Health and Safety Executive

Pte Jethro Watson-Pickering. PIC: Yorkshire Regiment/PA Wire

Army chief apologises for failings that led to soldier’s death
The head of the Army has apologised to the family of a soldier who was killed during a training exercise.

Ad Feature Why farmers shouldn’t ignore the risks of sun exposure

Farmers are being urged to review their safety ahead of harvest.

Campaign to make life safer during harvest time

People on Tynemouth Beach in the North East of England. PIC: Owen Humphreys/PA Wire

A few tips for surviving a heatwave in Britain - YP Letters

The National Coal Mining Museum

National Coal Mining Museum: Worker sacked after strike rally

Thorpe Willoughby: Roof worker dies after fall in Yorkshire village near Selby

Thorpe Willoughby: Roof worker dies after fall in Yorkshire village near Selby

Angela Morrison

Leeds firm fined after two workers lost fingers in incidents a few days apart.

Undated Humberside Police handout photo of Cherish Bean, 15, and Ethan Slater, 17, who died at Little Eden Holiday Park in Bridlington last week. Humberside Police/PA Wire

Girl who died at Yorkshire holiday park 'had headache before bed'

Cherish Bean, and Ethan Slater, and main picture, LIttle Eden, in Bridlington. Photo: Google / Facebook

Third arrest in probe into teenagers’ deaths at holiday park

The holiday park where tragedy struck

Teenagers named after holiday park deaths as second man arrested

Little Eden Holiday Park on Bridlington Bay Road in Bridlington

Breaking Teenagers found dead inside rental property at Yorkshire holiday park

Sygenta in Huddersfield

Chemicals firm fined £400,000 after 'near miss' at Yorkshire base

The machine, known as a ‘Gravity Block’, had exposed moving parts which the worker was able to access

Worker died after getting tangled in machine at Yorkshire factory

Emma Evans shares her expert insight

Businesses need to take proactive approach to health and safety

People cross train tracks covered with snow in Whitby, Yorkshire. PIC: Danny Lawson/PA Wire

Limit the impact of working in cold weather - John Kushnick

A "wonderful, kind and generous man” - Chris Keegan who was killed in forklift truck incident at a depot in Castleford

£434,000 fine for West Yorkshire firm following 'preventable' death of driver

The machine at William Thompson (York) Limited

Animal feed worker lost part of foot after it got stuck in machinery

Cleckheaton residents outside Huddersfield town hall. Credit: Matt Hirst

'Toxic cocktail' - Yorkshire residents demand action over building site

James Smith shares his expert insight

Outdated safety is putting working families at risk

Tracy Weaver showing the dust collecting on a plate by the back door.

Residents demand stop to housing development as dust covers streets

The Yorkshire Air Ambulance

Teen airlifted to hospital after electrocution on Yorkshire farm
A teenage boy has been airlifted to hospital after being left with suspected electrocution injuries following an incident on a farm in Yorkshire.
Jonathan Pritchard

Temperature rises on thermometer

Is it too hot to work? Health and safety experts explain what the heatwave means...

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Today will be one of the hottest June days on record

Can my child be sent home in a heatwave? School rules explained

Senior Legionella and Fire Consultant Adam Midson at work

Health and safety consultancy offers much-needed help to tackle UK increase in L...

Jade Harrison after the fairground accident in October 2019.

Woman who was catapulted from fairground ride at 60mph 'lucky to be alive'

Jack Croft, 30, suffered life changing injuries after the incident in Leyburn, North Yorkshire.

Yorkshire firm fined after a worker fell through roof of sheep barn

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The accident happened at East Riding Sacks Ltd, a manufacturer of paper sacks, at its site in Stamford Bridge, near York

Yorkshire manufacturer fined over £500,000 following night shift worker's death

Piper Homes Construction Ltd.

