August 24, 2021
Data from a recent study highlights that 2019-20 was the worst year for gas explosions in the workplace, injuring 35 people and killing eight. Read More
June 19, 2021
The owner of a wood mill where four people were killed in an explosion in 2015 has been described as ‘totally inadequate’ and fined £12,000. Read More
January 4, 2018
There is insufficient evidence to support gross or corporate manslaughter charges over the deaths of two men in a steelworks explosion, BBC News has reported. Read More
January 27, 2017
An EU directive has been amended to prioritise safety in potentially explosive atmospheres, according to explosion protection company Pyroban. The Read More
December 15, 2016
David Johnson heads up the HSE’s Health and Safety Laboratory (HSL) Centre for Large-scale Testing and Evaluation. He speaks to Read More
July 17, 2015
A major incident has been declared after two explosions and a fire at a wood mill in Bosley, Cheshire, leaving four people believed to be trapped in the building. Read More
September 23, 2014
By Jon Cooper and Steven Brooker: Last year HSE chair Judith Hackitt commented at the Piper 25 conference that, Read More