WOBO recognises the activities of the UK Health and Safety Executive and their potential use within the global setting.
Easy read guides launched – The easy read guides are to help support disabled workers and workers with long-term health conditions.
Easy read is a way of making written information easier to understand. It uses simple language, short sentences and clear images to help explain content.
It is increasingly used to help people who have a learning disability and can also be useful for people who speak English as a second language.
We have added 6 easy read guides to our disabled workers guidance. These guides can:
- support disabled workers and workers with long-term health conditions to get into and stay in work
- provide advice on how managers can create a supportive workplace
The easy read guides complement our existing talking toolkit which supports managers to structure conversations with disabled workers and help create an inclusive approach to workplace health.
The first easy read guide goes through the law and people’s rights as disabled workers.
The other 5 easy read guides go through conversations, based off the existing talking toolkit. Conversations include:
- helping workers and managers take an inclusive approach to workplace health
- understanding the work barriers that impact on workers
- making reasonable workplace adjustments
Each conversation has a section on questions managers may ask. They may find this section useful in starting conversations with their disabled workers and workers with long term-health conditions.
View the complete collection of easy read guides: Support disabled workers and workers with long-term health conditions in work
Public consultation: CCUS and offshore hydrogen – Regulatory proposals for carbon capture utilisation and storage (CCUS) and offshore hydrogen production
This consultation explores proposals for legislative changes in relation to:
- CCUS operations offshore and in pipelines
- offshore production of hydrogen
- arrangements for the transport of HSE inspectors to offshore wind facilities
An Options Assessment including early cost benefit analysis has also been produced and may be used to inform your responses.
Responses must be received by 13 August 2025.
If there are any questions about this consultation please contact us via email.
Free webinar: Driving culture change with HSE’s tools
19 August, 3pm
Join experts from the HSE and our publishing partner TSO for this free webinar which will guide you through the key steps to successfully plan, run and review a health and safety culture assessment survey.
You’ll gain practical insights and build the confidence needed to take meaningful action, whether you’re starting from scratch or enhancing an existing approach.
Register for the ‘Driving culture change with HSE’s tools’ webinar.
Vehicle and transport safety at work – Being struck by a vehicle continues to be one of the main causes of fatal and major injuries in the workplace.
The latest figures for 2024 to 2025 show that show that 14 workers were killed when struck by a moving vehicle. You can find more data on work-related fatal injuries in Great Britain.
Our workplace transport website has a range of guidance, advice and other resources to help reduce the risks and keep workers safe. This includes:
- vehicle safety
- site safety
- lift trucks
You can also download relevant publications on our website, which include:
- A guide to workplace transport safety
- Workplace transport safety – a brief guide
- Rider-operated lift trucks
Managing work-related violence and aggression – Violence and aggression at work can have a serious impact on your workers physical and mental health.
Our guidance on violence and aggression at work will help you protect your workers. It covers how to:
- assess the risks
- put the right controls in place
- report and learn from incidents
We have specific guidance on how to support your workers after a violent incident. There are also examples drawn from typical situations where employers have reduced the risk of violence.
In addition, there is separate advice for workers on violence in the workplace. It explains how they can help employers prevent violent incidents at work.