Health and Safety Executive

Montage of images representing HSE over the past 50 years

Celebrating 50 years of HSE

Get involved in helping us mark our 50 years

Find out more - about HSE marking its 50 years.[1]

Industries A to Z

Guidance by industry, includes construction, health and social care, pesticides, oil and gas, agriculture

Topics A to Z

Guidance by topic, includes risk management, RIDDOR, COSHH, asbestos and display screen equipment

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Health and Safety Executive turns 50[10]

Created by the Health and Safety at Work etc Act 1974, HSE celebrates 50 years this month, having been officially launched on 1 January 1975

Information and services

  • RIDDOR[17]

    Some accidents, diseases or near misses must be reported

  • F10 notification[18]

    Tell HSE about a large construction project before work starts

  • Apply, notify or report[19]

    Apply for a licence, send us a form or report something in a workplace

  • Building Safety Regulator[20]

    How building safety is regulated in England

  • COSHH[21]

    Identify, assess and control risks from hazardous substances

  • The law[22]

    Health and safety at work: criminal and civil law

About HSE

Link URLs in this page

  1. Find out more - about HSE marking its 50 years.https://www.hse.gov.uk/aboutus/celebrating-50-years-of-hse.htm?utm_source=hse.gov.uk&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=hse-story-50&utm_term=50th&utm_content=home-page-banner
  2. Risk assessmenthttps://www.hse.gov.uk/simple-health-safety/risk/index.htm?utm_source=hse.gov.uk&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=guidance-push&utm_term=risk&utm_content=home-page-popular
  3. Asbestoshttps://www.hse.gov.uk/asbestos/introduction/index.htm?utm_source=hse.gov.uk&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=guidance-push&utm_term=asbestos&utm_content=home-page-popular
  4. Stress and mental healthhttps://www.hse.gov.uk/stress/index.htm?utm_source=hse.gov.uk&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=guidance-push&utm_term=stress&utm_content=home-page-popular
  5. Manual handling https://www.hse.gov.uk/msd/manual-handling/index.htm?utm_source=hse.gov.uk&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=guidance-push&utm_term=man-han&utm_content=home-page-popular
  6. Working at height https://www.hse.gov.uk/work-at-height/index.htm?utm_source=hse.gov.uk&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=guidance-push&utm_term=wah&utm_content=home-page-popular
  7. Working in cold temperatureshttps://www.hse.gov.uk/temperature/employer/index.htm?utm_source=hse.gov.uk&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=guidance-push&utm_term=temp-cold&utm_content=home-page-popular
  8. Go to the Industries A to Z https://www.hse.gov.uk/guidance/industries.htm?utm_source=hse.gov.uk&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=guidance-push&utm_term=industries&utm_content=home-page-atoz
  9. Go to the Topics A to Zhttps://www.hse.gov.uk/guidance/topics.htm?utm_source=hse.gov.uk&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=guidance-push&utm_term=topics&utm_content=home-page-atoz
  10. Health and Safety Executive turns 50https://press.hse.gov.uk/2025/01/01/hse-story-50/?utm_source=hse.gov.uk&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=hse-story-50&utm_id=hse-news&utm_term=hse-50&utm_content=home-page-news
  11. Newshttps://press.hse.gov.uk/category/news/
  12. HSE Chief Executive awarded in the New Year’s Honours Listhttps://press.hse.gov.uk/2024/12/31/health-and-safety-executive-chief-executive-awarded-in-the-new-years-honours-list/?utm_source=hse.gov.uk&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=hse-news&utm_term=sarah-albon-honours&utm_content=home-page-news
  13. Newshttps://press.hse.gov.uk/category/news/
  14. Company fined £120,000 after worker breaks leg from fallhttps://press.hse.gov.uk/2024/12/30/company-fined-as-worker-breaks-leg-from-fall/?utm_source=hse.gov.uk&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=press-channels-push&utm_id=prosecution&utm_term=broken-leg&utm_content=home-page-news
  15. Prosecutionhttps://press.hse.gov.uk/category/prosecution/
  16. Latest newshttps://press.hse.gov.uk/?utm_source=hse.gov.uk&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=press-channels-push&utm_term=more-news&utm_content=home-page-news
  17. RIDDORhttps://www.hse.gov.uk/riddor/index.htm?utm_source=hse.gov.uk&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=guidance-push&utm_term=riddor&utm_content=home-page-info
  18. F10 notificationhttps://www.hse.gov.uk/forms/notification/f10.htm?utm_source=hse.gov.uk&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=guidance-push&utm_term=f10&utm_content=home-page-info
  19. Apply, notify or reporthttps://www.hse.gov.uk/contact/index.htm?utm_source=hse.gov.uk&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=guidance-push&utm_term=contact&utm_content=home-page-info
  20. Building Safety Regulatorhttps://www.hse.gov.uk/building-safety/regulator.htm?utm_source=hse.gov.uk&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=bsr&utm_term=building-safety&utm_content=home-page-info
  21. COSHHhttps://www.hse.gov.uk/coshh/?utm_source=hse.gov.uk&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=guidance-push&utm_term=coshh&utm_content=home-page-info
  22. The lawhttps://www.hse.gov.uk/simple-health-safety/law/index.htm?utm_source=hse.gov.uk&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=guidance-push&utm_term=law&utm_content=home-page-info
  23. Sarah Albonhttps://www.hse.gov.uk/aboutus/our-management.htm#executive-committee
  24. Sarah Newtonhttps://www.hse.gov.uk/aboutus/our-management.htm#non-executive
  25. Our missionhttps://www.hse.gov.uk/aboutus/our-mission-and-priorities.htm?utm_source=hse.gov.uk&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=guidance-push&utm_term=mission&utm_content=home-page-about
  26. Careershttps://careers.hse.gov.uk/?utm_source=hse.gov.uk&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=hse-jobs&utm_term=careers&utm_content=home-page-about
  27. Our managementhttps://www.hse.gov.uk/aboutus/our-management.htm?utm_source=hse.gov.uk&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=guidance-push&utm_term=management&utm_content=home-page-about

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Updated: 2025-01-03