Latest HSE Bulletins

• Offshore firm fined following death of worker on Valaris 121 whose body was never recovered 18 May,2026
  HSE investigators uncovered what happened to Jason Thomas, who went missing at 4pm on 22 January 2023. Fellow workers on the Valaris 121 offshore rig heard a loud noise and when searching for Mr Thomas found his hard hat, gloves and radio near the airlock door. HSE investigation concluded Mr Thomas had plunged into North […]
• Secretary of State for Work and Pensions confirms new non-executive director for HSE 18 May,2026
  The Secretary of State for Work and Pensions has confirmed a new non-executive director appointment to the Board of the Health and Safety Executive (HSE). Rebecca Emmett replaces Martin Esom, who left the HSE Board in March 2026, and brings with her a wealth of experience from the local government and public sectors that will […]
• HSE’S POLICY POSITION ON GREAT BRITAIN’S ASBESTOS CONTROL LIMIT 18 May,2026
  ANNEX 1 HSE’S POLICY POSITION ON GREAT BRITAIN’S ASBESTOS CONTROL LIMIT DECEMBER 2025 HSE has reviewed the latest international scientific, technical and workplace evidence on Great Britain’s (GB) asbestos control limit (CL), following HSE’s published GB workplace exposure setting process. The review concluded that, currently, there is no clear evidence that lowering the GB CL […]
• Asbestos control limit review published 18 May,2026
  The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has reviewed the latest international scientific, technical and workplace evidence on Great Britain’s asbestos control limit. The review followed HSE’s published workplace exposure level setting process and concluded that the Great Britain (GB) asbestos control limit (CL), will remain at 0.1 fibres per millilitre (f/ml), measured as a 4-hour […]
• Company fined £350,000 after chemical tank collapse left worker with life-changing injuries 14 May,2026
  700-tonne tank containing calcium chloride was more than 30 years old and corrosion was first identified a decade before incident. 62-year-old left with life-changing injuries and not been able to work since. Peterhead base handles thousands of ship movements each year. A company has been fined £350,000 after the catastrophic collapse of a storage tank […]
• Road planing company fined after worker maimed by milling machine 14 May,2026
  Worker, who was 32 at the time, suffered life-changing injuries after leg became entangled in road milling machine. HSE investigation found company routinely operated machinery without manufacturer’s safety guard fitted. Employee’s leg had to be amputated at the scene by emergency services. A road planing contractor in Leicestershire has been fined £92,450 after an employee’s […]