Protect workers from hand-arm vibration

There were 215 new cases of hand-arm vibration syndrome (HAVS) recorded in Great Britain in 2023.

HSE's hand-arm vibration calculator can assist you in calculating exposures and our website offers guidance on how to use it.

Access the guidance, as well as a link to the calculator, on our webpage: the hand-arm vibration exposure calculator.

Following an HSE investigation, a social housing provider has been fined £140,000 after workers were exposed to risks from vibrating tools. Read more in this press release: Social housing provider fined after men exposed to risks from vibrating tools.Â

HSE is running a one-day course covering hand-arm vibration management on Thursday 10 July 2025 at HSE's Science and Research Centre in Buxton.

Find out more and book your place on the course: Hand-arm vibration: management in the workplace.

Firm fined more than £500,000 after worker fell to his death

The nightshift worker fell approximately 3 metres from unguarded metal rollers to the factory floor after attempting to clear a blockage on the upper deck of production machinery.

The incident occurred when part of the machine was activated, striking the worker and causing him to lose his footing.

HSE's investigation found that the company had failed to:

Read more about the incident in our press release: Firm fined more than £500,000 after shift worker fell to his death.

You can visit our news centre for more on recent enforcement cases, which include:

Fine for company and director after worker dies from fall through roof

Revised bloodborne virus guidance

HSE has published extensively revised guidance on managing bloodborne virus (BBV) hazards in workplaces.

The guidance has been refreshed following feedback from the National AIDS Trust and other topic experts.

It will help employers identify if BBV hazards exist in their workplace and provides practical tips on risk assessment.

The updated guidance also:

Visit the revised guidance on bloodborne viruses.

HSE as a market surveillance authority for workplace products

HSE monitors and enforces legal requirements on the safety of most products used in the workplace, including any risks to health.

HSE has a duty to notify the Secretary of State about:

Products notified to the HSE Product Safety and Market Surveillance Unit that present a serious or high risk to the health and safety of the user, and recalled products, are published on GOV.UK's product safety alerts, reports and recalls webpage.  Â

Recent examples of products notified are:

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Training with HSE this summer

HSE's training courses are delivered by experts, to help organisations comply with the law and keep workforces healthy and safe.

We have limited availability left on dates across June's training courses, so act quickly if you want to join us:

Webinar: Achieving safety culture excellence

Monday 12 May, 3:30pm

In this free webinar you'll hear from HSE about how to develop a successful safety culture, and how the Safety Climate Tool is designed to help workplaces achieve safety culture excellence.

Register for the 'Achieving safety culture excellence' webinar.