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Latest developments

2026

July 10
Housing company sentenced and fined £300,000 for polluting stream
Housing company sentenced and fined £300,000 for polluting stream

A major property developer has been fined £300,000 after it…
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July 9
18-year-old apprentice fatally crushed at a renovation site
18-year-old apprentice fatally crushed at a renovation site

A property management company has been fined, and its director…
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July 9
Resubmission deadline of 1 September 2026 introduced for 2025 packaging data
Resubmission deadline of 1 September 2026 introduced for 2025 packaging data

PackUK will introduce a resubmission deadline of 1 September 2026…
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July 7
Company fined £266,666 after child injured by falling shards of glass
Company fined £266,666 after child injured by falling shards of glass

A 12-year-old girl was injured after she was hit by…
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July 6
Faster penalties as part of water system overhaul
Faster penalties as part of water system overhaul

The Environment Agency’s powers will continue to be strengthened as…
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July 3
July 1
HSE publishes annual report on work-related fatal injury statistics
HSE publishes annual report on work-related fatal injury statistics

HSE has published its annual work-related fatal injuries statistics for…
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June 30
Construction firm fined as worker left with life-changing injuries following fall
Construction firm fined as worker left with life-changing injuries following fall

While replacing steps at a residential property, the worker fell…
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June 26
HS2 contractor fined £400,000 after driver injured
HS2 contractor fined £400,000 after driver injured

A driver was injured when his 20-tonne tipper truck fell…
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June 25
Environment Agency secures £275,000 from water company
Environment Agency secures £275,000 from water company

The Environment Agency has secured an Enforcement Undertaking from Anglian…
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June 25
Company fined £50,000 after a worker falls to death
Company fined £50,000 after a worker falls to death

The employee was working as a labourer on site when…
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June 24
New bar set for workplace health
New bar set for workplace health

The new Principles of Workplace Health and Wellbeing Leadership has launched…
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June 24
RAIB releases publication on collision between two passenger trains
RAIB releases publication on collision between two passenger trains

The RAIB (Rail Accident Investigation Branch) has released a publication…
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June 23
Company fined after employee hit by reversing vehicle
Company fined after employee hit by reversing vehicle

A landscaping and civil engineering company has been fined £125,000…
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June 19
Advertising firm fined £400,000 after maintenance worker killed
Advertising firm fined £400,000 after maintenance worker killed

The maintenance worker suffered fatal injuries whilst trying to repair…
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June 19
Business owner sentenced after worker fell through roof
Business owner sentenced after worker fell through roof

A business owner who was uninsured has been given a…
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June 18
Skip manufacturer exposed welders to cancer causing fumes
Skip manufacturer exposed welders to cancer causing fumes

The company was fined £30,000 after failing to protect its…
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June 17
Handyman sentenced after boiler caused immediate danger to life
Handyman sentenced after boiler caused immediate danger to life

The self-employed handyman claiming to be on the Gas Safe…
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June 17
Mining company fined after electrician killed
Mining company fined after electrician killed

The company was fined £150,000 after the employee was struck…
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June 17
Waste company fined £300,150 after teenager fractures leg
Waste company fined £300,150 after teenager fractures leg

The teenager was working for a clinical waste management company…
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June 15
Two companies fined after worker fractures neck
Two companies fined after worker fractures neck

The contractor was working on a refurbishment project that involved cutting…
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June 15
Petroleum company fined £1 million following gas leak
Petroleum company fined £1 million following gas leak

The gas leak was caused when a large steel tower partially…
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June 10
Construction companies fined after worker falls through roof
Construction companies fined after worker falls through roof

Two construction companies have been fined £79,300 after a scaffolder fell…
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June 8
Recycling company fined after worker suffers life-changing crush injuries
Recycling company fined after worker suffers life-changing crush injuries

A waste and recycling company has been fined £64,666 after a…
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June 3
Construction company fined after man died on site
Construction company fined after man died on site

