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HSE Prosecutions

HSE Prosecutions

Company Director Avoids Prison Over Wood Dust Failures

The director of a Norwich woodworking company has avoided an immediate spell behind bars after he exposed his employees to harmful wood dust.Wood dust can cause serious a
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Manufacturing Company Fined £15,000 for Wood Dust Failures

A manufacturing company has been fined £15,000 after exposing its own workers to wood dust and failing to comply with two improvement notices.Wood dust can cause serious
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Man Handed Community Order for Illegal Removal of Asbestos

A Hartlepool man has been handed a community order after he admitted removing asbestos from a school when he wasn’t licenced to do so.Sean Thomas Faulkner, 55, also inten
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HSE Publishes Annual Work-Related ill Health and Injury Statistics for 2022/23

Nearly two million workers in Great Britain reported suffering from work-related ill health in 2022/23.The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has today (Wednesday 22 Novem
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Lights, Camera, Take Action this World Mental Health Day - 10th October 2023

The scale of reported work-related stress across the UK economy has been increasing year on year, and Britain’s workplace regulator is campaigning for employers to take a
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Respiratory Risks in Construction: Early Findings from HSE’s Latest Dust Kills Health Campaign

A snapshot of good and bad practices of how workers’ exposure to dust is being managed and controlled on construction sites across Great Britain has been revealed.As part
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Construction Firm Fined £90,000 After Exposing Public to Asbestos During Renovation Work

A Warrington-based construction company has been fined £90,000 after exposing people to asbestos during a renovation project in the Hanley area of Stoke-on-Trent.Despite
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HSE Work-Related Fatality Figures Published

135 workers died in work-related incidents in 2022/232,268 mesothelioma deaths in 2021 through past exposure to asbestosOne hundred and thirty-five workers were killed in
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HSE Launches Manufacturing Inspection Initiative Focusing on Respiratory Risks from Silica

Health and Safety Executive (HSE) inspectors have begun a targeted inspection initiative focusing on manufacturing businesses where materials that contain silica are used
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Protecting Woodworkers’ Health

Supported by HSE’s Dust Kills campaign, which provides free advice to businesses and workers on the control measures required to prevent exposure to dust, HSE inspectors
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