Latest HSE Bulletins

• Scaffolding company fined after trainee scaffolder killed in five-metre fall 6 November,2026
  Trainee scaffolder died after falling five metres from a partially erected scaffold while working on a housing development in North Yorkshire. HSE found the company had failed to ensure scaffolding work was carried out safely and in accordance with industry guidance. The investigation found that safe zones had not been established and workers were not […]
• Napkins manufacturer fined after worker’s hand trapped in machinery 5 November,2026
  Worker’s right hand trapped between the print rollers of machinery The woman had worked as a machinery operator for 11 years HSE investigation found that the company failed to prevent access to dangerous parts of machinery A manufacturer of napkins and other thin ply paper products has been fined after a worker’s hand became trapped […]
• Construction and landscaping company fined after worker falls through fragile barn roof 5 November,2026
  • AJ Riley Landscapes and Building Limited were fined £20,000 • The worker suffered fractures to his ribs, vertebrae and pelvis after falling approximately 10 metres • Falls from height remain one of the leading causes of workplace fatalities A Lancashire based construction and landscaping company has been fined £20,000 after a worker suffered serious […]
• “He had his whole life ahead of him”; Company fined after 21-year-old tyre fitter killed when truck fell on him at roadside 4 November,2026
  Niall Fawcett died when he was struck by a truck while he was working beneath it on the M56 slip road in Cheshire. HSE found the company failed to properly assess risks of replacing a blown-out tyre on a low-profile truck. Victim was not adequately supervised or monitored despite only holding roadside licence for less […]
• Ministry of Defence issued with Crown Censure over death of soldier during Salisbury Plain exercise 3 November,2026
  Private Jethro Watson-Pickering was killed during an exercise on Salisbury Plain 23-year-old died from head injuries after gun barrel of his armoured vehicle struck a tree on 15 October 2021 MOD issued with Crown Censure by Health and Safety Executive The Ministry of Defence (MOD) has been issued with a Crown Censure by the Health […]
• Independent review recommends continued rodenticide stewardship under strengthened regime 3 November,2026
  An independent government oversight review has found that the UK’s stewardship regime for professional rodenticide use has delivered important safeguards for human health, animal health and the environment, and should continue but with strengthened monitoring and support for users.  The review was carried out by the UK Rodenticide Stewardship Government Oversight Group (GOG), a cross-government […]