HSE News & Prosecutions
HSE News & Prosecutions
Waste and Recycling Company Fined Over Welfare Facilities and Repeated Site Failures
A waste and recycling company has been fined £36,000 for repeatedly failing to provide appropriate welfare facilities and asbestos awareness training for employees at a s
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HSE Takes Landmark Enforcement Action Against Occupational Health Service Provider
The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has issued its first ever Prohibition Notice against an occupational health service provider, following findings that inadequate hea
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Businesses Ordered to Stop Work with Engineered Stone After Failing Safety Inspections
Four companies have been ordered to stop working with engineered stone as part of a crackdown to protect workers from deadly dust.The companies received prohibition notic
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HSE Urges Construction Companies to Strengthen Site Security
As school holidays approach, construction companies across the region are being urged to take additional precautions to keep children safe this summer.While rare, childre
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Risks to Workers from Extreme Heat Must be Managed
Employers need to act now to make sure their workers are protected as a heat health alert has been issued for parts of the country until Tuesday 23 June.That’s the messag
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Joint Statement from OPSS, UKHSA and HSE on Asbestos in Consumer Products
Due to increasing awareness and public concern about potential asbestos contamination in sand-containing consumer products, Office for Product Safety and Standards, UK He
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Asbestos Control Limit Review Published
The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has reviewed the latest international scientific, technical and workplace evidence on Great Britain’s asbestos control limit.The rev
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HSE’s Policy Position On Great Britain’s Asbestos Control Limit
ANNEX 1HSE’S POLICY POSITION ON GREAT BRITAIN’S ASBESTOS CONTROL LIMIT DECEMBER 2025HSE has reviewed the latest international scientific, technical and workplace evidence
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HSE Says No Dry Cutting of Engineered Stone Ahead of Inspection Crackdown
The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has today (11th May 2026) announced a major package of measures to protect workers from the dangers of engineered stone dust, includ
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University Fined after Two Employees Develop Occupational Asthma
Cardiff University has been fined £280,000 after two employees developed occupational asthma because of exposure to animal allergens in the workplace.Britain’s workplace
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