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The UK’s Health and Safety at Work Act is 50. Here’s how it’s changed our lives

On 1 June 1974, a fireball rose over the village of Flixborough, Lincolnshire. A chemical plant exploded, killing 28 people and injuring 36. It brought into sharp focus debates taking place at the time about health and safety at work, and beyond.

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Horror fairground ride crash at Lambeth Country Show that left four in hospital investigated

The HSE is investigating how the ride failure led the the injury of four people at the Lambeth Country Show last month

The Independent UK

‘We all get on well’: the town in England where cattle roam free

Living among cows is about common sense, say people in Minchinhampton, after a Surrey police car rammed an escaped calf on a residential street

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Aviation firm fined £160,000 after worker crushed to death at Heathrow Airport by baggage container

He is remember by his family as a ‘loving, supportive dad’ who was ‘loved by many’

Evening Standard

Horizon Sports & Experiences Names Kerry Bradley Senior VP of Strategy

Exec had been with Sports Innovation Lab

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Britain is becoming a toxic chemical dumping ground – yet another benefit of Brexit

Perhaps our government imagines bulldog spirit will protect us from the dangerous substances that Europe rules unsafe, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot

The Guardian - UK

UK ministers in ‘embarrassing climbdown’ over claims quad bike roll bars increase injury risk

Government had rejected campaigners’ demands for new safety measures on basis of outdated research

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Father-of-one speaks of 'terrifying' moment when buried alive in concrete

A young dad from Fife has spoken of his terror after spending 30 minutes buried alive in freshly poured concrete.

The National (Scotland)

McCain Foods fined £700,000 after worker needs fingers amputated after accident

The frozen potato company admitted contravening two health and safety regulations.

The Independent UK

Owner of inflatable trampoline that exploded and killed girl, 3, is jailed

Ava-May Littleboy was thrown into the air when the equipment failed on Gorleston beach in Norfolk.

Evening Standard

Owner of inflatable that exploded and killed girl, 3, is jailed

Ava-May Littleboy was thrown into the air when the equipment failed on Gorleston beach in Norfolk.

The Independent UK

Waste firm fined £260K after worker crushed in horror machine trap accident in South London

HSE say man 'lucky to be alive' after being caught in machine mistakenly turned on during maintenance work

Evening Standard

Companies fined £600,000 after engineer electrocuted at outer London hospital

The 36-year-old’s widow described him as a ‘kind-hearted’ family man

Evening Standard

Crane firm to be prosecuted over building site collapse in which three men died

Rhys Barker, David Newall and David Webb died following an incident at a construction site in Crewe in June 2017.

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Family pay tribute to worker crushed to death at quarry as company fined

Luke Branston’s father said he misses his son ‘all the time’.

Evening Standard

Woman trampled to death by stampeding cows while walking her dogs through farmland

Police confirm woman killed while walking past field of 40 cows in Welsh countryside

The Independent UK

Manufacturing company forced to pay out £200,000 after workers injured in explosion

Weir Minerals, Halifax, West Yorkshire did not have the correct safety procedures in place, the Health and Safety Executive found

The Guardian - UK

How asbestos could slow efforts to fix crumbling concrete in English schools

Work to tackle Raac could expose asbestos that remains in buildings despite being banned in the 1990s

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The Guardian - UK

Private school fined £80,000 over classroom ceiling collapse

Fifteen children and a teacher were injured in the 2021 incident at Rosemead preparatory in south London

The Independent UK

Prep school trust fined £80,000 after pupils hurt in classroom ceiling collapse

Children in Year 3 at Rosemead Preparatory School in south London were in a lesson when tables and chairs fell from the attic above.

The Independent UK

Trust fined £80k after teacher and 15 children injured as classroom ceiling collapses

The teacher and several pupils were taken to hospital where they were treated for fractures, cuts and concussion

The National (Scotland)

Oil and gas firm fined £535k after crane collapsed on two men

AN Aberdeen oil and gas firm has been fined £535,000 after a worker sustained life-changing injuries following the uncontrolled collapse of a crane.

The National (Scotland)

Around 100 Mossmorran workers withdraw labour over safety fears

HUNDREDS of workers at ExxonMobil’s petrochemical plant in Mossmorran have withdrawn their labour in a dispute over health and safety concerns,…

The National (Scotland)

'Ugly' security fencing ruining reputation of top Scottish tourist spots

TOURIST leaders and historians have warned the reputation of Scottish tourism is at risk of being damaged by “ugly riot-control security…

The Guardian - UK

Bibby Stockholm will be housing people within weeks, says Oliver Dowden

Deputy PM ‘confident’ asylum barge will soon be used and that fire safety concerns will be taken into account

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