Construction firm fined after 24-year-old temporary worker falls through unprotected stairwell opening
Hillbeck Homes (Sowerby Bridge) Ltd has been fined £300,000 plus £9,284.05 in costs by a UK court, after a 24-year-old
Legislation & Compliance
France cuts compensation for long-term sick leave due to depression and musculoskeletal disorders from three years to one
The French government has, by decree, shortened the maximum compensation period under national health insurance (Assurance Maladie) for certain long-term,
Workplace accidents and occupational diseases cost Italy €49.2 billion in 2023, INAIL reports
An updated study by Italy’s workplace accident insurer INAIL shows that workplace accidents and occupational diseases cost Italy a total
Canadian regulator WorkSafeNB warns: AI-generated text does not replace employers’ due diligence
Canadian workplace safety regulator WorkSafeNB (New Brunswick) has warned employers that using artificial intelligence to draft safety documents does not
New US industry body puts construction safety at the centre, from a worker’s perspective
A new national trade organization dedicated exclusively to construction safety and health has launched in the United States: Safety and
Fatal Accident at U.S. Steel Clairton: Failed Cast-Iron Valve and Inadequate Facility Siting Cost Two Workers Their Lives
An explosion of coke oven gas in the basement of the U.S. Steel Clairton Coke Works in Clairton, Pennsylvania, United
Mexican social security institute IMSS pushes digitalisation and accident prevention for microenterprises
Mexico’s Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social (IMSS) is introducing new measures to ease the administrative burden on micro and small
Climate change increases occupational risks, with unequal impact across sectors and groups
Climate change is already having measurable effects on the safety and health of workers in the European Union, according to
What a DC-3 certificate in Mexico does and does not prove about safety training
In Mexico, there is widespread confusion about the value of the DC-3 (“Constancia de Competencias o de Habilidades Laborales”), the
German employers paid nearly €86 billion in sick pay in 2025
German employers spent around €85.6 billion on continued wage payments for sick employees in 2025, according to an analysis by