A safety notice has been issued about the risk from height adjustable display screen stands in schools and other education settings.
Certain motorised display screen wall mounts intended for use in schools and educational establishments are a serious risk of injury.
Use of the motorised height adjustment controls by unauthorised and untrained persons (including children and other vulnerable persons) can lead to the equipment hitting objects and or becoming unstable.
There is also a risk of crushing between the bottom edge of the display screen (or its mounting frame) and any fixed object.
For full information, view our safety notice: Risk from height adjustable display screen stands in schools and other education settings.
9 rides at a Devon theme park were stopped after a routine inspection by HSE.
On Thursday 26 June 2025, HSE inspected the Woodlands Family Theme Park in Devon, as part of an ongoing programme of inspections to fixed and mobile fairgrounds across the country.
Declarations of Compliance for the 9 rides were missing. HSE took proactive action to stop them being used until the issue was resolved.
HSE inspector Melissa Lai-Hung said: "This action was taken in the interests of public safety. At this time of year, any enforcement action will cause inconvenience, but it is vital that those who enjoy amusement parks are kept safe and feel reassured. We thank Woodlands for their co-operation to resolve this matter."
Read more in our press release: HSE inspectors act for 'public safety' on 9 theme park rides.
Our website has guidance on fairgrounds and fairground rides.
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It is Farm safety week, which aims to improve safety standards on Britain’s farms.
HSE's recently released statistics show the number of fatalities in agriculture, forestry and fishing remained high in 2024 to 2025.
Of the 27 people killed in agriculture, forestry and fishing, 23 of them were workers. In addition, 4 members of the public were also killed, 2 of them being children.
Wayne Owen, HSE inspector, said: "Farmers must put the health and safety of themselves and others at the heart of what they do. As always, we will continue to play our part, but the recently released HSE statistics show the number of fatalities remains stubbornly high.
"That children continue to be killed on Britain’s farms is also a source of tragedy and sadness and is totally unacceptable. Things must change and responsibility for that rests with the industry itself."
Guidance and free resources for the agriculture industry are available on our website.
Our guidance publication ‘Avoiding danger from underground services’, is aimed at all those involved in commissioning, planning, managing and carrying out work on or near underground services.
The publication outlines the potential dangers of working near underground services and gives advice on how to reduce any direct and indirect risks to people's health and safety.
It also explains the 3 basic elements of a safe system of work during excavation:
- planning the work
- locating and identifying buried services
- safe excavation
You can download a free copy or buy the book: Avoiding danger from underground services (HSG47).
HSE's live online 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 these upcoming live online training courses, so act quickly if you want to join us:
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