Latest HSE Bulletins

• Recreational diving instructor fined after falsifying HSE diving medical certificate 29 April,2026
  Diving instructor used falsified medical certificate to seek employment Document was identified and reported by a local diving school HSE warns it will take action against misuse of safety-critical certification A recreational diving instructor has been fined after falsifying a Health and Safety Executive (HSE) commercial diving medical certificate. Stuart Elmes, of Bournemouth, falsified the […]
• UK firms win national awards for innovative designs to reduce musculoskeletal risk for workers 29 April,2026
  A civil engineering firm and an air ambulance charity have won national awards for designs that eliminate the risk of musculoskeletal injuries at work.  Robots and bespoke roller systems eliminate manual lifting risks.   Winners mark the 10th year of the MSD Risk Reduction Through Design Awards  Designs developed with workers could inspire other employers to follow suit.  Workers at two […]
• Company fined for not having compulsory insurance for its workers 27 April,2026
  Cheshire-based scrap merchant didn’t have employers liability compulsory insurance. Issue came to light after visit from the Health and Safety Executive. HSE reminding companies that having insurance not an ‘optional extra’. Britain’s workplace regulator is reminding all company owners of their legal responsibility to hold Employers’ Liability Compulsory Insurance (ELCI). The message comes from the […]
• Chemical company fined £3.8 million after investigation into serious chemical burns suffered by two employees 24 April,2026
  HSE investigation found clear failings leading to two separate incidents of exposure to caustic soda at Essex-based manufacturer. Employee lost part of their leg in 2019 incident after stepping in puddle of caustic soda at West Thurrock site. In 2022 a second worker needed skin grafts after suffering burns while decanting caustic soda at Grays […]
• Manufacturing company fined £340,000 after worker seriously injured while cleaning machinery 21 April,2026
  Company failed to put suitable measures in place to protect employees. Worker suffered long-term damage to his hand following the incident. HSE guidance emphasises importance of safe isolation procedures before cleaning machinery. A manufacturing company has been fined £340,000 after an employee was seriously injured while cleaning machinery at its site in Swindon. The 42-year-old […]
• Waste management company prosecuted after worker crushed by excavator 20 April,2026
  Worker suffered life-changing injuries after being run over by a reversing 15-tonne excavator. HSE found the company failed to protect pedestrians from moving vehicles in the yard. A waste management company in Hampshire has been prosecuted by Britain’s workplace regulator after a man had both legs amputated when he was crushed by a 15-tonne excavator. […]