A 12-year-old girl was injured by falling glass at Christmas lights event in Hanley in 2024. A snow machine fell from a window above the gift shop where members of the public were gathered. Emma ...

The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has issued its first ever Prohibition Notice against an occupational health service provider, following findings that inadequate health surveillance was putting ...

A joint venture working on the HS2 rail project has been fined after the driver of a 20-tonne tipper truck was injured when ...

The HSE has also published the annual figures for mesothelioma, a cancer caused by past exposure to asbestos. These show that 2,146 people died from the disease in Great Britain in 2024, representing ...

Antonio Rodrigues, 55, fell from a scaffold platform through an unglazed window Lima Construction Limited was principal ...

The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has authorised a Crown Censure of the Ministry of Defence, and the prosecution of defence contractor Rheinmetall BAE Systems Land Ltd. This action follows an ...

HSE serves first Prohibition Notices as part of nationwide health and safety inspection campaign Enforcement action taken to protect workers from deadly silica dust Four companies ordered to stop work ...

As school holidays approach, construction companies across the region are being urged to take additional precautions to keep children safe this summer. While rare, children have tragically lost their ...

Bricklayer fell more than two metres through an unguarded gap in a balustrade into a basement lightwell. No scaffolding or other protective measures were in place before employees began work. HSE ...

A new framework has been launched to raise the standards of physical and mental health at work, within the chemicals and major hazards industries.