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Cornwall sawmill and company director fined after failing to act on health and safety notices
Health and Safety Executive inspectors issued Truro Sawmills Ltd with Improvement Notices after finding it failed to protect workers from health risks of wood dust and safety risks from lift trucks. Inspectors found employees were not trained to use rider-operated lift trucks, and protective equipm…
Why construction skills strategies must become place-based
Surgeons spend six hours saving worker’s arm after it was severed below elbow in machinery incident
Company fined £300,000 after health and safety inspectors find failings when investigating incident Nightshift worker had been attempting to unblock machine when his arm was severed below elbow Victim had three major surgeries to restore the use of his hand but still suffers constant pain A clinica…
Waste and recycling company fined £400,000 after woman crushed
Clearaway Recycling Limited failed to properly manage the movement of pedestrians and vehicles at its site in Basildon A 22-year-old woman suffered life-changing crush injuries after being struck by a mobile shredder HSE statistics show that fatal incidents in the waste and recycling sector are ten…
SENTENCED: Construction company and director fined for risking lives with unsafe roof work
Concerns raised by the public during extension work in Kings Cross area of London. Despite repeated warnings by HSE, unsafe work continued. Falls from height remain leading cause of workplace death and injury. A construction company and a director have been fined after workers lives were put at ris…
Telehandler driver sentenced over death of colleague
Lift supervisor struck and fatally injured by a telehandler on a construction site in Cheshire. HSE found the driver had chosen to reverse without a banksman despite a clear turning circle being available. Driver had also been using his mobile phone while in control of the vehicle, contrary to site…
Bricklayer hospitalised for a month after fall through collapsing roof
Bricklayer hospitalised for a month after fall through collapsing roof Oldham-based company fined £30,000 after Health & Safety Executive investigation found multiple failings 25-year-old bricklayer sustained serious injuries including fractures to his right leg, hip and left hand Latest HSE statis…
Building company and director fined after botched extension put family’s lives at risk
Adam’s Building Construction Ltd built an extension over gas pipework and a boiler flue without relocating them, despite repeated warnings The gas installation was found to be immediately dangerous, forcing Northern Gas Networks to cut off the property’s gas supply The company failed to comply with…
Packaging manufacturer fined for second time in less than a year after worker’s hand crushed in laminator machine
Worker suffered a severe crush injury when their hand was drawn into the rollers of a laminating machine. Same company was fined £277,500 in November 2025 following a fatal incident at another of its sites. HSE found company had failed to provide a fixed guard to prevent access to the dangerous nip…
Council fined £6000 after stepladder collapse leaves worker with broken ribs
Worker suffered broken ribs and a fractured collarbone after falling from stepladder. Ladders stored outside were in poor condition and accessible to employees, who were not trained on how to assess a ladder as being safe. Latest HSE statistics show falls from height remain the leading cause of wor…
Workforce Mobility research shows that skills strategies must become more localised
Secretary of State for Work and Pensions confirms new non-executive director for HSE
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). Louise Hosking replaces Professor Gina Radford, who leaves the Board in September 2026. Louise brings her considerable wealth of experience in h…
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National Construction College offering remote Health & Safety training
National Construction College East celebrates at CPA Stars of the Future Awards
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CITB supports employer-led skills programmes helping the construction industry on its path to a greener future
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Joint Statement on Asbestos in Consumer Products
Joint Statement from OPSS, UKHSA and HSE.