Latest HSE Bulletins

• Building materials manufacturer fined over £600,000 after worker suffers life-changing injuries at Tarmac plant 30 January,2026
  Worker’s legs crushed between metal frames weighing over a tonne HSE investigation uncovers failure of firm to act after previous incidents Guidance states employers must ensure dangerous machinery is effectively guarded A national manufacturer of building materials has been fined £633,300 after an employee’s legs were crushed between one-tonne metal frames moving on a production […]
• Stone company fined £50,000 after worker fatally struck by falling granite slabs 30 January,2026
  Blyth Marble Limited has been fined after a worker was killed when granite slabs fell from a lorry loader at the company’s premises in Larkhall. Hamilton Sheriff Court heard that on 4 September 2024, Steven White, 61, was offloading granite slabs from a lorry loader at Blyth Marble Limited’s premises at 1 Carlisle Road, Larkhall. […]
• Man sentenced after illegal gas work put family at risk 30 January,2026
  Unqualified gas work led to three potentially dangerous gas leaks at family home. Property left without heating or hot water for six weeks. Man sentenced to 200 hours’ unpaid work and £2,000 costs. A man has been sentenced after his illegal gas work put the lives of an Ulverston family at risk. Lee Lancaster, 38, […]
• Maintenance company fined £400,000 after worker dies from toxic glue exposure 29 January,2026
  A housing association maintenance company has been fined £400,000 after an employee died from inhaling toxic vapours from flooring adhesive. Darren Nevill, 38, was working for Connect Property Services Limited laying a vinyl bathroom floor at a domestic property in Hoddesdon, Hertfordshire on 9 December 2020. His employer purchased an adhesive containing Dichloromethane (DCM), a […]
• Company fined after 3-year-old nearly drowned at children’s holiday camp 29 January,2026
  Three-year-old girl found unconscious during swimming pool free-play session. Child became trapped beneath large float during holiday camp activity. HSE investigation found inadequate safety documentation and communication. A company that runs holiday camps for children across the country has been fined £6,000 after a three-year-old girl nearly drowned during a swimming pool free-play session. The […]
• Major chemical firm hit with £400,000 fine after dangerous steam release 28 January,2026
  A global chemicals company has been fined £400,000 after a worker narrowly escaped serious injury in a high-pressure steam release incident at its site in Huddersfield. Syngenta Ltd was sentenced after the 59-year-old contractor – working under its control and direction – had been carrying out unsafe maintenance work. The man had been working as […]