New HSE Guidance on Cutting Engineered Stone: What Businesses Need to Do Now

The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has released significant new guidance for businesses involved in engineered stone fabrication, and the message is clear: dry cutting engineered stone must stop.

At Richardson-Hill, we work closely with businesses across construction, manufacturing, engineering, and high-risk industries to help them manage workplace health and safety risks properly. The latest HSE intervention around silica dust is one of the most important occupational health developments we have seen in recent years.

For businesses working with engineered stone, quartz, granite, and similar materials, this guidance is not simply best practice, it is a clear signal that enforcement action is coming for companies failing to control respirable crystalline silica (RCS) exposure effectively.

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As the clocks spring forward at the end of March, many organisations welcome longer evenings and the promise of brighter days. However, beneath this seasonal shift lies a less visible but very real risk to workplace safety and operational performance, particularly in high-risk industries such as construction.

While research into clock change work safety and the effects of Daylight Saving Time (DST) is mixed, there is growing evidence that the spring transition can have measurable safety implications. Read more

Scaffolding Road Safety in the Scaffolding Sector: Managing Transport Risk and Compliance in London

When scaffolding contractors think about risk, attention naturally turns to the structure itself, design integrity, safe erection, scaffolding inspections and site controls. But one of the most significant risks in the scaffolding sector often happens away from the scaffold. It happens on the road. Read more

After more than 20 years in this business, I’ve seen countless sites and worked with hundreds of teams. I can tell you with absolute certainty that the old way of thinking about safety – as a box to tick – is dead. And frankly, it’s a good thing.

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