Skiing company fined after boy killed in tobogganing collision
An indoor skiing company has been fined £100,000 after a schoolboy at a tobogganing party was killed when he ploughed into a member of staff.
By Belinda Liversedge on 12 March 2025
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Roofer handed suspended sentence after worker fell from ladder
A self-employed roofer has received a suspended prison sentence after a worker he employed fell from a ladder while carrying roof tiles.
By Kerry Reals on 13 February 2025
Farm fined £80,000 after worker killed by exploding tractor tyre
A farming business has been fined £80,000 after a farmhand was killed when a tractor tyre he was helping to inflate exploded.
By Kerry Reals on 13 February 2025
HSE tells MPs it has been under ‘considerable’ financial pressure, but productivity is on the rise
Funding cuts have placed the UK’s Health and Safety Executive (HSE) under “considerable financial pressure” as its remit has simultaneously expanded, but the regulator is committed to ensuring it gets the best value out of the money it has, a Parliamentary Select Committee has heard.
By Kerry Reals on 05 February 2025
HSE chair calls for ‘fundamental shift’ towards preventing work-related ill health
Traditional safety risks have been prioritised over workers’ health for too long and there needs to be a “fundamental shift” towards preventing employees from becoming ill through their work, according to Health and Safety Executive (HSE) chair Sarah Newton.
By Kerry Reals on 23 January 2025
Building firm with ‘outdated’ attitude to safety fined after steeplejack fell to his death while restoring church
A construction company has been fined £60,000 after a worker fell to his death while carrying out restoration work on a 60-metre tall church steeple.
By Kerry Reals on 21 January 2025
Concrete firm fined after steel pallet crushes worker’s legs
A concrete products manufacturer has been fined £60,000 after an 800kg steel pallet fell on a worker and crushed his legs, one of which had to be amputated.
By Kerry Reals on 15 January 2025
HSE at 50: health and safety regulator marks milestone anniversary
Great Britain’s national health and safety regulator turned 50 years old on 1 January, half a century after its official launch on the first day of 1975.
By Kerry Reals on 03 January 2025
BAM Nuttall fined £800,000 after death of worker on wind farm construction site
Engineering firm BAM Nuttall has been fined £800,000 over the death of a labourer during the construction of a wind farm on the Shetland Islands.
By Kerry Reals on 19 December 2024
Managing musculoskeletal disorders in the workplace: prevention and practical solutions
Although musculoskeletal disorders are a major cause of work-related ill health, they are often preventable, and HSE offers a variety of tools to help employers assess and control the risks during activities such as manual handling.
By Louisa Wood and Matt Birtles, HSE on 04 December 2024
