The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) and the Regulatory Innovation Office (RIO) are working together, along with government and industry, to support the safe and responsible adoption of robotics in the workplace. The project, launched today, 10 June 2026, at London Tech Week, has been co-designed with industry to give companies clarity on regulatory requirements,

Scaffolder suffered a broken arm, leg and head injury after falling through skylight  Principal contractor failed to properly plan, manage and monitor the roof work  Skylight was ‘almost invisible’ to workers   Two construction companies have been fined £79,300 after a scaffolder broke his arm, leg and suffered head lacerations after falling through a roof skylight while installing temporary scaffolding edge protection at a warehouse in Yorkshire.  James Cranswick, 26, was installing temporary scaffolding edge protection for Clover Access Systems Limited at

Worker suffered life-changing crush injuries to arm after being pulled into a conveyor belt. Contact with moving machinery is one of the most common causes of workplace fatalities in Great Britain. HSE investigation found that the business had failed to prevent access to dangerous parts of machinery. A Bristol-based waste and recycling business has been

Mykhalio Hustei, 35, had been working and living on the site. He fell down an exposed excavation hole after returning from a night out. Company only made site safe after his tragic death. A construction company has been fined after a man drowned when he fell into an exposed excavation hole described as a ‘death

Britain’s health and safety regulator is part of a landmark project that could transform air travel, and shows how safety expertise drives innovation, not holds it back. Scientists at the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) have helped deliver a major milestone in hydrogen-powered flight, in partnership with Rolls-Royce – after the successful test of the

Joiner suffered a complete spinal cord injury after falling through an unsecured skylight opening. Principal contractor failed to properly plan, manage and monitor the roof work. Worker found by his son, the only other person present on site. A mechanical and engineering construction company based in Manchester has been fined after a joiner suffered life-changing

Streamline Shipping Agencies Limited has been fined after a yard operative was struck by a forklift truck at its Aberdeen Harbour premises. An HSE investigation found the company failed to ensure adequate separation between pedestrians and vehicles during loading and unloading operations. A shipping company based in Aberdeen has been fined after an employee suffered

Stuart Garnet, 44, was fatally struck by a reversing telehandler at a Cumbria-based waste company An HSE investigation found H. Wicks (Lindal) Limited failed to ensure pedestrians and vehicles could circulate safely on site A waste company in Cumbria has been fined £60,000 after an employee was hit and killed by a reversing telehandler in

The incident occurred in the early hours of 1 November 2018 at Braefoot Bay Marine Terminal, Firth of Forth, Fife. Flammable vapour cloud have resulted in a catastrophic explosion if ignited. Vladimir Volkov was treated at hospital and subsequently repatriated to Russia, where he received further treatment. He is understood to have returned to work.

A fencing contractor in Liverpool has been fined after an employee suffered an electric shock and burns as a result of striking a live underground cable. Paul Taylor was working for City Fencing Contractors Limited on a construction site at Meade Hill Road, Manchester on 21 May 2024. He had been part of a team