Health and Safety Executive
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Guidance by industry, includes construction, health and social care, pesticides, oil and gas, agriculture
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Guidance by topic, includes risk management, RIDDOR, COSHH, asbestos and display screen equipment
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Construction supervisor fined after school pupils exposed to asbestos
The supervisor cut through an asbestos insulating board, causing asbestos fibres to spread throughout the school hall
Housebuilder fined £800,000 after apprentice injured on site
The worker suffered several injuries after a temporary stairwell covering collapsed causing the worker and 20kg of concrete blocks to fall to the floor below
Airport fined £80,000 after man falls from ambulift
The elderly man fell 5 feet after leaning against a misaligned safety rail which swung outwards, causing serious injuries resulting in his death
Information and services
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RIDDOR
Some accidents, diseases or near misses must be reported
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F10 notification
Tell HSE about a large construction project before work starts
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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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Building Safety Regulator
How building safety is regulated in England
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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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