Health and Safety Executive

The kitchen at The Blessed Sacrament Catholic Primary School had to close last week amid reports of rats.

Rat concerns at Preston primary school closes kitchen

Fitzpatrick Fabrications Ltd, a sheet metal fabrication company, has been fined £48,000 after an employee lost part of his right thumb and suffered a crush injury to his hand during a manual handling task

Lancashire firm fined £48K after welder suffers crush injury

Jack Piper-Sheach, 10, died in a Blackpool hotel | GoFundMe

Hotel fined £120k over health and safety offences after child’s death

Inverness Sheriff Court, where Lochaline Quartz Sand Limited was fined £150,000 following the death of electrician Colin Thwaites at its mine

Mining firm fined £150,000 after fatal incident

Blackburn

'Easily avoided' Man’s hand became trapped in a machine

Eli Testa was killed by a gravestone in Rawtenstall Cemetery in July

'Don't worry if you see graves fenced off" - work follows tragic death

The scaffolding in Darwen that the man fell off

Sign fitting firm fined after employee falls off scaffolding and dies

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Demolition under way at the former St Joseph's Orphanage/Mount Street Hospital in Preston city centre

Why demolition work was forced to stop on historic Preston building

A car dealer must pay more than £9,000 in fines and costs after a visitor to his premises was seriously injured when he fell down an unprotected drop.

Man falls down 6ft drop and gets 'seriously' injured at car dealership

David Vinsome crushed between an excavation bucket and a fabrication table at Pallion Shipyard in Sunderland

CCTV captures horrific moment welder crushed while working at shipyard

Smoke billows from a fire that has engulfed the 24-storey Grenfell Tower in west London in 2017.

UCLan prof shows Grenfell firefighters are suffering 9/11 illnesses

Connor Borthwick - brother of Team GB high jumper Emily Borthwick - crushed to death aged 22

Team GB Olympian pays tribute to her brother killed in work tragedy
A Team GB high jumper has paid tribute to her brother who was crushed to death under a machine.
Claire Lark

Connor Borthwick

My brother would still be here if simple steps were taken

Experts commented that it was 'remarkable' that neither of them had died in the powerful explosion.

Footage shows moment gas tank explodes and is catapulted into the air

Gas safety

Man spared jail despite shoddy gas work putting lives at risk

Jacob Barton, young farmer from Mellor Brook

The new Kaleb Cooper? Meet the 9-year-old Lancashire farming sensation

A woman who fell approximately 30ft from Central Pier in Blackpool reportedly required surgery for her injuries

Woman who fell through Central Pier ‘suffered spinal injuries’

Central Pier in Blackpool will remain closed until a survey on the structural integrity of the decking has been completed

Update on when Central Pier will reopen after woman's horrific fall

Blackpool Council has addressed concerns over the structural integrity of all three piers

Council address concerns over structural integrity of all three piers

A woman in her 50s fell approximately 30ft from Central Pier in Blackpool

Central Pier wishes woman who fell 30ft onto beach a 'speedy recovery'

Blackpool Council have confirmed an investigation is underway after a woman fell through a section of Central Pier

Latest update after woman in her 50s falls through Central Pier

Crowds below Central Pier in Blackpool trying to help teen who fell onto the beach through boards above

12 startling pictures after woman falls through 'trap door' on Pier

Lake Windermere in the English Lake District - based on an idea in Scotland!

Breaking Tragedy as Lancs boy, 16, drowns on school trip to Lake District
A Lancashire father has spoken of his heartbreak after his son drowned on a school trip to the Lake District.
Matthew Calderbank

The collision between the HGV and two stationary vehicles which killed Tony Skerratt.

Video showing crash which killed man in his forties released by police

How the new mixed-height apartment blocks on Fylde Road will look (image: David Cox Architects)

Apartment blocks to be built on fire-wrecked Preston site

Police have launched a joint investigation with the HSE after a man died in an industrial accident at Burnley's BCW Engineering Ltd this morning

Probe launched after man dies in industrial accident at Burnley engineering firm

The late Daron Pinstock from Chorley.

Two companies could face prosecution over Chorley man's death

Schools are not legally required to let children have water bottles during class, nor to bring sunscreen to school (Photo: NationalWorld/Getty Images/Adobe Stock)

Rules schools must follow during a heatwave, and what parents can do

The area where the worker fell

Worker seriously hurt after falling through Blackburn roof

Abbeystead Disaster - the Duke of Westminster visits the scene after the explosion which destroyed the pumping station.

23 sombre pictures of the devastating Abbeystead Disaster 40 years ago

CCTV captures the electrical explosion at New Earth Solutions, a waste company that has been fined over £200,000 after a worker suffered burns to his body and face.

Electrical explosion: Shocking moment worker gets injured in blast

The cutting machine involved in the injury.

Lancashire dad loses 3 fingers after being trapped in cutting machine

Where the accident happened.

Chorley textiles firm fined £60,000 after man dragged into machinery

Frank Schlachter fell from the top of the skip while working at the site in Burscough.

Farming company fined £320,000 after death of worker

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The scene of a gas explosion, nearly one year on in Hemmingway in Evesham, Worcestershire Picture: Emma Trimble / SWNS

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Mental Health: How to Have a Hammam at Home

Breaking Man dies after falling while working on dough machine at bread factory

A 10-year-old boy has sadly died after he received an electric shock on Sunday in Tiffany's Hotel on the Promenade in Blackpool

Tributes pour in for boy,10, electrocuted in reception of hotel

Clothing company fined after worker crushed by forklift truck

A toddler died after being hit by a tractor in Devon

Toddler dies following incident involving tractor

The latest figures from the Health and Safety Executive show 139 people reported suffering injuries at work in Lancaster in 2021/22.

Shocking new figures: more than 100 workers injured doing their jobs last year

UK theme parks and fairgrounds face major health and safety checks after high speed incidents - list of rides

Breaking Extra safety checks on 100 fairground and theme park rides across UK

Prospect members on a picket line (Photo: Prospect)

Breaking Civil servants union strikes: Two strike days announced

Top Gear presenter Andrew “Freddie” Flintoff was taken to hospital after being involved in an accident while filming for the show (Credit: Getty Images)

Freddie Flintoff ‘lucky to be alive’ after ‘nasty’ Top Gear crash, says son

Top Gear presenter Andrew “Freddie” Flintoff was taken to hospital after being involved in an accident while filming for the show (Credit: Getty Images)

Freddie Flintoff’s Top Gear crash ‘being looked into’ by Health and Safety board

Mullberry Homes received a series of Improvement and Prohibition Notices because of their unsafe work standards, but repeatedly failed to comply.

House builder fined £117,000 for multiple safety failings

Lancashire County Council trees

Every tree owned by council to be numbered - here's the reason why

Harry Lee was killed on his family's farm

Uncle who accidentally killed nephew on farm speaks out to keep others safe

A man in his 50s has died after becoming trapped under a wagon in Smalden Lane, Bolton by Bowland on Tuesday (July 26)

Man dies after getting trapped under wagon in Lancs works accident

St Pius X school in Fulwood has reportedly exposed former staff to asbestos. Pictured: former caretakers Ben Hodges and Stephen Pickthall.

St Pius X School criticised by HSE for botched handling of asbestos

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