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    Britain records lowest ever annual worker fatalities, HSE statistics show

    HSE’s annual work-related fatalities statistics for Great Britain today reveal that 126 workers lost their lives in work-related incidents in 2025/26.

    By Belinda Liversedge on 01 July 2026

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    Is workplace health safe in 2026?

    UK Government efforts to boost the economy and employment levels through approaches such as deregulation pose a serious threat to the country’s workplace safety standards and the health of our workforce.

    By Kevin Bampton, BOHS on 10 February 2026

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    Didcot investigation into four workers’ deaths still unresolved

    On 23 February it will be the sixth anniversary of the Didcot disaster which claimed the lives of four demolition workers. But police say it’s still not possible to say when the investigation will be completed.

    By Belinda Liversedge on 15 February 2022