Bricklayer’s Near-Fatal Fall Results in £12,000 Fine
A Shropshire-based construction company has been fined £12,000 after a bricklayer sustained serious injuries in a near-fatal workplace accident.
The Health and Safety Executive (HSE)...
Scaffold Tube Accident at Tata Steel UK Leads to £120,000 Fine
Tata Steel UK has been fined £120,000 following a tragic accident that resulted in an employee suffering permanent brain damage.
The incident, which occurred at...
Bosses Told to Protect Workers from Summer Sizzle
The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has warned bosses to safeguard their workers during extremely hot weather this summer.
The warning was issued in response...
Unite Calls for HSE to Investigate All Work-Related Suicides
In the wake of disturbing data concerning suicide rates in the UK's workforce, Unite, the country's leading Union, demands that the Health and Safety...
Busting Dust: HSE’s New Health Campaign
The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has launched an HSE Inspection Campaign focusing on the lung health of construction workers in Great Britain
The campaign...
Working at Height Regulations May Be Spared in EU-era Law Overhaul
In what appears to be a major policy reversal, the UK Government has today announced that it will not proceed wholly with the planned...
Workplaces Unite to Tackle Stress During Awareness Month
Stress Awareness Month kicks off this April, with the Health and Safety Executive's (HSE) Working Minds campaign partnering with twenty-two organisations across Great Britain...
Asbestos: Young workers urged to take risks seriously
The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has launched a new campaign to raise awareness of the risks of asbestos, with a particular focus on...
Company fined after worker fractures back and ribs following fall
A company has been fined after a worker fractured his back and ribs following a fall from a house in Cheshire.
Renka Limited, a company...
Industry firms failing to support workers through cost-of-living crisis
According to a recent YouGov poll, construction industry workers in the UK are being failed by their employers, who offer some of the lowest...
