Around 1.3 million workers suffered from work related ill-health and there were 609,000 workplace injuries in 2016/17, according to the latest annual statistics from the Health and Safety Executive (HSE). The statistics, compiled by HSE from the Labour Force Survey and other sources, cover work-related ill health, workplace injuries, working days lost, costs to Britain and enforcement action taken. […]

New figures from the Department for Transport have revealed that 1,792 people were killed in reported road traffic accidents across Britain in 2016. This is a rise of 62 deaths, or 4%, compared to the previous year and is apparently the highest number of recorded road deaths in the country since 2011. Latest Figures Around half of […]

The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has launched a new inspection initiative targeting the agricultural sector, and potato farmers in particular, to remind them of the importance of managing risks to workers during the potato harvest. HSE inspectors will be visiting farms across the country that grow, pick and process potatoes over the next few months to […]