The UK Chemicals Helpline is changing[1]
The UK Chemicals Contact Centre was established to support businesses and stakeholders with general enquiries relating to the EU Exit Transition Period. On 31 March 2025 the telephone services for the Biocidal Products Regulation (BPR), Prior Informed Consent Regulation (PIC) and Classification, Labelling and Packaging Regulation (CLP) will be closing. HSE can still be contacted […]
Company fined for unsafe scaffolding[4]
Workers scrambled up the rungs of an unsafe scaffold to work at a block of flats in Merseyside. The company in question, A.I.M Access Solutions Ltd has been fined £30,000 for its failure to assemble safe scaffolding following an investigation by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE). In May 2021, the workplace regulator identified serious […]
Brothers fined for failing to protect public from cattle[8]
Two brothers have been sentenced for failing to protect members of the public from their cattle. An investigation by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) found Andrew and David Turnbull failed to offer and display signs of an alternative route to a public right of way in their field in the Coalsgarth Valley, North Yorkshire. […]
Construction firm fined as HSE inspection identifies catalogue of failures[12]
A renovation company in South Wales has been sentenced after defying enforcement notices from the Health and Safety Executive (HSE). Inspectors say Greenlife Property Developments Ltd failed to heed their warnings about the dangers posed to workers by a two-and-a-half metre deep excavation of the entire back garden of a house in Pit Place, Cwmbach, […]
Farmer jailed after three-year-old child killed by vehicle[16]
Albie Speakman, 3, died in July 2022 after being struck by a telehandler driven by his father. Neil Speakman was sentenced on Friday for failing to ensure Albie’s health and safety. Mr Speakman should have followed HSE guidance, says lead inspector. A farmer has been jailed after he failed to ensure the health and safety […]
Offshore industry reaps benefits from HSE inspection programme[20]
HSE programme has led to greater collaboration amongst offshore companies HSE inspected various North Sea production operators as they determined how PSLP was being adopted A report on the PSLP inspection programme was published today (Thursday 6 February 2025) An inspection programme by Britain’s workplace regulator has led to major safety improvements in the offshore […]
Manufacturing firm fined after workers struck by stone slabs[24]
A manufacturing firm in Ipswich has been fined after two workers were struck by slabs of stone, with one of the men sustaining multiple bone fractures as a result. Three slabs of quartz stone fell from a stillage onto Steven Constable and Struan Dunsmore while they worked at Bespoke Stone Ltd’s workshop on Dales Road. […]
HSE v Amber Precast Ltd: Injured worker reacts[28]
‘It was a massive strain on us,’ says dad left disabled from horrific incident HSE subsequently prosecuted Amber Precast Ltd, with company fined £60,000 A father-of-two has revealed he was forced to move homes and unable to say goodbye to his dad after sustaining life-changing injuries following a horrific incident at work. Wayne Hatton’s legs […]
Fine for Kent timber firm after worker loses three fingers[32]
A company has been fined after an employee had three fingers severed by a panel saw at work. David Broadway, 36, had been working at Pemberton Timber Frame Limited, a company that manufactures timber frame structures for the construction industry, at its site in Evelyn Way in Ramsgate on the morning of 4 January 2023. […]
Company fined after dad’s legs crushed by 800kg pallet[36]
A manufacturer in Sheffield has been fined after a steel pallet landed on an employee, leaving him permanently disabled. The 800kg load crushed Wayne Hatton’s legs during a night shift at Amber Precast Ltd’s factory on 14 January 2021. Mr Hatton, from Doncaster, had his right lower leg amputated with two toes on his left […]
New simplified advice for installers of stone worktops[40]
Britain’s workplace safety regulator has published a helpful guide of do’s and don’ts for people installing stone worktops. The Health and Safety Executive’s (HSE) guidance is designed to remind dutyholders and workers about the need to ensure that suitable procedures and controls are in place to help protect against exposure to stone dust and prevent […]
Health and Safety Executive turns 50[44]
The national regulator for health and safety in Great Britain today (1 January) celebrates its 50th Anniversary. Created by the Health and Safety at Work etc Act 1974, the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) was officially launched on 1st January 1975. For the last 50 years it has played a central role in reducing workplace […]
Health and Safety Executive Chief Executive awarded in the New Year’s Honours List[48]
The Chief Executive of the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) Sarah Albon has been recognised in the New Year’s honours list. Sarah has been appointed a Companion of the Order of Bath for her services to the public sector. The honours are given by the King and recognise achievements of people from across the United […]
Company fined as worker breaks leg from fall[52]
A company has been fined £120,000 after an employee broke his leg while working on a property in Salisbury. The man, who was 23 at the time, fell from the roof of the house on Sherfield English Road while working for EE Renewables Limited on 16 December 2022. He had been adjusting a solar panel […]
Update on investigation into Birmingham fairground incident[56]
The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) continues to investigate an incident involving a fairground ride in Birmingham City Centre. Twelve people were injured as a result of the incident on the evening of 12 December 2024. Two people were taken to hospital and discharged shortly after with minor injuries. The ride involved in this incident […]
Drinks giant fined after worker sustains serious burns[59]
An international drinks manufacturer has been fined half a million pounds after an employee sustained burns to over 30% of his body. The mechanical engineer had been repairing a defective pump at Diageo’s Glenlossie Distillery Complex in Elgin on 24 March 2021 when he was burned by pot ale. The liquid, which had a temperature […]
Company and director sentenced for putting workers at risk[63]
A roofing firm has been fined while its director has been handed a suspended prison sentence after putting the lives of workers at risk during a roof renovation in Surrey. Weather Master Roofing Limited and company director Jack Avanzo, also known as Jack Avenzo, were sentenced at Brighton Magistrates’ Court on Monday following a prosecution […]
Company failed to manage legionella risk as prisoner dies[67]
A company has been fined after it failed to manage the risk of legionella bacteria in the hot and cold water systems at HMP Lincoln. The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) investigation followed the death of an inmate. Amey Community Limited has now been fined £600,000 after pleading guilty to a health and safety offence. […]
Company and contractor sentenced as failures led to evacuation in village[71]
A company and a contractor have been fined following the evacuation of 30 homes in a Derbyshire village. Residents in Wessington were forced to leave their properties on 21 June 2022 after Elliott Kirk struck an underground gas main with a mechanical post knocker. Mr Kirk had been installing fencing around Belper Skip Hire Limited’s […]
Company fined £1.6m following the death of ‘happy-go-lucky’ 24-year-old[75]
A company has been fined £1.6m after a 24-year-old man was crushed to death. Jack Phillips lost his life on 8 August 2019 while working for Brand Energy and Infrastructure Services UK Ltd at South Cliff Tower in Eastbourne. His parents say they are “no longer complete” following the loss of their “happy-go-lucky” son. Jack […]