Stress Awareness Week 2025: Time to act on work-related stress

As Stress Awareness Week 2025 begins, the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) is reminding employers that work-related stress is one of the leading causes of ill health at work – and that preventing it is a legal duty, not just a ‘nice-to-have’. In 2023/24, HSE...
Marina fined after worker injured during boat lift

Marina fined after worker injured during boat lift

A marina based in the Norfolk Broads has been fined after a man was injured during a boat lift at the site. The incident happened at St Olaves Marina Limited on 17 May 2023, which resulted in the amputation of the man’s finger. The man, who was employed by Northern...

Call for Evidence to Review Lifting and Pressure Systems Regulations

1st October 2025 CorporateNews Review aims to simplify regulatory processes whilst maintaining workplace safety standards The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) today (1/10/25) announced the launch of a Call for Evidence (CfE) to review the Lifting Operations and...
Global glass bottle maker fined £600k after worker injured

Global glass bottle maker fined £600k after worker injured

Man suffered burns after molten glass was spilled. Protective door missing from shovel loader for two years. HSE guidance is available: A global glass bottle manufacturer has been fined £600,000 after a worker was burnt by molten glass and hot water spilling into his...
Company fined after worker run over by forklift truck

Company fined after worker run over by forklift truck

Qube Containers Limited, which operates on Ipswich docks, has been fined £30,000 after an employee was run over and dragged by a forklift causing serious injuries to his ankle. The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) brought the prosecution following its investigation...