Workplace Safety Compliance: Inside HSE's 2025/26 Fatality Data
Workplace safety compliance is back in the spotlight after the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) published its 2025/26 fatality figures. 126 workers died in work-related incidents across Great Britain last year, provisionally the lowest total on record outside the pandemic years. Construction recorded the highest number of fatalities of any sector, at 25, followed by agriculture, forestry and fishing with 22.
Falls from height remained the single biggest killer, responsible for roughly a quarter of all deaths. Workers aged 60 and over accounted for a third of fatalities, despite making up just 12% of the workforce, a signal that risk assessments need to account for experience and physical capability across an ageing workforce.
The numbers are genuinely encouraging in the long run, but they also confirm what many safety professionals already know: the same hazards keep causing harm, year after year, often because controls exist on paper but aren’t consistently checked on site.
This is where digital risk management changes the picture. FlexManager’s Risk Assessment, RAMS, and Field Level Risk Assessment tools help teams build safety controls that are actually followed, not just documented, while Safety Observations and Toolbox Talks keep hazard awareness live on every site, every day.
So, is your team confident that today’s risk assessments reflect what’s really happening on site, for every worker regardless of age or experience? Book a demo today and see how real-time safety management can help close that gap before it costs a life.
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Workplace Safety Compliance: Inside HSE’s 2025/26 Fatality Data
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TÜV Building Report 2026: 35.9% Defect Rate Is a Warning for Facilities and Asset Managers
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Access Control: Beyond the Basics
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Ireland and Northern Ireland Silica Dust Campaign 2026: Compliance Action Required for Construction Employers
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Esso £1M Fine: Why Asset Integrity and Inspection Management Cannot Wait
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France PST 2026–2030: What Employers Need to Know About Workplace Safety Compliance
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Equipment for Safer, Smarter HSEQ Management: Our Product Showcases
Whether it’s improving data accuracy, streamlining training, or equipping teams with durable technology, FlexManager has you covered with reliable products that provide assurance in compliance for organisations. We are looking back at our "Product Showcases" to explore once more how our centralised solution can work with technology to transform day-to-day operations for our clients. Let's revisit each product featured, what it offers, and why it matters.
