newsPoor traffic management leads to crushing
AN ESSEX-based waste and recycling company has been fined £400,000 after an employee was seriously injured after being struck by a mobile shredder at its site in Basildon.
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productManage concrete deliveries safely
THERE’S A lot going on at the average construction site. You’ve got workers moving around, plant operating, materials arriving and vehicles coming and going, often all within a pretty limited space.
newsManufacturer prosecuted again after worker’s hand crushed
A PLASTIC packaging manufacturer has been fined for the second time in less than a year after a worker suffered a severe crush injury when their hand was drawn into the rollers of a laminating machine at its site in Telford.
newsChemical firm prosecuted after hand injury
A THETFORD-based chemical manufacturer has been fined £100k after an employee suffered hand injuries when it became caught in an unguarded conveyor.
newsResearch reveals scale of electrical incidents
NEW INDUSTRY research from Martindale Electric has revealed that 86% of electrical professionals have experienced an ‘electrical incident’ at work and it’s just part of a wider picture of many electrical incidents and near misses among UK electrical professionals.
webinarWhat 100+ Global Safety Leaders reveal about AI
Safety Leaders have made up their minds about AI. Two-thirds now use it every week in their own work, yet just 3% run it at scale in their safety processes. That gap between personal confidence and usage, and organisational reality is the story of 2026. What’s more, is functions such as HR, Finance and Legal … What 100+ Global Safety Leaders reveal about AI
newsIOSH highlights hidden harm on British farms
A CULTURE of underreporting is masking the full extent of workplace injuries in UK agriculture, according to new research from IOSH.
productBlackline Safety kept fans safe at FIFA World Cup
DURING THE FIFA World Cup in Miami, Florida, the Miami-Dade Fire Rescue Department deployed Blackline Safety’s connected EXO area monitors to help protect spectators, athletes and event staff throughout matches and related festivities.
newsHSE backs Farm Safety Week
THE HEALTH and Safety Executive (HSE) continues to support Farm Safety Week, with new figures for 2025/26 revealing that children and older workers remain disproportionately at risk on Britain’s farms. Agriculture remains the industry with the highest rate of work-related fatalities.
newsComplacency fuels pipeline incident increase
THERE WERE 311 incidents of workers putting themselves at risk by digging too close to a high-pressure fuel pipeline in 2025, according to Linewatch, the leading pipeline safety awareness group.
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