An international drinks manufacturer has been fined half a million pounds after an employee sustained burns to over 30% of his body. The mechanical engineer had been repairing a defective pump at ...

This year saw million pound fines for the likes of Openreach and Tata Chemicals but also with smaller firms. From unsafe working conditions, missing or insufficient risk assessments to failing to ...

A school academy trust has been fined £300,000 after a 19-year-old student died as a result of a ‘series of management failures’. Owen Garnett died two days after choking on a paper towel at Welcombe ...

Ill-fitting personal protective equipment is not only damaging for morale but also potentially dangerous. Women must have the items they need to do their jobs effectively One of the biggest issues in ...

As 2024 comes to a close, we’ve gathered the most-read articles over the year from our readers. This year articles centred on legal analysis of prosecutions and 50 years of the Health and Safety at ...

The Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974 is the foundation of workplace health and safety legislation in the UK. While there are other laws for specific industries, this Act is vital for any ...