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Construction company fined after man died on 'death trap' construction site 

A construction company has been fined after a man drowned when he fell into an exposed excavation hole described as a ‘death trap’, at a building site in Hertfordshire.

https://press.hse.gov.uk/2026/06/03/construction-company-fined-after-man-died-on-death-trap-site/

Construction company fined after joiner suffers life-changing injuries in skylight fall

https://press.hse.gov.uk/2026/05/28/construction-company-fined-after-joiner-suffers-life-changing-injuries-in-skylight-fall/

HSE science team helps power world-first hydrogen aviation breakthrough

Britain’s health and safety regulator is part of a landmark project that could transform air travel, and shows how safety expertise drives innovation, not holds it back.

https://press.hse.gov.uk/2026/05/29/hse-science-team-helps-power-world-first-hydrogen-aviation-breakthrough/

Last month, a major academic study revealed that "workers’ rights are likely breached at scale" in the UK. This was shown to affect 14 per cent of the country’s workers.