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A North London construction director and his company were fined for failing to comply with multiple HSE enforcement notices Inspectors identified repeated safety failings at a residential conversion site, including work at height risks and inadequate site management HSE guidance on managing health and safety in construction is available A construction company director and his […]

HSE inspection found poor control of metalworking fluids on CNC machines. Workers were put at risk of ill-health including dermatitis, asthma and other respiratory conditions. The firm failed to comply with Improvement Notices issued by HSE inspectors. An engineering firm in Bedfordshire has been fined £27,200 after poor management of safety put employees at risk […]

Man was struck standing next to colleague Life changing injuries inflicted Lamppost was badly corroded and beyond its expected lifespan Glasgow City Council has been fined £80,000 after a military veteran sustained life-changing injuries when he was struck by a falling lamppost in the city’s west end in June 2023. A 50-year-old man was standing […]

A Cumbria-based packaging manufacturer has been fined after workers were exposed to dangerous hydrogen sulphide gas. One employee subsequently died after collapsing in a pump room at the company’s Wigton site in December 2021. The HSE investigation found failures to adequately assess and control the risk of gas build-up in site drainage systems. A Cumbria-based […]

Illegal gas work carried out on a house in Torquay leaving an ‘immediately dangerous’ situation Investigation found multiple failings left by unregistered gas fitter HSE encourage householders to check the Gas Safe Register for qualified professionals An unregistered gas fitter has been sentenced after carrying out illegal gas work at a house in Torquay that […]

Worker seriously injured after collapsing wall knocked him through an unprotected floor opening No edge protection, no warning signage, no safety instructions given to workers, and no supervisor present at the time of the incident HSE guidance on working at height is available A construction company based in the Northwest of England, has been fined […]

Work carried out on two properties in Northwich. One boiler illegal installed was found to be dangerous. Failures could have been catastrophic for homeowners. An unregistered gas installer and his father have been sentenced after carrying out illegal gas work at two houses in Cheshire. An investigation by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) found […]

A Cornish farmer has been fined for failing to take action after walkers were attacked by cattle with calves on a public footpath. A 75-year-old man suffered serious injuries and required surgery after being trampled while walking his dog. HSE found cattle with young calves, which are known to be protective and unpredictable, had been […]

Isolation failures are one of the main causes of hydrocarbon releases on offshore installations on the UK Continental Shelf. These are not minor incidents – many have the potential to cause serious injury, fatalities or major accidents if ignited. The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) continues to find serious failings during inspections and investigations, which […]

Worker critically injured after wall collapsed into excavation. Temporary works were not designed, planned or managed. HSE guidance on temporary works is available. A construction company has been fined £100,000 after a steel-fixer was seriously injured when a newly built blockwork wall collapsed at a site in Poole. Matrod Frampton Limited pleaded guilty at Bristol […]

Company fined for serious health and safety failures at a Manchester construction site The company repeatedly failed to improve standards or fulfil principal contractor duties. Free guidance on managing health and safety in construction is available A Cheshire property developer has been fined £45,000 after the Health and Safety Executive found multiple failures at a […]

Worker had one leg amputated below the knee and sustained significant injuries to the other Major injury rate for sawmilling is over two and a half times that of general manufacturing Free guidance is available, developed in collaboration with HSE and the sawmill industry. A large wood manufacturer in Shropshire has been fined £160,000 after […]

Two decades after one of Europe’s largest industrial incidents, the legacy of Buncefield continues to shape safety standards across the UK’s major hazards sector This week marks 20 years since the Buncefield explosion in Hertfordshire – one of the largest industrial incidents in Europe and the UK’s largest peacetime explosion. The incident In the early […]

Worker suffered life-altering back injuries after falling from a MEWP basket. HSE found the company failed to plan, supervise or safely carry out work at height. AP Tree Specialists Ltd fined £20,000; director fined £1,000. An arboriculture company based in Derby has been fined £20,000 after an employee suffered life-altering back injuries when he fell […]

18-year-old was still learning how to operate machinery when incident occurred Harry now has to live with permanent scarring and a loss of feeling on the side of his chest. HSE guidance on preventing access to dangerous parts of machinery is available. A manufacturing company in Newbury has been fined £187,600 after the shirt of […]

Every winter, as temperatures drop, some of Britain’s most vulnerable citizens seek shelter wherever they can find it. For rough sleepers, a large commercial waste bin might seem like temporary refuge from the cold. But this desperate act of survival can quickly become a death trap. In May 2024, Vitalij Maceljuch, 36, climbed into a […]

A metal polishing company in Oldbury has been fined following an incident in which an employee’s hand became entangled in an unguarded tube polishing machine, resulting in the amputation of one finger and severe crushing injuries to two others. Nathan Watkins was working for FMP West Midlands Limited in Oldbury, West Midlands, on 8 July […]

Company cut corners to speed up roof repair work. Man fell through fragile skylight. Despite incident, company carried on with the job the day after. A construction company in Hampshire has been fined £80,000 after a man fell more than 15 feet through a fragile skylight during roof repair work. The 29-year-old sub-contractor sustained multiple […]

A London based property refurbishment company, and an Essex roofing contractor have been fined after a worker fell from scaffolding and suffered life-changing injuries. The worker was contracted as a general labourer for Premier Property and Construction Limited on a project managed by Axis Europe Limited at Cathcart Hill, London on 15 April 2024. During […]

Roofer risked lives of those working for him. He ignored HSE prohibition notice. Verbally abused inspector and failed to show at court. A Cornish roofer has been sentenced after failing to comply with requests for information from an inspector for Britain’s workplace regulator. The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) received a concern after workers had […]