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UK – Esso Fined £1 Million After Major LPG Leak at Fawley Refinery
Esso Petroleum has been fined £1 million following a significant liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) leak at its Fawley refinery in Hampshire, after an investigation by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) found…
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UK – Offshore firm fined following death of worker on Valaris 121 whose body was never recovered
An offshore firm has been handed a £267,000 fine after a long-running HSE investigation found that crewman Jason Thomas was killed when he fell through a missing deck grate and was lost…
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UK – Fire at Bermondsey Recycling Centre Brought Under Control
Firefighters have extinguished a major fire at a recycling centre on Landmann Way in Bermondsey after an extensive overnight operation involving 15 fire engines and around 100 personnel. The incident affected a…
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UK – Emergency Services Respond to Major Fire at Tata Steel’s Port Talbot Facility
Emergency services were called to Tata Steel’s Port Talbot steelworks in South Wales on 4 June 2026 after a major fire broke out within the industrial complex. Following reports of the incident,…
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UK – Offshore Firm Fined Following Fatal North Sea Rig Accident
An offshore company has been fined more than £287,000 after a worker died in a tragic incident aboard a North Sea rig in 2023. Ensco admitted breaching health and safety regulations at…
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UK – Ageing North Sea Infrastructure Under Scrutiny Following Beryl Alpha Warning
Concerns over the condition of ageing offshore infrastructure in the North Sea have resurfaced after UK regulators warned that corrosion and maintenance shortcomings linked to the Beryl Alpha platform could increase the…
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UK – Growing Concerns Over Lithium-Ion Battery Fires
Fire authorities across the UK are raising concerns over the growing number of fires linked to lithium-ion batteries, warning that safety regulations and public understanding have struggled to keep pace with the…
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UK – Significant Investment Boosts Fire and Explosion R&D Facility
DNV has announced a major investment to upgrade its Spadeadam Research and Development Facility in Cumbria, England, reinforcing its commitment to supporting a safer energy transition. The enhanced, state-of-the-art facility will enable…
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UK – Tata Steel fined £1.5 million after worker crushed to death at Port Talbot plant
Tata Steel has been fined £1.5 million following the death of a contractor at its Port Talbot steelworks plant. Father-of-three and grandfather Justin Day was working at the steel manufacturer’s site in…
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UK – Heathrow substation fire linked to ignored fault from 2018, report finds
A fire at a National Grid substation that forced Heathrow Airport to close in March has been traced to a long-ignored technical fault first detected seven years ago, according to a new…
