Fewer than 1 in every 15 major injuries at work now result in a Health and Safety Executive (HSE) investigation. Justice suffers too, with absolutely no HSE enforcement action in almost 98 per cent of cases. But Tory plans to give firms a get-out-of-jail card could make a bad situation much, much worse, Hazards editor Rory O’Neill warns. Read more

Thousands of UK workers are being exposed to levels of lead that can cause serious chronic health problems. Hazards editor Rory O’Neill says the Health and Safety Executive knows it, but admits it has “no intention” of doing anything about it. Read more

The inquiry into Glasgow’s deadly ICL Stockline factory explosion was of seriously limited scope. Even so, it couldn’t fail to unearth desperate failings in the UK’s enforcement of workplace safety, says Hazards editor Rory O’Neill. Read more

The British Chambers of Commerce is targeting health and safety laws because it says they cost business billions. Only it’s not true – BCC rigged the figures. And Hazards editor Rory O’Neill reveals the real cost of an employer disdain for safety laws is borne almost entirely by workers and the public purse. Read more

When somebody dies at work, they are never the only victim. Work deaths harm whole families, whole communities. On Workers' Memorial Day, 28 April each year, workers demand employers pay for their safety crimes. And unions commit themselves to organise for safe and healthy work. Read more

Families Against Corporate Killers (FACK) has brought together the relatives of people killed at or by work. Hazards spoke to FACK members about their high profile campaign for justice. Read more

The Health and Safety Executive is withering away. In the last five years it has lost more than 1 in 6 of its frontline inspectors, and there are more set to go. As safety prosecutions fall to an all time low, Hazards editor Rory O’Neill warns of a growing corporate accountability deficit – and says workers could end up paying with their lives. Read more

Chris Knoop died in a workplace explosion. The directors of the company responsible didn’t turn up for the court case. And the fine was just £2. It's no wonder deaths at work outstrip murders by two to one. Read more

When research shows a chemical could be killing you, industry-backed scientists will quickly dispute the findings. Hazards exposes industry’s dangerous 'product defence' ruses. Read more

       Relative Justice

It took a five year campaign before Anthea and Peter Dennis got company boss Roy Clark to admit the workplace manslaughter of their teenage son, Daniel. Clark got 10 months. Daniel’s family got a ‘life sentence’. Read more
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      Food flavour wrecks lives

When dozens of US popcorn workers had their lungs destroyed by a flavouring chemical, it caused a national scandal. But it was seen as a US problem. It wasn’t, as Yorkshire factory worker Martin Muir can now testify. Read more

       Crying shame

Most of us have seen someone reduced to tears by work stresses. But crying can be just the start of it. Some workers get so distressed they opt for suicide. And
workplace stress is getting worse. Read more

 Just who does HSE protect?    

HSE’s desperately poor safety enforcement record just took a turn for the worse. Now 9 out of 10 major injuries don’t result in an investigation and HSE inspections, notices and prosecutions have hit new lows. Hazards warns only dangerous employers now have reason to feel safe. Read more

      Why did they die?

It was not just the ICL/Stockline factory that was ‘a ticking timebomb.’ A major inquiry into the blast that destroyed the Glasgow factory, killed nine and maimed dozens of others will hear evidence the system regulating workplace safety in the UK is in a serious state of disrepair. Read more