ANNEX 1 HSE’S POLICY POSITION ON GREAT BRITAIN’S ASBESTOS CONTROL LIMIT DECEMBER 2025 HSE has reviewed the latest international scientific, technical and workplace evidence on Great Britain’s (GB) asbestos control limit (CL), following HSE’s published GB workplace exposure setting process. The review concluded that, currently, there is no clear evidence that lowering the GB CL […] read more
The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has reviewed the latest international scientific, technical and workplace evidence on Great Britain’s asbestos control limit. The review followed HSE’s published workplace exposure level setting process and concluded that the Great Britain (GB) asbestos control limit (CL), will remain at 0.1 fibres per millilitre (f/ml), measured as a 4-hour […] read more
700-tonne tank containing calcium chloride was more than 30 years old and corrosion was first identified a decade before incident. 62-year-old left with life-changing injuries and not been able to work since. Peterhead base handles thousands of ship movements each year. A company has been fined £350,000 after the catastrophic collapse of a storage tank […] read more
Worker, who was 32 at the time, suffered life-changing injuries after leg became entangled in road milling machine. HSE investigation found company routinely operated machinery without manufacturer’s safety guard fitted. Employee’s leg had to be amputated at the scene by emergency services. A road planing contractor in Leicestershire has been fined £92,450 after an employee’s […] read more
Worker’s clothing was trapped in machinery. HSE investigation found no fixed or interlocking guarding had been installed. HSE guidance on safeguarding machinery is available on its website A poultry and egg production company has been convicted after a worker suffered serious nerve damage when his clothing became entangled in conveyor belt machinery at a farm […] read more