Kingstanding house gas explosion: Stay safe with a gas safety check
Getting a gas safety check is the best way to protect your property.
That’s the message to people in Kingstanding who might be concerned after a gas explosion destroyed a house in the Birmingham neighbourhood last month. A woman died and a man was seriously injured in the...Read More »
HSE investigating fatal incident in Scunthorpe
The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) is investigating the death of a 27-year-old worker at a steelworks in Scunthorpe.
The incident happened on Saturday 16 July at a business premises on Brigg Road, Scunthorpe.
Emergency services responded to reports of a fall from height. The worker was sadly pronounced dead at the...Read More »
Fatal injuries in Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing in Great Britain report published
The number of people killed in agriculture-related activities in the last 12 months has fallen from its high level in 2021, but the rate of fatal injuries in the sector remains the highest of all major industries.
Provisional figures for 1 April 2021 to 31 March 2022 show 25 people were...Read More »
Extreme heat: What are my rights at work?
- Employers must make sure indoor workplace temperatures are reasonable
- No “maximum temperature” for workplaces in Great Britain
- Workers must take care to keep cool
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Company fined for multiple safety failings
A company has been fined after multiple health and safety failings were found at a site in Bishop Auckland.
Acting on concerns raised, HSE visited the steel supplies site in 2019 ,finding wholly inadequate management of health and safety. It also came to light that two workers had been injured on...Read More »