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Fourteen workers killed by moving vehicles in 2024–25, prompting HSE to renew calls for tighter transport safety measures across UK worksites

HSE’s Working Minds campaign urges employers to move beyond awareness and tackle work-related stress

HSE highlights poor planning after employee fatally crushed by 1.8 m retaining wall built from concrete blocks

Updated HSE guidance reminds employers of duties to provide PPE free of charge where risk assessments show it is needed

Operators urged to use safety control levers to prevent unintended movement

Updated advice helps employers and workers manage risks of abuse, threats and attacks in the workplace

HSG47 sets out three essential steps for safe working near underground services

New plan aims to boost safety and workforce resilience across UK construction

Health and Safety Executive has updated its official guidance on how employers should manage noise risks in the workplace

New camera-based system alerts operators to hazards and provides intelligent reports for safety professionals.

No legal maximum exists—but HSE says steps must be taken to manage heat risk

Series covers PUWER, risk assessment and safety systems for industrial and construction machinery

Updated workplace first aid rules urge employers to factor in mental health and life-threatening injuries

New starters in construction face highest accident risk in first six months on the job

Help shape how the industry accesses and uses RIDDOR data with a short survey on HSE’s new dashboard

Piper Homes fined £300,000 after failing to manage material storage safely at Cotswolds housebuilding site

HSE expands Working Minds campaign with online tools to reduce work-related stress

215 new HAVS cases reported in 2023 as regulator steps up guidance

HSE calls on construction sector to tackle stress and support mental wellbeing

Falls from height remain construction’s biggest killer – No Falls Week 2025 highlights how to prevent tragedy on site

New workers face highest risk of injury in first six months on site, says HSE

HSE updates guidance on respirator fit testing for construction workers

HSE updates guidance to help self-employed workers meet legal duties more easily

HSE urges construction firms to address workplace stress this April

HSE offers essential first aid advice for businesses, including training, kits, and provisions for homeworkers

Learn how to control hazardous substances at work and protect yourself from harm with HSE’s COSHH guidance

HSE reminds construction firms to follow LOLER rules for safe lifting of heavy concrete materials and equipment

HSE updates guidance on manual handling, advising employers on reducing injury risks in the workplace

In its latest report, the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has outlined its annual statistics concerning work-related fatal injuries. The findings, released on 3 July, reveal that 138 workers were killed in work-related accidents in 2023/24.

HSE updates guidance for responsible persons on when and how to report incidents under RIDDOR