health and safety executive

Driver suffers life-changing injuries after being electrocuted

A truck driver suffered third-degree burns after being electrocuted while making a delivery to a site in Essex.

safety and risk management 15 Apr

Company fined after worker crushed loading lorry

A company in Kent has been fined £175,000 following the death of an employee loading a lorry.

safety and risk management 8 Apr

£380k fine after driver suffers traumatic brain injury

A company has been fined for health and safety failings that led to a driver suffering a traumatic brain injury.

safety and risk management 20 Mar

HSE warns of crush risk from powered tilting stabilisers

The HSE has issued a safety notice for those involved in lorry loader operations with powered 'tilting' also known as ‘swing-up’ or ‘rotating’ stabilisers.

safety and risk management 10 Jan

Court room gavel and scales of justice, traffic commissioner

Company fined £1.4m after van driver killed

A company has been fined £1.4m after a driver was fatally injured when leaving its car park.

safety and risk management 8 Dec

Haulage company fined £100k after driver dies from injuries

A haulage company has been fined £100,000 after a 63-year-old driver fell from a loading bay and died.

safety and risk management 27 Sep

Jail after man crushed while working under van at garage

A garage owner has been jailed for 10 months after a mechanic was crushed while working underneath a tipper van.

safety and risk management 15 Aug

Anthony Clark (left) with his brother Graham

Fleet operator fined after employee killed unloading trailer

GCS Johnson has been fined £140,000 after an employee was killed while unloading a trailer.

safety and risk management 15 May

Mechanic inspects a car on a ramp with a torch

HSE issues warning after vehicle repair industry deaths

Figures from the HSE show that, in the five years up to March 2022, 13 people were killed when working under a vehicle that was not properly supported.

safety and risk management 8 Feb

MOT centre sentenced after oil drum explosion kills worker

An MOT centre has been sentenced after oil drum it supplied exploded and fatally injured an agricultural engineer.

safety and risk management 14 May

Garage fined after mechanic suffers life-changing injuries

GP Motor Works has been fined after an employee fell into a vehicle inspection pit and suffered life changing injuries.

safety and risk management 8 Apr

DfT and HSE want fleet views on driving for work guidance

A survey has been launched for fleets to have their say on how driving for work guidance from the HSE and DfT can be improved.

safety and risk management 12 Jan

Vehicle repair company fined after mechanic killed

John Glenn was fatally injured at Albert Road Recovery and Repair, hours after he had started his new job.

9 Jan

Call for action on company car and van driver deaths

IAM RoadSmart research shows almost half of businesses polled expect employees to answer their phone while driving for work.

17 Dec

DfBB advises fleets to set safety goals high and mean what you say

It’s no good just paying lip service to the concept of ensuring the wellbeing of your staff. Policies must be real and credible, says DfBB’s Simon Turner

Driver management 3 Jul