Review the latest news from the Health and Safety Executive
- Day of action in Manchester city centreby Scott Murphy on 17 October 2025 at 13:13
A team of inspectors from Britain’s workplace regulator are heading to Manchester city centre as part of its priority to tackle ill-health on construction sites. The 12 inspectors from the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) will head to the city next Tuesday (21 October). They will turn up without warning at various businesses and sites
- Biffa fined almost £2.5 million after worker crushed by skip wagonby Nathan Llewellyn on 17 October 2025 at 11:36
A waste management company has been fined £2.48 million after a worker was run over by a reversing skip wagon at a waste transfer station in Bradford. James Tabiri, 57, was working as a sort line operative at Biffa Waste Services Ltd’s waste transfer site in Bradford. On 10 August 2023, while making his way
- Builder given suspended sentence after roof worker fell to his deathby Scott Murphy on 16 October 2025 at 09:53
Man had been helping with roof work on an extension when he fell No measures were in place to stop falls from height. HSE guidance is available. A self-employed builder from Reading has been given a suspended prison sentence after a man fell to his death while assisting with roof work. Raffaele Vigliotti, 68, who
- Construction company fined £1m following death of employeeby Nathan Llewellyn on 16 October 2025 at 09:01
Worker struck by reversing road-sweeper Family describes Robert Morris as “the centre of our world” HSE guidance is available on safe use of vehicles on site A construction company that specialises in road resurfacing in London has been fined £1m after one of its employees was killed by a reversing road-sweeper. Robert Morris, 48, was
- Two companies fined after worker falls through fragile rooflightby Scott Murphy on 15 October 2025 at 08:24
Man fell through fragile roof light. He had to be rescued by firefighters after becoming impaled. HSE guidance about working at height is available. Two companies have been fined after a man fell through a fragile rooflight at a factory in Keighley, impaling his leg on machinery below. A.T. Lee Properties Limited and LJH Property
- HSE urges industry to check guidance following Swindon explosionby Asmar Gondal on 10 October 2025 at 14:55
Product Safety report updated today, Friday 10 October HSE investigating possible link with incident in South Wales Regulator has “significant concerns” about the safe use of the machines in question The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) is urgently asking all companies using similar printing machinery to that involved in a recent industrial explosion to
- Man sentenced after carrying out illegal gas workby Scott Murphy on 10 October 2025 at 09:39
A Middlesbrough man has been given a suspended prison sentence after carrying out illegal gas work. An investigation by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) found Neil Burton carried out boiler services in a home in Stockton-on-Tees on two occasions, in May 2021 and April 2022. Although Burton had previously been on the Gas Safe
- World Mental Health Day: Protect your team’s mental health – and your businessby Sarah Mahoney on 10 October 2025 at 08:19
To mark World Mental Health Day 2025, the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) is urging employers to go beyond raising awareness and take practical steps to prevent work-related stress. In 2023/24, approximately half of all self-reported cases of work-related ill health in Great Britain—whether new or ongoing—were linked to stress, depression, or anxiety, according to
- Contractor told to carry out unpaid work after ignoring HSE actionby Scott Murphy on 9 October 2025 at 11:12
Workers put at risk of serious injury. Inspector slams contractor for showing “complete contempt” for workers’ safety HSE guidance is available on safe working from height and demolition. A London contractor has been given a suspended prison sentence after risking the lives of workers and ignoring action taken by Britain’s workplace regulator. The Health and
- Company fined after much loved family man killed by reversing HGVby Scott Murphy on 7 October 2025 at 12:42
Several failings identified during investigation. Man described as ‘my everything’ by his daughter. HSE guidance is available. A manufacturing company has been fined £240,000 after a grandfather was killed by a reversing HGV in Birmingham. David Saint – described as ‘my everything’ by his daughter – worked as an engineering manager at Northwood Consumer Limited,