Rail safety must stay on track Britain’s rail industry must maintain a relentless focus on safety as it undergoes major reform, the Office of Rail and Road (ORR) says in its annual health and safety report. The report comes just weeks after the fatal train collision at Elstow, near Bedford, which highlighted the severe consequences of […]
HSE takes landmark enforcement action against occupational health service provider The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has issued its first ever Prohibition Notice against an occupational health service provider, following findings that inadequate health surveillance was putting workers at risk of serious and irreversible harm. The action marks a significant milestone in HSE’s regulation of […]
“His best years have been taken away from him” A construction company has been fined after a worker sustained life-changing injuries when he fell more than two metres while replacing steps at a residential property in Leamington Spa. On 16 July 2024, 65-year-old Nicholas Crow, a bricklayer employed by Sibbasbridge Limited, was working at a […]
Risks to workers from extreme heat must be managed Employers need to act now to make sure their workers are protected as a heat health alert has been issued for parts of the country until Thursday 25 June. That’s the message from the Health and Safety Executive (HSE), the country’s workplace regulator, as summer arrives […]
Leisure firm fined after death of footballer electrocuted by floodlight A leisure facilities management company has been fined after a man was electrocuted while playing football in Portsmouth. Albert Xhediku, 34, had been playing five-a-side with his friends on the all-weather pitch at Mountbatten Leisure centre on 17 January 2016. After the ball went out […]
Construction company fined after man died on ‘death trap’ site A construction company has been fined after a man drowned when he fell into an exposed excavation hole described as a ‘death trap’, at a building site in Hertfordshire. Mykhalio Hustei had been working for Alchemist DB Limited as a labourer on a project building […]
Health and Safety Executive authorises Crown Censure of His Majesty’s Prison and Probation Service following radon exposure at HMP Dartmoor The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has today notified His Majesty’s Prison and Probation Service (HMPPS) of its intention to issue a Crown Censure following an investigation into radon exposure at HMP Dartmoor in Devon. […]
MPs warn workplace violence is “out of control” A cross-party group of MPs and peers has warned that workplace violence is “out of control” and is demanding urgent government action. A new report from the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Occupational Safety and Health says abuse, threats and assaults are now a routine part of working […]
Elephant poll urges world not to forget key issues This year, it seems an appropriate day to reveal what occupational safety and health (OSH) professionals believe to be the chief ‘elephant in the room’ when it comes to their practice. All of us will talk about the weather, we’ll talk about sport, we’ll talk about […]
6.1M UK managers lack mental health training New research reveals 6.1m UK workers with line management responsibility are not prepared for conversations about mental health with those they have a duty of care for. The analysis, completed by health and safety training provider RRC International, found that one in four employees have management accountability, but 71% […]