A Golden Era of Safety: 50 years of the Health and Safety at Work Act
31 July 2024 marks the 50th anniversary of the introduction of the Health & Safety at Work Act 1974 (HSWA 1974), which remains the umbrella legislation that underpins all legal health & safety requirements for both employers and employees in the UK.
HSE publishes annual work-related ill health and injury statistics for 2022/23

Nearly two million workers in Great Britain reported suffering from work-related ill health in 2022/23. The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has published its annual statistics on work-related ill health and workplace injuries. The statistics reveal that 1.8 million workers reported they were suffering from work-related ill health in 2022/23, with approximately half of the […]