In August 2022 a farm worker in Wales was fatally crushed after an all-terrain vehicle (ATV) the were travelling as a passenger in overturned on a hillside.

Hotels, restaurants, pubs, cafés and catering businesses have both a legal and moral responsibility to protect their staff, customers, and visitors from harm.

A construction site supervisor has been fined after they exposed pupils and staff to asbestos fibres during renovation works. An investigation by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) found the supervisor failed to follow asbestos awareness training, and also clear instructions not to disturb a wall where an asbestos containing material was presumed.

The Terrorism (Protection of Premises) Bill, commonly known as ‘Martyn's Law’ (named after Martyn Hett a victim of the 2017 Manchester Arena bomb attack), was introduced to Parliament on 12th September 2024 and is currently undergoing Parliamentary scrutiny.

A school academy trust was fined £300,000 after a 19-year-old student died as a result of a ‘series of management failures’.

Navigator are proud to announce that we have received approval to deliver IOSH Managing Safely which we will now offer as our flagship health and safety training course.

While no changes have been made to Regulation itself the guidance on the HSE website has been updated, the intention being to help employers understand how and when they should submit a report under RIDDOR.

Rechargeable lithium-ion batteries are now a ubiquitous feature of our lives and are found in a multitude of items from mobile phones and laptops to portable tools, e-bikes and scooters, mobility aids, and electric vehicles.

On 29 August 2023, at Westminster Magistrates' Court, Thurlow Educational Trust pleaded guilty to breaching sections 2(1) and 3(1) of the Health and Safety at Work Act. The Trust was fined £80,000 and ordered to pay £7,116 in costs.

On 10th January 2023 at South Tyneside Magistrates Court, Newcastle City Council were fined following the death of six year old Ella Henderson. Ella was crushed when a decaying willow tree in her school playground collapsed onto to her during high winds in September 2020.