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Work-related stress: free HSE webinar and new “Working Minds” video
We’d encourage every employer we work with to treat this HSE webinar and the Working Minds resources as seriously as any other compliance obligation, and to build regular stress risk assessments…
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Latest annual work-related fatalities – including mesothelioma – published by HSE
Great Britain continues to be one of the safest places in the world to work, according to new analysis published by the Health and Safety Executive. The analysis comes alongside the annual release of HSE’s statistics for work-related fatalities for 2025/26,…
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Men’s Health Week: understanding mesothelioma risk in the trades
Men working in skilled trades face higher rates of mesothelioma mortality than the general population. Asbestos was widely used in UK construction until it was banned in 1999…
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Make sure your asbestos management plan is up to date in 2026
As we advance through the year, it’s the perfect time to ensure your asbestos management fundamentals are in good shape….
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Companies fined after 16-year-old worker exposed to asbestos
The worker been breaking up cement sheets taken from the roof of the property and putting them into a skip. Asbestos was later found to be in the cement sheets, exposing the worker to asbestos fibres.
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Asbestos – Your Duty: HSE launches new campaign to keep people safe from future dangers of asbestos
Asbestos: Your Duty launches today, Monday 15 January, with the aim of improving understanding of what the legal duty to manage asbestos involves…
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Construction firm fined £90,000 after exposing public to asbestos during renovation work
Nathan Cook, prosecuting on behalf of the HSE, told the court how the regulator received a concern on 31 August 2021 about asbestos disturbance. The concern related to a refurbishment project…
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New TUC research shows thousands of local authority buildings still contain asbestos
Asbestos is still the biggest workplace killer according to the Health and Safety Executive, and Britain has the highest rates of mesothelioma cases in the world. But the new research reveals…
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