Toni Houghton

In today’s fast-paced work environment, ensuring the health and safety of employees is of utmost importance. The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) plays a critical role in this regard, serving as the UK's independent regulator for work-related health, safety, and illness. But what exactly does the HSE do, and why is it so significant in ensuring...

Running a small company comes with many responsibilities, and none is more important than keeping people safe. Under the Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974 every employer – whether you have one employee or a hundred – must protect workers, contractors and visitors. That duty applies to SMEs and micro‑businesses as much as it does to large...

Hiring lone workers comes with a big responsibility: keeping them safe. And in 2025, this issue is becoming harder to ignore. From workplace violence and delayed emergency response times to rising stress levels, employers are under growing pressure to meet safety and compliance standards. The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) highlights just how...

You are required to complete a fire risk assessment (FRA) to protect your staff and workplace from fire risks. An assessment will help you to identify hazards, implement the correct safety measures and determine the necessary steps to prevent or mitigate fires. It ensures the safety of people, property and businesses by outlining preventative...

Slipping, tripping or falling can cause injuries like back problems,broken bones or head injuries. Making up the majority of non-fatal injuries at work, slips, trips and falls are accidents that absolutely must be addressed in your workplace risk assessments. In this guide we explore how you can prevent slips, trips, and falls from occurring....

Within the construction industry there were 51 fatal injuries to workers in 2023/24, and an estimated 47,000 construction workers sustained non-fatal injuries over a three-year period (based on HSE statistics between 2021-2024). These are accidents including: Slips, trips, fallsFalls from heightInjuries from manual handlingInjuries from falling...