Monthly Health & Safety News Roundup
Welcome to our July round-up of construction industry health and safety news.
This month we highlight another serious fall from height, the publication of HSE’s annual workplace fatality statistics, and the continuing run of extreme heat across England.
HSE published its annual work-related fatality figures on 1 July, showing 126 workers were killed in work-related incidents in 2025/26. Construction once again recorded the highest number of deaths of any sector at 25 – although this was down significantly on the previous year – and falls from height remained the leading cause of fatal injury, accounting for around a quarter of all worker deaths. The figures are moving in the right direction, but they remain a sobering reminder of where the industry’s biggest risks still lie.
Following June’s record-breaking heatwave, July brought two further spells of extreme heat, with temperatures again reaching 35°C and amber heat-health alerts issued across much of England, alongside exceptionally dry conditions and heightened wildfire risk. With the fourth heatwave of the year now behind us, managing heat on site is clearly no longer an occasional consideration but a routine part of summer working. If you introduced temporary measures in June, now is the time to make them a permanent part of your safe systems of work.
Company and director fined after public seriously injured by falling scaffold tower on busy high street
Property management company fined and managing director handed suspended sentence after death of ‘brave, strong, and determined’ teenage apprentice
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