News Road planing firm fined following worker’s leg amputation A road planing contractor in Leicestershire has been prosecuted after an employee’s leg became entangled in a road milling machine and had to be amputated.
News HSE launches dry stone cutting guidance and nationwide inspections The HSE has published new guidance and launched a nationwide inspection programme as it clamps down on dangerous stone working practices.
News CDM 2015 ‘remains fit for purpose’, concludes HSE review The HSE has published its second post-implementation review (PIR) of the CDM regulations 2015.
News MPs urge regulator funding reform on Workers’ Memorial Day Members of Parliament are calling for the Health and Safety Executive’s funding to be restored to pre-2010 levels.
News Construction firm fined for multiple site welfare failings A construction company has been fined for failing to provide adequate welfare provision at four of its sites across the West Midlands.
News HSE launches consultation on RIDDOR changes HSE seeks feedback to improve RIDDOR clarity and reporting accuracy.
News Builders’ merchant fined £2m following fatal conveyor crush £2.2m fine issued by Health and Safety Executive after worker crushed by timber pallet weighing approximately three tonnes.
News Teen labourer’s fatal fall from height ‘wholly avoidable’, says HSE A 19-year-old who died after falling six floors through a ventilation shaft should have been prevented, an investigation by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has concluded.
News Asbestos failings lead to fines for two firms and site manager Two Midlands companies and a site manager have been sentenced after a large-scale asbestos disturbance and illegal clearance operation was carried out at a demolition site. Following concerns about unsafe…
News Contractor sentenced after worker injured in fall A construction company has been fined after a worker sustained serious injuries when he fell from a ladder during renovation works in London.
News Contractor jailed after teen falls to death during demolition works A self‑employed contractor has been jailed after a teenager fell to his death during demolition works on a property in Surrey.
News ‘James Bond’ builder fined after threats to HSE inspectors A builder who threatened inspectors from the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) and told them his name was James Bond has been fined.
News Construction director and firm fined for safety failings A construction company director and his firm have been fined after failing to comply with multiple enforcement notices and for failing to suitably plan, manage and monitor construction work.
News Construction firm fined £60k after worker’s stairwell fall A construction company has been fined £60,000 following a wall collapse, which knocked an employee through an open stairwell onto a concrete floor below.
News Construction firms fined following site safety failings A property refurbishment company and a roofing contractor have both been fined after a worker fell from scaffolding and suffered life-changing injuries.
News Contractor sentenced after worker falls from height A construction company in Hampshire has been fined £80,000 after a man fell more than 15ft through a skylight during roof repair work.
News Roofer sentenced after ‘flagrant disregard’ for HSE A roofer has been sentenced after failing to comply with requests for information from a Health and Safety Executive (HSE) inspector.
News Building Safety Regulator to exit HSE in January The Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG) has published draft regulations to move the functions of the Building Safety Regulator out of the Health and Safety Executive, into an executive non-departmental public body sponsored by MHCLG.
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