Latest HSE Bulletins

• Fire extinguisher recycling company fined after ‘thoughtful and kind man’ killed at work 17 September,2026
  Craig Pearson, 37, sustained fatal injuries when fire extinguisher exploded Father-of-four described by his fiancé Rachelle as “bubbly, thoughtful and kind’ HSE investigation found Fire Protection Recycling Ltd had failed to ensure the proper safeguards were in place for discharging of fire extinguishers at its site in West Midlands A waste and recycling company in […]
• Food manufacturing giant fined £594,000 after two workers scalded at Melton Mowbray site 16 September,2026
  Samworth Brothers Ltd, which owns Ginsters, Soreen and West Cornwall Pasty Co. brands, handed six-figure fine over failings. An employee and a contractor suffered scald injuries after being splashed with hot water while carrying out maintenance of steam pipework at the manufacturer’s Kettleby Foods factory in Melton Mowbray. HSE investigation found the company failed to […]
• Update – Health and Safety Executive investigation into Taff’s Well Quarry incident 15 September,2026
  Following the incident which took place on July 30, 2026, at Taff’s Well Quarry, the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) is continuing its investigation into the cause. The incident followed a planned blast in a separate development area of the quarry to the quarry production operations. The incident blast was the second blast in the […]
• Crate falls from forklift truck and seriously injures worker 15 September,2026
  Worker sustained life-changing injuries after a 1.2-tonne crate fell from a forklift truck. HSE investigation found unloading operation was poorly planned, not assessed and unsupervised. Case highlights the importance of properly managing non-standard lifting operations. A Hull business has been sentenced after safety breaches resulted in a 64-year-old employee sustaining life-changing injuries. Smith & Nephew […]
• Families warned of risk to life from unregistered gas work amid surge in prosecutions of illegal traders 14 September,2026
  Public urged to check Gas Safe Register as new HSE figures released show seventeen people convicted for illegal gas work in the past 18 months alone They include a fraudster who faked the Gas Safe logo to exploit a new homeowner, and a rogue trader whose faulty gas work put a 90-year-old man in danger […]
• Manufacturer fined after worker suffers life-changing injuries in conveyor incident 9 September,2026
  Maintenance engineer suffered catastrophic, life-changing injuries after his arm was pulled into an unguarded conveyor Working alone, he waved at a CCTV camera for help after becoming trapped in the machinery Factory Services UK Limited fined £160,000 after pleading guilty to health and safety breaches A Merseyside animal‑feed manufacturer has been sentenced after a maintenance […]