Serious health and safety breaches were found by inspectors at 20 hand car wash businesses in West Sussex and Kent. The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) inspected hand car washes around the counties as part of an inspection campaign. In Mid Sussex and Crawley, they found failings at each site they visited and failings were … read more
Investigation prompted by death of employee Steve Bishop Chelmsford City Council has been fined £80,000 for waste collection safety failures, after a father-of-three died when he was struck by a bin lorry. Steve Bishop, 37, passed away after being hit by the rear and underside of a bin lorry that was reversing down Osea Way, … read more
Employers need to act to make sure their workers are protected during periods of extreme hot weather this summer. That’s the message from the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) – the country’s workplace regulator. The UK Health Security Agency and the Met Office have issued a yellow heat-health alert for the coming days (Friday June … read more
A Wiltshire landowner has been fined £15,000 after members of the public were seriously injured by cattle while walking along footpaths on his estate. Sir Charles Hobhouse pleaded guilty to health and safety failings at his Monkton Farleigh Estate in Bradford-on-Avon. It follows two separate incidents in summer 2021 in which people using public footpaths … read more
The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) is recommending the restriction of hazardous substances in ink used for tattooing and permanent make-up (PMU) in Great Britain. The proposed new restriction would target substances classified for carcinogenicity, mutagenicity, reproductive toxicity, skin sensitisation, skin corrosion, and serious eye damage. It aims to protect people from any potential harmful … read more