Employers need to act to make sure their workers are protected during periods of extreme hot weather this summer. Employers must...
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June 12, 2023June 12, 2023
Firm fined following outbreak of Legionnaires’ disease
A plastics manufacturing company has been fined after it put workers and the public at risk of being infected with...
June 8, 2023June 8, 2023
Are you responsible for operating, supplying, inspecting or maintaining LPG powered forklift trucks?
HSE have been made aware of a number of fires on, and around, liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) powered forklift trucks...
May 25, 2023May 25, 2023
First aid training and what you need to know…
It is strongly recommended that first-aiders undertake annual refresher training, over half a day, during any three-year certification period. Although...
May 22, 2023May 22, 2023
Major transport firm hit with £1.9m fine after worker killed by HGV
Two major transport companies have been fined a combined total of £2.2m after ‘a loving dad and husband’ was killed...
May 15, 2023May 15, 2023
HSE to prosecute Cambridgeshire County Council over busway deaths
A Health and Safety Executive (HSE) prosecution is being brought against Cambridgeshire County Council following the deaths of three people...
May 10, 2023May 10, 2023
Following a run of incidents, extra checks are to be taken out on fairground rides this summer
Extra checks on the safety of fairground and theme park rides will take place this summer after a string of...
May 9, 2023May 9, 2023
London joinery firm fined £20,000 for failing to control wood dust
A joinery firm in South East London has been fined £20,000 for failing to control its employees’ exposure to wood...
May 2, 2023May 2, 2023
World Safety Day 2023
As we continue to live through a global health crisis and face ongoing risks in the world of work, we...