Construction company fined £300,000 after ‘unjust' death of Pocklington man

The labourer was seriously injured in the accident at Great House Farm, Great House Road, near Todmorden, on 13 April 2023

Labourer fractured skull after falling through skylight on his first day on job

The Iranian man's family lives in Canada

Builder sentenced after asylum seeker fell to his death from scaffolding
A builder has been sentenced after an asylum seeker fell to his death from scaffolding at a house in Bradford.
Alexandra Wood

Commuters in Leeds City Centre. Picture Tony Johnson

Work-related ill-health is costing £415m a week, unions claim

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

David Vinsome crushed between an excavation bucket and a fabrication table at Pallion Shipyard in Sunderland

CCTV captures horrific moment welder crushed while working at shipyard

The 800kg load crushed Wayne Hatton’s legs during a night shift at Amber Precast Ltd’s factory on 14 January 2021

Sheffield firm fined £60,000 after worker's leg amputated

‘Performance adjustments’ (fines) are applied where performance requirements on potholes are not met, the city council says.

Council fined £60,000 for exposing workers to risks from vibrating tools

Experts commented that it was 'remarkable' that neither of them had died in the powerful explosion.

Footage shows moment gas tank explodes and is catapulted into the air

Yorkshire courts: Fan charged, firm fined, brawl leads to jail

A popular Yorkshire bread maker was fined more than £360,000 after one of its employees lost a finger in machinery.

Man loses finger while working at popular Yorkshire bread factory

An OFTEC registered technician inspecting a boiler

Guidance issued for students in Yorkshire to avoid common pitfalls when renting

Wensleydale Creamery in Hawes is one of Yorkshire's most visited factories

Workplace incident leaves two injured at famous Yorkshire cheese factory

Farmers pass fireweed as they take advantage of the long hot dry weather to harvest the wheat in fields close to Thixendale in the Yorkshire Wolds. Picture Tony Johnson

The clash of rural life with the modern world - Sarah Todd

Farmers take advantage of the long hot dry weather to harvest the wheat in fields in 2022. PIC: Tony Johnson

Farmers need to be vigilant on temporary worker safety - Harry Appleton-Metcalfe

Russell Hartley died after being crushed by a waste sorting machine

Father-of-three crushed to death by 'flip-flop' waste sorting machine

The collision between the HGV and two stationary vehicles which killed Tony Skerratt.

Video showing crash which killed man in his forties released by police

Schools are not legally required to let children have water bottles during class, nor to bring sunscreen to school (Photo: NationalWorld/Getty Images/Adobe Stock)

Rules schools must follow during a heatwave, and what parents can do

Mike Benner, chief executive of APIL (the Association of Personal Injury Lawyers)

North Yorkshire workplace injuries are ‘bad for workers and bad for businesses’

CCTV captures the electrical explosion at New Earth Solutions, a waste company that has been fined over £200,000 after a worker suffered burns to his body and face.

Electrical explosion: Shocking moment worker gets injured in blast

Wastecare's site in Halifax.

Recycling company fined £120,000 after man suffers severe injuries at work

Orean Personal Care Limited of Stubbs Beck Lane, Cleckheaton, West Yorkshire pleaded guilty to breaching Section 2 (1) of the Health & Safety at Work etc Act 1974 at Leeds Magistrates' Court

Yorkshire company fined £300,000 after worker lost part of finger

The SeAH Wind factory currently under construction at the South Bank part of the Teesworks site.

"Seriously injured" worker fell from height at Teesworks site

At Leeds Magistrates’ Court on January 24, HACS Construction Limited of Station Yard, Ripley, North Yorkshire pleaded guilty to breaching Section 2 (1) of the Health & Safety at Work etc Act 1974.

North Yorkshire company fined more than £330,000 after worker killed

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

A 68-year-old man has died after what police described as an "industrial accident" at a work premises in Carr Wood Road, Castleford, on November 20. Photo: Google.

Tragedy as 68-year-old man dies after 'industrial accident'

Emergency services responded to an incident where a man was trapped following a wall collapse in Perseverance Terrace, Batley. Picture: Google

Horror as one dead and another seriously injured after wall collapses

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

The remains of the Pulverised Coal Injection plant at Redcar after its demolition in October 2022.

Teesworks: Seventeen safety incidents at Redcar site in three-month period

The HSE's announcement comes nearly four years to the day after the incident.

No corporate manslaughter charges after Teesworks explosion deaths

Councillors in Wakefield are to consider an application to build 30 homes, 19 business units and a nature reserve on scrub land between the river and the Calder and Hebble Navigation.

Plans to build new nature reserve and homes alongside river approved

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