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The Health and Safety Executive (HSE)’s annual statistics on workplace health and safety in Great Britain have been released – here’s a summary of the key figures. What are HSE’s annual health and safety statistics? Every year, HSE, the UK government body responsible for workplace safety, produces a report on health and safety data from the previous 12 months. The illuminating statistics highlight trends in work-related ill health and key areas of focus for employers. The 2021/2022 statistics were released…

Since Elon Musk took over Twitter recently we have been watching his behaviour with interest. What we have seen has been shocking. Our opinion, based on reports in the press, is that Mr Musk’s treatment of his employees is morally reprehensible and abhorrent. Our purpose at HCS Safety is to support employers to provide and maintain safe and healthy working environments, in order to create positive workplaces. This happens through good leadership, consultation and respect, none of which are apparent…

Multinational food conglomerate Nestlè has been fined £800,000 after a worker was injured in its Newcastle factory. The company pleaded guilty to breaching health and safety regulations at South Tyneside Magistrates’ Court in October this year. Nestlè had previously been prosecuted for a similar incident at its Halifax factory. What happened? The 25-year-old maintenance technician suffered life-changing injuries in late 2020 when his arm was drawn into a roller mechanism on a conveyor machine – part of the Rolo ®…

Technology giant Dyson has been fined £1.2m after a worker was injured when a milling machine fell on him in Dyson’s Wiltshire factory. The company pleaded guilty to breaching health and safety legislation and was fined at Swindon Magistrates’ Court in August this year. What happened? Along with a colleague, the employee was moving the 1.5-tonne CNC milling machine when the incident occurred in August 2019. The machine fell and struck the employee, resulting in injuries to the head and…