Multiple workers exposed to vibration-related ill-health. Hand-Arm Vibration Syndrome can make everyday tasks impossible. HSE guidance is available. An East Midlands social housing provider has been fined £32,000 after multiple workers were diagnosed with vibration related ill-health conditions such as Hand-Arm Vibration Syndrome (HAVS). The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) launched an investigation after it […] read more
Man died due to company’s failures Company had never carried out the tasked before. HSE guidance is available. A Middlesbrough road haulage company has been fined £250,000 after a man died while working inside a shipping container. Gary Lee James, 30 was working for Ward Bros (Malton) Ltd at its yard at South Bank, in […] read more
Work-related stress remains one of the biggest causes of ill health in the workplace. As Stress Awareness Week 2025 begins, the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) is reminding employers that preventing work-related stress is a legal duty – not just a nice-to-have. In 2023/24, HSE statistics show that 776,000 workers reported suffering from work-related stress, […] read more
· Man fell from height while installing roof sheeting to barn. · Work at height was not properly planned. · HSE has guidance on working at height. A construction company has been fined after a worker fell from the roof of a partially constructed barn in Shropshire. The man had been appointed by Dewi Williams […] read more
A Cambridgeshire logistics business has been fined £133,000 after an employee suffered multiple injuries after falling from a sugar beet conveyor. The employee was loading sugar beet for transport using a conveyor at Knowles Logistics Limited, on 28 November 2023, when the system became blocked with waste product. They fell after climbing the side of […] read more