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Asbestos Health Statistics
According to HSE (2024) statistics, an estimated 13 people die from asbestos-related diseases every day. This adds up to over...
Human factors: HSE issues major accident warning to offshore firms
Britain’s offshore oil and gas installations are held to high regulatory standards, but human error can still lead to a...
Company and director fined after worker fractures skull
A company and its director have been fined after an employee was struck by an object while manufacturing large steel...
HSE Launches Updated Guidance on RIDDOR Notifications
The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has made recent updates to its Reporting of Injuries, Diseases and Dangerous Occurrences (RIDDOR)...
Council fined as school technician loses finger
A local authority has been sentenced after a worker lost his finger while operating a machine. The school technician, lost...
Companies fined after 16-year-old worker exposed to asbestos
Two companies have been fined after a teenage worker was exposed to asbestos. The 16-year-old had been working for a...
Livestock auctioneers fined after man, 75, killed by cow
A company has been fined after a 75-year-old man was killed by a cow that had escaped from a livestock...
Man spared jail for carrying out unsafe work on his own home
A man has been given a suspended sentence after he carried out unsafe work on an extension to his own...