Category: In The News

HSE urges industry to check guidance following Swindon explosion The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) is urgently asking all companies using similar printing machinery to that involved in a recent industrial explosion to consult guidance published last year and updated today, Friday 10 October 2025. A sublimation calender machine manufactured by Diferro was in use […]

Renewables overtake coal as world’s biggest source of electricity Renewable energy overtook coal as the world’s leading source of electricity in the first half of this year – a historic first, according to new data from the global energy think tank Ember. Electricity demand is growing around the world but the growth in solar and […]

Mandatory sight tests for drivers over 70 considered The Association of Optometrists and The College of Optometrists have welcomed the move that will be the most significant shake-up of driving laws in a decade. Mandatory sight tests for drivers over the age of 70 could be included as part of an overhaul of driving laws […]

Update on investigation into incident at Netley Marsh Steam and Craft Show The investigation into last month’s incident involving a fairground ride at the Netley Marsh Steam and Craft Show continues. An 18-year-old woman was injured on the evening of Saturday 26 July 2025 during the event in Hampshire. She was taken to hospital and […]

Keep workers safe in fourth heatwave, urges TUC As Britain  experiences amber warnings for the fourth heatwave of the summer, the TUC has renewed its calls for the protection workers need in the heat. Working in hot weather can lead to dehydration, tiredness, muscle cramps, fainting, and – in the most extreme cases – loss […]

Fine after multiple workers report HAVS A West Midlands chemical manufacturer has been fined £100k after failing to protect employees from the health risks associated with the use of vibrating tools. An investigation by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) was prompted by nine reports of Hand-Arm Vibration Syndrome (HAVS) being made to the regulator. […]

Airport fined for failures that led to a man’s death An airport company has been fined £144,050 for failures that led to the tragic death of a 59-year-old man. Glasgow Prestwick Airport Limited pled guilty to a breach of health and safety legislation at Ayr Sheriff Court after Joseph Dempsey, an experienced member of the […]

Textile company fined after director killed by reversing HGV A textile manufacturer has been fined £220,000 after one of its directors was killed by a reversing HGV in Rochdale. Daniel Ames was a director of The British Millerain Company Limited and had offered to stay behind at the company warehouse to wait for the return […]

Teen’s thumb re-attached after being severed off at work Doctors managed to successfully reattach the thumb of a teenage apprentice after it had been severed off by a rotating blade. The then 18-year-old resumed his apprenticeship with another firm following the procedure. He was employed as an apprentice joiner by 3B Construction when the incident […]

Company fined after worker is crushed by car A Liverpool motor vehicle repair company has been fined after a car fell from a two-post car vehicle lift onto a worker who was on his break. The court heard how the man suffered multiple serious fractures in the incident at a garage in the Kensington area […]