HSE Prosecutions
HSE Prosecutions
HSE Visiting Officers Attending Licensed Asbestos Work Sites Jan - Mar 2023
This January-March 2023, Health & Safety Executive’s Visiting Officers (VOs) will be attending sites notified as licensed work in order to view documents and collect info
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Company Fined £200,000 after Employee Badly Injured in Fall
A property management company has been fined £200,000 after an employee was left in a wheelchair after falling eight metres through a rooflight.Robin Williamson, an asbes
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HSE Publishes Annual Work-Related Ill-Health and Injury Statistics for 2021/22
The estimated number of workers in Great Britain suffering a work-related illness is 1.8 million with stress, depression, and anxiety making up around half of cases, new
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Guidelines Launched to help staff Succeed at Work and get Businesses Growing
New guidance will help employers support disabled people and those with long-term health conditions thrive at workFirms will be given advice on retaining staff as many bu
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Eddie Stobart Fined after Workers Exposed to Asbestos
Logistics company Eddie Stobart has been fined after work at one of its sites exposed staff to asbestos.The firm was fined £133,000 for a series of failures that took pla
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HSE - Extreme Heat: What are my rights at work?
Employers must make sure indoor workplace temperatures are reasonableNo “maximum temperature” for workplaces in Great BritainWorkers must take care to keep coolHSE shares
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HSE Inspectors to Assess the Management of Asbestos in Schools
HSE inspectors are set to assess the management of asbestos in schools across the UK.What is Happening?HSE will be carrying out a programme of inspections to primary and
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Former Construction Company Directors Sentenced for Failing to Prevent Exposure to Asbestos
Two former company directors have been sentenced and fined after a refurbishment project at a former department store was found to have disturbed asbestos containing mate
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Construction Company Fined and Director Sentenced after Workers Exposed to Asbestos
A Manchester based construction company has been fined and its director sentenced to a community order of 200 hours unpaid work after workers disturbed asbestos during a
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Health and Safety Executive Supports Workers’ Health at Great Britain’s Construction Sites
Construction sites across Great Britain are to be targeted as part of a month-long respiratory health initiative by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE), it has been ann
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