingers were crushed when […]

Worker has three fingers partially severed  after contact with moving machinery at Glasgow fuel plant Radio miscommunication led to worker believing high-spinning blades had been turned off HSE investigation found the company failed to prevent access to dangerous parts of machinery A biomass company in Glasgow has been fined a six-figure sum after a worker […]

HSE investigators uncovered what happened to Jason Thomas, who went missing at 4pm on 22 January 2023. Fellow workers on the Valaris 121 offshore rig heard a loud noise and when searching for Mr Thomas found his hard hat, gloves and radio near the airlock door. HSE investigation concluded Mr Thomas had plunged into North […]

The Secretary of State for Work and Pensions has confirmed a new non-executive director appointment to the Board of the Health and Safety Executive (HSE). Rebecca Emmett replaces Martin Esom, who left the HSE Board in March 2026, and brings with her a wealth of experience from the local government and public sectors that will […]

ANNEX 1 HSE’S POLICY POSITION ON GREAT BRITAIN’S ASBESTOS CONTROL LIMIT DECEMBER 2025 HSE has reviewed the latest international scientific, technical and workplace evidence on Great Britain’s (GB) asbestos control limit (CL), following HSE’s published GB workplace exposure setting process. The review concluded that, currently, there is no clear evidence that lowering the GB CL […]

The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has reviewed the latest international scientific, technical and workplace evidence on Great Britain’s asbestos control limit. The review followed HSE’s published workplace exposure level setting process and concluded that the Great Britain (GB) asbestos control limit (CL), will remain at 0.1 fibres per millilitre (f/ml), measured as a 4-hour […]

700-tonne tank containing calcium chloride was more than 30 years old and corrosion was first identified a decade before incident. 62-year-old left with life-changing injuries and not been able to work since. Peterhead base handles thousands of ship movements each year. A company has been fined £350,000 after the catastrophic collapse of a storage tank […]

Worker, who was 32 at the time, suffered life-changing injuries after leg became entangled in road milling machine. HSE investigation found company routinely operated machinery without manufacturer’s safety guard fitted. Employee’s leg had to be amputated at the scene by emergency services. A road planing contractor in Leicestershire has been fined £92,450 after an employee’s […]

Worker’s clothing was trapped in machinery. HSE investigation found no fixed or interlocking guarding had been installed. HSE guidance on safeguarding machinery is available on its website A poultry and egg production company has been convicted after a worker suffered serious nerve damage when his clothing became entangled in conveyor belt machinery at a farm […]