HSE Updates
Latest from the HSE
The latest news, prosecutions and enforcement from the Health and Safety Executive, straight from HSE’s own news feed.
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Construction
HSE news and enforcement tagged construction — the stories most likely to affect our industry.
- Gheorghita Arsene, 33, died after being buried under around two tonnes of soil when the trench collapsed at a site in Banstead on 24 June 2020. A joint investigation found that the […]
- Concerns raised by the public during extension work in Kings Cross area of London. Despite repeated warnings by HSE, unsafe work continued. Falls from height remain leading cause of workplace death and […]
- Adam’s Building Construction Ltd built an extension over gas pipework and a boiler flue without relocating them, despite repeated warnings The gas installation was found to be immediately dangerous, forcing Northern Gas […]
- Aaron Back, 41, fell from tipping bucket while dismantling pipework No suitable arrangements were in place to manage their contractors and ensure safety on their construction site Falls from height remain leading […]
- Driver of dumper truck was instructed not to wear seatbelt Incident happened on housing construction site near Wigan in 2022 Excavations on the site were not adequately protected A groundworks company based […]
- 18-year-old apprentice joiner Chloe Bidwell was fatally crushed by unsecured board materials at a renovation site in Bangor Chloe was working alone with no lone working policy, inadequate supervision, and no safe […]
- 20-tonne tipper truck fell off edge of excavation ramp The driver of the truck suffered multiple injuries The joint HS2 venture set up by Skanska Construction UK Limited, Costain Limited and Strabag […]
- Antonio Rodrigues, 55, fell from a scaffold platform through an unglazed window Lima Construction Limited was principal contactor at a redevelopment site in south west London Falls from height remain leading cause […]
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Falls from height
Still the biggest killer in construction. Worth a read before your next toolbox talk.
- Concerns raised by the public during extension work in Kings Cross area of London. Despite repeated warnings by HSE, unsafe work continued. Falls from height remain leading cause of workplace death and […]
- Man fell through barn roof at farm in Northumberland Company failed to protect workers carrying out the work Falls from height remain leading cause of workplace death and injury A North-East building […]
- Worker suffered life-changing injuries after falling through an unprotected roof light during refurbishment work. HSE investigation found the company failed to put suitable measures in place to prevent a fall from height. […]
- Aaron Back, 41, fell from tipping bucket while dismantling pipework No suitable arrangements were in place to manage their contractors and ensure safety on their construction site Falls from height remain leading […]
- Peter Hutchinson, 60, fell 1.5m from the ramp onto a concrete floor. Bertschi UK Ltd failed to properly plan the loading activity which used the ramp Also failed to install a handrail […]
See all falls from height stories on HSE →
Prosecutions & enforcement
Recent cases across all industries — useful for understanding where enforcement is heading.
- 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 […]
- Gheorghita Arsene, 33, died after being buried under around two tonnes of soil when the trench collapsed at a site in Banstead on 24 June 2020. A joint investigation found that the […]
- Worker suffered multiple fractures after arm was caught in unguarded conveyor machinery. HSE investigation found the company failed to prevent access to dangerous parts of machinery. HSE guidance explains employers must take […]
- Father and son were injured when a large pile of scrap metal collapsed onto them. HSE found members of the public were not adequately segregated from workplace transport and machinery. Incident followed […]
- Pelagia Shetland Limited fined after man was injured in machinery 41-year-old was clearing a blockage when the machine restarted He was airlifted to hospital after suffering multiple broken bones A fish processing […]
- 36-year-old worker seriously injured by falling pillar drill weighing 500kg Health and Safety Executive inspectors found lifting operation involving a forklift was not properly planned or risk-assessed Redditch-based firm handed £40,000 fine […]
See all prosecutions on HSE →
All HSE news
Everything else from the HSE Media Centre — guidance changes, campaigns and statements.
- 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 […]
- Gheorghita Arsene, 33, died after being buried under around two tonnes of soil when the trench collapsed at a site in Banstead on 24 June 2020. A joint investigation found that the […]
- Colin Williams died at the scene after being crushed under an All Terrian Vehicle (ATV) Neither of the men in the ATV were wearing seatbelts or had received adequate training to safely […]
- Worker suffered multiple fractures after arm was caught in unguarded conveyor machinery. HSE investigation found the company failed to prevent access to dangerous parts of machinery. HSE guidance explains employers must take […]
- Father and son were injured when a large pile of scrap metal collapsed onto them. HSE found members of the public were not adequately segregated from workplace transport and machinery. Incident followed […]
- Pelagia Shetland Limited fined after man was injured in machinery 41-year-old was clearing a blockage when the machine restarted He was airlifted to hospital after suffering multiple broken bones A fish processing […]
Safety alerts & bulletins
HSE also publishes safety alerts and notices about failures in specific equipment, substances and procedures. These aren’t available as an automatic feed — HSE only offers them by email — so they can’t appear on this page.
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Headlines and summaries above are drawn automatically from the HSE Media Centre news feed and link back to the original article on HSE’s website. Contains public sector information published by the Health and Safety Executive and licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. EACSG is not affiliated with the HSE.
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