Health and Safety Executive

A car dealer must pay more than £9,000 in fines and costs after a visitor to his premises was seriously injured when he fell down an unprotected drop.

Man falls down 6ft drop and gets 'seriously' injured at car dealership

Inverness Sheriff Court

Radioactive gas found in court building as staff moved

An overhead view of a wind turbine. Picture: William Edwards/AFP via Getty Images

Company fined £800k after young worker dies at wind farm site

The City Flyer fairground ride in Birmingham, after two people were taken to hospital after an incident on the ride. Picture: Phil Barnett/PA Wire

Woman recalls moment City Flyer Christmas ride 'crashed to the ground'

An investigation has been launched

Probe launched after man, 66, dies at Scottish recycling centre

Police were called to the incident at a Fife quarry. Picture: John Devlin

Father dies after being injured at Scottish quarry

Kevin Bridges, Partner and Head of Health and Safety at Pinsent Masons

Construction in spotlight over number of workplace fatalities - Kevin Bridges

Recognising the signs of stress in the workplace is crucial (Picture: stock.adobe.com)

A stress-free workplace is a better workplace - Laura McCabe & Adam MacDonald

Private Conor McPherson was accidentally shot during a training exercise on a firing range

Army censured over death of soldier who was accidentally shot in head

NHS Lothian was handed the penalty over the death of two men, aged 55 and 79

Health board fined £220,000 after two patients died in window falls at hospital

The scene of a gas explosion, nearly one year on in Hemmingway in Evesham, Worcestershire Picture: Emma Trimble / SWNS

Watch: Drone footage shows devastation from gas explosion - a year on

Farmers and crofters are concerned about there being no alternative to control bracken after Asulox use was banned in Scotland (pic: Victoria Jones)

Asulox may be out, but we can't ignore what it was used for in the first place

Man dies after falling while working on dough machine at bread factory

Paul McLennan SNP East Lothian MSP

Scottish Government doesn’t yet know the full extent of dangerous concrete

Sean Anderson, 43, sustained fatal injuries when he fell through the grating on the lower deck of BP’s Unity installation

BP fined £650,000 over death of worker who fell from offshore platform

Emergency service crews called to explosion at Asco in Peterhead

Explosion at offshore supply base in Peterhead

A toddler died after being hit by a tractor in Devon

Toddler dies following incident involving tractor

UK theme parks and fairgrounds face major health and safety checks after high speed incidents - list of rides

Extra safety checks on 100 fairground and theme park rides across UK

Petrel in Imperial Dock in Leith the day after the incident. Picture: Peter Summers/Getty Images

Petrel ship dry dock incident: Dramatic account from injured worker

Prospect members on a picket line (Photo: Prospect)

Civil servants union strikes: Two strike days announced

Petrel in Imperial Dock in Leith on Thursday. Picture: Jane Barlow/PA Wire

HSE investigation launched after US Navy ship tips over in Leith

Mullberry Homes received a series of Improvement and Prohibition Notices because of their unsafe work standards, but repeatedly failed to comply.

House builder fined £117,000 for multiple safety failings

The blast site remains fenced off, with three of the four worst-affected houses knocked down while one stands empty

Corroded supply pipe blamed for massive Ayr gas explosion

Although fatalities in the agriculture sector have dropped, farmers have been warned not to be complacent over safety standards.

Risk expert warns farmers in Scotland against safety complacency

No charges over massive Ayr gas blast

The European Union regulates chemicals in a range of products, including cosmetics (Picture: Mireya Acierto/Getty Images)

Hard Brexit is putting people at risk from toxic chemicals – Dr Richard Dixon

Dyson was founded by inventor Sir James Dyson, now a billionaire and one of the UK's wealthiest men

Dyson fined £1.2 million over crushed worker

As a heatwave hits the UK, here is what the law says about working in extreme temperatures (Getty Images)

How hot is too hot to work? UK heatwave and workers' rights

Stephanie Berkeley, Farm Safety Foundation manager

Farming: Poor farm safety is still a major issue for the industry

Farming remains a dangerous occupation

Will the farming industry ever up its safety game? - Andrew Arbuckle

With the NHS under severe pressure, employers could help by improving their occupational health services and doing more to prevent accidents and injuries (Picture: Christopher Furlong/Getty Images)

How private businesses can ease the pressure on the NHS – Alastair Stewart

Shetland is ideal for the development of wind farms and other green energy projects

Man, 23, dies at Shetland wind farm construction site

Lesley McLeod, CEO, Association for Project Safety

We all need to learn to make sensible risk calculations, and do more to help our...

Donald Houston, owner of Ardnamurchan Estates. PIC: Contributed.

Highland landowner speaks out over ramblers' right to roam row

Aerial view of the devastation cause by an explosion on Kincaidston Drive Ayr, Scotland. October 19, 2021.

Gas pipes to be upgraded following Ayr house blast

Farm injuries have doubled

Farming fatality figures almost double in a year

HSE advise helmet wearing on ATVs

Brian Henderson takes a hard-headed view of safety on the farm

Fatigue adds to danger

Agriculture tops league for work stress and danger

Farm Safety Week is being held next month

Farming: It’s aye been true that working the land is dangerous - Andrew A...

Rosyth Dockyard.

Police probe as worker, 23, dies after being injured at Rosyth Dockyard

Fife Ethylene Plant, Mossmorran

Mossmorran: UK safety watchdog seeks prosecution of hydrocarbon leaks at Fife pl...

Pubs can now serve drinks indoors again

Staff need protected as the hospitality sector reopens - Audrey Ferrie
With most of Scotland’s hospitality sector reopened after lockdown, employers will need to consider what impact new ways of working will have on the mental heal...

An explosion at a water treatment works in Bristol has killed four people - here...

Halfords offers free car check and discounts for teachers, emergency workers and...

These driving test centres are reopening their waiting rooms as DVSA eases restr...

Working at a great height brings danger

Keep building workers safe post-Covid – Lesley McLeod

Police Scotland reported to health and safety executive over breath tests

Police Scotland reported to health and safety executive

About a million Scots are currently aged over 65 and that number is set to increase over the next few decades (Picture: John Devlin)

Why we need a National Care Service – Susan Dalgety

Burbage Primary School in Buxton, Derbyshire closed earlier this week - and schools across the UK could close for over two months in the event of a global pandemic (Getty Images)

UK schools could close for two months in the event of coronavirus pandemic

Amazon has opened its first ever supermarket - and you don’t have to go through ...

Reform in England is gathering pace and there is a danger of Scotland being left behind, says Metcalfe. Picture: Peter Devlin

Post-Grenfell safety legislation must go further - Katherine Metcalfe

Reform in England is gathering pace and there is a danger of Scotland being left behind, says Metcalfe. Picture: Peter Devlin

Post-Grenfell safety legislation must go further - Katherine Metcalfe

More than 600 workers have been seriously injured in Amazon UK warehouses

Leader comment: The very least hospital scandal families deserve are answers

Anas Sarwar MSP said an NHS whistleblower has claimed a clinician-led probe uncovered the incidents.

Further 10 cases of infections linked to the Queen Elizabeth University Hospital...

It said it was moved to stop children playing the popular game after "a few incidents" caused kids to "get upset".

Headteacher bans pupils from playing tig - instead tells children to hold hands

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