Latest HSE Bulletins

• HSE urges industry to check guidance following Swindon explosion 10 October,2025
  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 work 10 October,2025
  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 business 10 October,2025
  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 action 9 October,2025
  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 HGV 7 October,2025
  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, […]
• Lanes Group Limited fined £800k after investigation into death of devoted father 6 October,2025
  The partner of a man critically injured by an exploding jet hose waited until after Christmas to agree to switch off life support. Estefania Fonseca, who planned to marry Miguel Galvao the following year, was placed in this impossible position following failures by Lanes Group Limited, who have been fined £800,000 following an investigation by […]