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Guidance by industry, includes construction, health and social care, pesticides, oil and gas, agriculture
Topics A to Z
Guidance by topic, includes risk management, RIDDOR, COSHH, asbestos and display screen equipment
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Risks to workers from extreme heat must be managed
Employers must assess risks to the health and safety of their workers by law, including risks from extreme weather such as heatwaves.
Printing company fined £400k after worker killed during repair work
The fine was issued after a maintenance worker suffered fatal injuries while attempting to repair an industrial overhead door.
Leisure firm fined after death of footballer electrocuted by floodlight
A man climbed a fence to retrieve a lost ball when he came into contact with a poorly maintained floodlight which delivered the fatal shock.
Information and services
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RIDDOR
Some accidents, diseases or near misses must be reported
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Training and events
Health and safety courses created and delivered by our experts
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Apply, notify or report
Apply for a licence, send us a form or report something in a workplace
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Public consultations
Give us your views or evidence to help us protect people and places
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COSHH
Identify, assess and control risks from hazardous substances
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The law
Health and safety at work: criminal and civil law
About HSE
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Sarah Albon
Chief Executive
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Sarah Newton
Chair of the Board
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Our mission
Protecting people and places
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