Vehicle and transport safety at work

Vehicles at work continue to be one of the main causes of fatal and major injuries.

The latest figures for 2023 to 2024 show that show that 25 workers were killed when struck by a moving vehicle: work-related fatal injuries in Great Britain.

Our workplace transport website has a range of guidance, advice and other resources to help reduce the risks and keep workers safe.

You can also download relevant publications from the HSE website, which include:

• Workplace transport safety - an employer's guide
• Workplace transport safety - an overview
• Rider-operated lift trucks
  
  

Fine for construction firm after worker fell to his death from church steeple

A specialist construction company has been fined £60,000 following an investigation into the fatal incident.

The steeplejack was carrying out restoration work and was suspended from the 60 metre tall steeple, sitting in a bosun's chair, when he fell, suffering fatal injuries.

HSE's investigation found that the bosun’s chair was not supported by a suitable backup system preventing falls, such as a double or twin leg lanyard fall arrest harness.

Read more in our press release: Fine for company after worker fell to his death from church steeple.

You can visit our news centre for more on recent enforcement cases, which include:

• £10,000 fine for MOT testing centre after child crushed by car
• Repeated wood dust failures lands company with fine

 

Make sure you know your COSHH essentials

A variety of harmful substances are found in our working environments – knowing how to control these safely can help protect you from harm. 

If you work with hazardous substances:

• our Control of Substances Hazardous to Health (COSHH) website can help you understand the actions you should take to protect your health
• download HSE's publication which explains how to control exposure and comply with the regulations: Working with substances hazardous to health: a brief guide to COSHH
• our COSHH safe handling chemicals poster also provides crucial guidance on how to handle chemicals safely in your workplace, including a useful hazardous signs check
  
  

Upcoming events and webinar from HSE

Webinar: Managing and controlling work-related stress
28 January 2025, 10.30am

HSE presents a free, knowledge-sharing webinar including expert speakers from HSE’s publishing partner TSO (The Stationery Office). The webinar will include practical guidance that can help employers fulfil their duties.

According to the latest health and safety statistics, 16.4 million working days were lost due to work-related stress, depression or anxiety in Great Britain. Employers have a legal duty to protect workers from stress at work by doing a risk assessment and acting on it.

Register for the managing and controlling work-related stress webinar

Event: Health and wellbeing at work
11 to 12 March, NEC Birmingham

Representatives from HSE will be available on stand 144, while HSE experts, including our Chair Sarah Newton, will also be speaking at the event.

Go to the Health and wellbeing at work event website for full details and to purchase your tickets.

Our health and safety events page has more details on all HSE's upcoming webinars, training opportunities and events.

Working for HSE

At HSE we help to protect lives and livelihoods. As well as inspectors, we employ scientists, economists, IT and digital specialists, engineers, health professionals, communicators and many more.

For a full list of current vacancies, as well as further information about working for HSE, visit our careers website.