April is Stress Awareness Month: tackle stress in the workplace with five steps in five weeks
This April, Britain’s bosses are being invited to follow five simple steps to prevent and reduce stress in their workplace.
The Health and Safety Executive’s (HSE) Working Minds campaign has called on employers to support workers mental health during Stress Awareness Month.
Over the course of the month, employers are encouraged to...Read More »
Health Board fined for failing to manage patients risk of falling
Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board has been fined £250,000 following failures relating to patient falls in its hospitals.
Three elderly patients sustained falls in 2022 and 2023 and they all sadly died. The cause of death of two of them was identified as being as a direct result of falling.
Richard Hughes,...Read More »
Contractor sentenced after uncontrolled spread of asbestos following roof replacement work at domestic garages
A self-employed roofing contractor has been ordered to undertake unpaid work after the uncontrolled spread of asbestos in a back garden, putting two young workers and local residents at risk.
Doorbell-cam footage shows parts of an old garage roof being disposed of with a lack of control measures.
The footage has been...Read More »
Annual Science Review 2025
The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has published its 2025 Annual Science Review, showcasing the work it has delivered in support of the five strategic objectives outlined in the HSE’s 10-year strategy Protecting People and Places.
The 2025 review features more than 20 case studies from HSE’s science division with demonstrating...Read More »
Fines for company and director after man injured during excavation work
A company and its director have been fined a combined £18,000 after a man was injured during excavation work in West Sussex.
JHE Construction and Jordan Hay-Ellis pleaded guilty to breaching health and safety laws following the incident on 23 February 2023.
The company had been contracted to complete a full barn...Read More »