Latest HSE Bulletins

• HSE invites applications for new Chair of the Science Quality and Assurance Group 20 March,2026
  HSE is looking for an experienced scientist, engineer or analyst to Chair the Science Quality and Assurance Group (SQAG). SQAG provides the HSE Board, HSE Chief Executive and Director of Science with robust external assurance of the science, engineering and analysis (SEA) work which underpins HSE’s decision making. About the person We welcome applications from […]
• Construction firm fined after death of teenage labourer 19 March,2026
  19-year-old labourer died after falling six floors from a ventilation shaft HSE investigation found that the ventilation shaft had been covered only by a sheet of plasterboard and roofing foam Jerram Falkus Construction Limited fined £40,200 A construction firm has been fined £40,200 after a teenage labourer died falling down a ventilation shaft on a […]
• Waste management company fined after employee falls from height 17 March,2026
  Worker broke leg after falling from compost screening machine while clearing blockage. HSE investigation found company failed to assess risks and provide safe system of work. Employees were able to bypass safety measures while cleaning machinery. A green waste recycling company based in West Sussex has been fined after an employee broke his leg when […]
• Bakery company fined after employee suffers hip fracture in fall 17 March,2026
  – Employee fractured their hip after falling from a large plastic pallet box while disposing of food waste into a skip  – The company failed to carry out a suitable risk assessment for loading skips and did not provide appropriate equipment for safe working at height  – HSE guidance is available  A Bolton bakery company has been fined £16,667 after an […]
• Recycling company fined after employee suffers life-changing injuries in telehandler incident 13 March,2026
  Worker was crushed against a wall by a reversing telehandler. HSE investigation found no suitable risk assessment had been carried out. Company failed to segregate vehicles and pedestrians in the yard. A waste and recycling company has been fined after an employee suffered life-changing injuries after being crushed by a reversing telehandler at a site […]
• Two companies and site manager prosecuted following large-scale asbestos disturbance 9 March,2026
  – Demolition work at a Staffordshire site was halted after asbestos was discovered – An unlicensed company and individual were appointed to manage the clear-up instead of a licensed contractor – HSE investigation found that the demolition was not properly planned or managed Two Midlands companies and a site manager have been sentenced after a […]