Make sure you have the right workplace facilities

All employers must provide toilets, washbasins and other welfare facilities that workers require. 

Employers must also provide a working environment that's healthy and safe for everyone in the workplace, including disabled people.

This means you must have:

• welfare facilities
• a healthy working environment 
• a safe workplace

Find out in more detail what you must provide for a safe and healthy workplace.

Employers are also required to provide enough toilets and washbasins for those expected to use them. Follow our guidance for toilets and washing facilities.

£1.6 million fine issued after worker fatally crushed

The worker had been assisting while temporary mast climber work platform sections were being lifted by a lorry-mounted crane.

He was killed when a lifting sling carrying sections of a work platform snapped and fell on top of him.

HSE's investigation found the energy and services infrastructure company failed to:

• properly plan the lifting operation of the work platform
• have a suitable robust system in place to ensure all accessories had been thoroughly examined or disposed of when expired, resulting in out-of-date slings being used

Read more in our press release: company fined £1.6 million following the death of worker.

Guidance for employers is available on HSE's website: Lifting Operations and Lifting Equipment Regulations (LOLER).

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

• plastics manufacturer fined £400,000 as worker suffers multiple leg fractures
• two companies fined after worker falls through skate park skylight roof
  
  
  

Highlight the importance of health and safety with our statistics poster

Help to raise awareness and educate your workforce about the consequences of poor health and safety with our vital statistics poster.

The poster presents HSE's health and safety statistics for 2024 in an infographic style that is easy to understand.

When displayed in a workplace the poster:

• serves as a reminder to workers about the consequences of poor health and safety in priority risk areas
• enables employers to raise awareness and start conversations with workers about the importance of managing risk well

Find out more and order your poster: Health and safety at work: Vital statistics poster 2024

Latest job vacancies at HSE

Join HSE to develop your career and help protect lives and livelihoods.

We currently have a range of vacancies, which include:

• Training and events administrator (apprenticeship)
  closes 16 December; 2 roles available

• Specialist inspector – human factors engineering
  closes 13 January; 4 roles available

The Electricity at Work Regulations

HSE's publication highlights what can be done by dutyholders (particularly engineers, technicians, and their managers) to achieve electrical safety compliance with the duties imposed by the Regulations.

It is relevant to all work activities and premises except certain offshore installations and particular ships.

You can download a free copy: The Electricity at Work Regulations 1989 (HSR25).