Health & Safety News from HSE
- Jul 21, 2025
- 3 min read
Workplace health and safety is a matter that affects all businesses and employees. The Health and Safety Executive is the government department responsible for ensuring our safety. Here is their latest bulletin:
Health and safety training and events
HSE delivers a wide range of innovative and relevant training courses and events.
Upcoming courses and events include:
13 August, HSE Science and Research centre, Buxton
NEBOSH HSE certificate in manual handling risk assessment
20 to 21 August, live online
HSE publishes latest work-related fatal injury statistics
In the last year, 124 workers were killed in work-related incidents across all industries in Great Britain.
HSE's annual data release covers the period from April 2024 to March 2025.
The total of 124 worker deaths is 14 lower than the previous year (138).
The industry-wide figure includes 35 fatal injuries to workers in the construction industry, a decrease of 15 from the previous year total (50). The 5-year average for worker fatal injuries in construction is 40.
The most common causes of fatal injuries across all industries are falls from height (35), being struck by a moving object (18), and being trapped by something collapsing or overturning (17).
find out more in our fatal injury statistics press release
view the fatal injury statistics in full on our website
HSE has also published the annual figures for Mesothelioma, a cancer caused by past exposure to asbestos. 2,218 people died from the disease in 2023.
HSE as a market surveillance authority for workplace products
HSE monitors and enforces legal requirements on the safety of most products used in the workplace, including any risks to health.
HSE has a duty to notify the Secretary of State about:
unsafe or non-compliant products
the measures taken and communicated by an economic operator
Products notified to the HSE Product Safety and Market Surveillance Unit that present a serious or high risk to the health and safety of the user, and recalled products, are published on GOV.UK's product safety alerts, reports and recalls webpage.
Recent examples of products notified are:
Recent HSE enforcement activity
Work at height – roof work
Structural collapse
further guidance and information: preventing structural collapse
Safe use of work equipment
Past asbestos exposure
HSE’s mesothelioma statistics show that men who worked in the building industry when asbestos was used extensively continue to be most at risk.
Make sure you know what to look for, and what to do to protect yourself when you come across asbestos during your work.
Find out about:
different levels of training available
how you can protect yourself and others from the serious risks
Building Safety Regulator governance changes
The government has announced changes to the governance and leadership of the Building Safety Regulator (BSR).
This is a step towards establishing the single construction regulator recommended by the Grenfell Tower Inquiry.
These structural changes, building on HSE’s foundation work to set up BSR, come as it looks to introduce new Innovation and Remediation Enforcement Units to streamline processes for new high-rise homes.
Current regulatory processes and legal requirements remain unchanged.
The Construction Industry Advisory Committee (CONIAC) update
CONIAC was established to advise HSE on the protection of people from hazards to health and safety within the building, civil engineering and engineering construction industries.
With a membership made up from HSE, employers, employees and key industry stakeholders (including SMEs), CONIAC delivers practical outcomes and industry resources in support of its purpose and work plan through its working groups.
The CONIAC website has useful resources including:
analyst welfare guidance – providing practical and essential guidance on workplace behaviours, risk assessment and safety procedures within the asbestos analytical industry
Health & Safety News from HSE - created 22.7.25
