Latest HSE Bulletins

• Handyman sentenced after illegal boiler fitting caused gas leak posing ‘immediate danger to life’ 17 June,2026
  Dangerous boiler installation led to gas leak which ‘could easily have caused an explosion’. Tenant in Birmingham property realised unregistered handyman Jaroslaw Mazan had lied about being on the Gas Safe Register. Unqualified gas work can lead to gas leaks, fires, explosions, and carbon monoxide poisoning. A self-employed handyman has been sentenced after carrying illegal […]
• Mining company fined after electrician killed at Europe’s only underground quartz sand mine 17 June,2026
  Colin Thwaites, who had spent his entire career in mining, died working for Lochaline Quartz Sand Limited. Lochaline mine is the only underground quartz sand mine in Europe. Mr Thwaites was struck by the blades of a fan which wasn’t sufficiently well-guarded The operator of Europe’s only quartz sand mine has been fined after an […]
• Waste company fined £300,150 after teenager fractures leg in unguarded conveyor 17 June,2026
  18-year-old’s foot slipped into unguarded conveyor HSE investigation found no risk assessment in place SRCL Limited fined £300,150 A company providing clinical waste management services has been fined after an 18-year-old employee sustained serious injuries while loading a bin conveyor. The young man was working for SRCL Limited at its site in Oldham on 21 […]
• Leisure firm fined after death of footballer electrocuted by floodlight 17 June,2026
  Albert Xhediku, 34, had been playing football with friends in Portsmouth. He was electrocuted by a floodlight as he climbed a fence to retrieve the ball. Parkwood Community Leisure Ltd failed to act on previous incident just weeks before. A leisure facilities management company has been fined after a man was electrocuted while playing football […]
• Two firms fined after worker fractures neck during platform collapse 15 June,2026
  Temporary wooden platforms collapsed during refurbishment project in City of London Steve Zschoch, 60, described being ‘folded up like a concertina’ and has not been able to work since. HSE guidance is clear temporary structures must be designed, installed and maintained to withstand any foreseeable loads. Two construction companies have been fined after a drilling […]
• Esso fined £1 million after major gas leak at Fawley refinery 15 June,2026
  Structural collapse caused release of around 2,400kg of highly flammable liquid petroleum gas. HSE investigation found long-standing corrosion of steel tower was not dealt with. Workers exposed to risk of serious injury and burns in major incident. Esso has been fined £1 million after a major gas leak at Fawley Oil Refinery in Hampshire, following […]