A construction company has been fined after a man drowned after falling…
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June 2
South West Water fined £1.93m for contaminated drinking water
South West Water fined £1.93m for contaminated drinking water

South West Water has been issued with a record fine for supplying water…
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May 28
Construction company changed after subcontractor suffers life-changing injuries
Construction company changed after subcontractor suffers life-changing injuries

The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has fined a company after a subcontractor fell through…
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May 28
Shipping company fined after worker seriously injured
Shipping company fined after worker seriously injured

A company has been fined £146,700 after an employee was hit…
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May 27
Oil and gas giant fined over violent propane release
Oil and gas giant fined over violent propane release

A ship engineer suffered serious cold burns as a result of unplanned liquid propane…
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May 22
Machine manufacturer fined £170,000 after worker’s fingers crushed
Machine manufacturer fined £170,000 after worker’s fingers crushed

A company has been fined after an employee’s hand was trapped…
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May 26
Global technology company fined £600,000 after employee paralysed
Global technology company fined £600,000 after employee paralysed

The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has fined a company…
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May 21
Company fined after worker loses fingers
Company fined after worker loses fingers

A biomass company has been fined £129,000 after a worker lost…
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May 18
HSE publishes asbestos control limit review
HSE publishes asbestos control limit review

The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) undertook the review in…
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May 14
Company fined £350,000 following collapse of chemical tank
Company fined £350,000 following collapse of chemical tank

A company has been fined £350,000 following the collapse of a…
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May 13
Crown Censure authorised at HMP Dartmoor
Crown Censure authorised at HMP Dartmoor

The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has announced their intention…
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May 12
Company fined £167,000 for several health and safety failures
Company fined £167,000 for several health and safety failures

A waste and recycling company has been fined for multiple health…
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May 11
HSE cracks down on dry cutting of engineered stone
HSE cracks down on dry cutting of engineered stone

The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has issued new guidance banning dry cutting…
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May 8
Company fined after roofer fell through loft hatch
Company fined after roofer fell through loft hatch

A company has been fined £20,000 after pleading guilty to breaching Regulation…
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May 7
Operator’s licence revoked from company after serious failures
Operator’s licence revoked from company after serious failures

The company, which held a restricted goods vehicle operator’s licence for one vehicle, appeared…
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May 6
Fly-tippers could lose driving licence under new court powers
Fly-tippers could lose driving licence under new court powers

New measures under the Policing and Crime Act could see fly-tippers lose their…
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May 5
Tree surgeon suffers electric shock from overhead powerline
Tree surgeon suffers electric shock from overhead powerline

The tree surgeon was part of a team of three…
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May 1
SFO fines a British defence supplier £10m
SFO fines a British defence supplier £10m

In its first Deferred Prosecution Agreement (DPA) in four years,…
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May 1
University fined after employees develop occupational asthma
University fined after employees develop occupational asthma

A university has been fined £280,000 after pleading guilty to breaching…
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April 30
Manufacturer fined after worker suffered serious damage to his hand
Manufacturer fined after worker suffered serious damage to his hand

A tissue manufacturer has been fined £60,000 and pleaded guilty to…
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April 29
Diving instructor fined for falsifying medical certificate
Diving instructor fined for falsifying medical certificate

A diving instruction has been fined £700 after falsifying a Health and…
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April 27
Company fined for lack of employers’ liability insurance
Company fined for lack of employers’ liability insurance

A scrap metal merchant has been fined £1,000 after pleading guilty to…
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April 24
Chemical company fined after two employees suffer serious chemical burns
Chemical company fined after two employees suffer serious chemical burns

A chemical manufacturing company has been fined £3.8 million after employees at…
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April 21
April 20
Waste management company fined £120,000 after worker crushed by excavator
Waste management company fined £120,000 after worker crushed by excavator

The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has prosecuted a company…
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April 16
Company fined £30,000 after worker crushed by one-tonne block while inside HGV trailer
Company fined £30,000 after worker crushed by one-tonne block while inside HGV trailer

The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has prosecuted a company…
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