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Stories you may have missed this week from the HSE📰
▪ Issuing the MoD with a Crown Censure following the death of a soldier.
▪ Double glazing company boss avoids jail after worker dies
▪ Motorsport engineering firm fined
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If asbestos is disturbed harmful fibres are released into the air and can cause fatal diseases when inhaled.
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Different jobs and industries come with their own pressures, but the law requires all employers to include work-related stress in risk assessments.
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A company director has been fined more than £60,000 after workers demolishing a former hotel in Cornwall were exposed to asbestos.
The deadly substance was found scattered across the site in the summer of 2020.
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People living in high-rise buildings in England have new rights and responsibilities.
Our ‘Your Home, Your Safety’ campaign aims to inform residents of tall buildings about what the new building safety regime means for them.
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A company has been fined after a young carpenter was killed by falling equipment on a building site in Cambridgeshire.
Niall McCormack, who was just 22, had been installing roof trusses at the time.
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You can’t see, smell or feel asbestos fibres - don’t take them home on your work clothes.
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A company has been fined £1.2million after a worker suffered a fractured skull.
He had been walking across a processing site in Rotherham when he was struck by a 32-tonne skip wagon.
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Today, Sarah Newton, HSE Chair, gave a speech at The Health and Safety Event
She spoke about the important role HSE plays in protecting people and places
"Good mental health is not an option, it’s a must. We all have a part to play."
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Our ‘Your Home, Your Safety’ campaign aims to inform residents of high-rise buildings in England about what the new building safety regime means for them.
We're encouraging residents to visit our campaign page and sign-up for further information here: