02.06.2010 Worker's fingers chopped off at plastics firm
A plastics recycling factory in St Helens has been fined £15,000 after a worker had parts of two fingers cut off by blades on a high-speed fan.
10.02.2009 Slips, trips and falls are no joke
A total of 61 people died and more than 14,000 suffered serious injury as a result of a slip, trip or fall from height
02.02.2009 Flash-bang science back in the classroom
School science teachers are being urged to stop using a fear of breaking health and safety rules to re-introduce exciting and engaging practical classroom demonstrations
17.12.2008 New chief inspector of construction starts work in 2009
HSE is pleased to announce that Philip White, currently on secondment to Department for Work and Pensions (DWP), has been appointed Chief Inspector of Construction
17.12.2008 Suspended sentence for hotel owner who flouted the law
Kulwinder Bola, owner of the Royal Renaissance Hotel in Skegness, was found guilty on Tuesday 28 October of ignoring a prohibition notice issued by the HSE.
31.10.2008 HSE publishes health and safety statistics for 2007/08
New statistics published by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) today reveal a reduction in the numbers of people killed, injured or made ill by work during 2007/08.
09.04.2008 HSE prosecutes forklift truck driver
A forklift truck driver has been prosecuted by HSE following serious injuries caused to a colleague on 17th January 2007.
26.03.2008 Workmen were electrocuted
Two men were electrocuted when the mobile towerlight they were pushing contacted a high voltage overhead power cable
03.03.2008 'Shattered Lives' could affect you, says HSE
Every 25 minutes, someone breaks or fractures a bone at work according to the latest figures from the Health and Safety Executive (HSE).