Here is a selection of the latest health and safety news. Just follow the headline for more details... Company fined after scaffolding collapses onto school A scaffolding company has been fined after scaffolding it had erected collapsed onto a neighbouring primary school. Other recent headlines include: View our full list of news stories  A trio of publications ideal for SMEs can be bought together as a pack. The three popular publications that comprise of our Health and safety essentials starter pack are available to download for free, or purchased individually at the following links: The trio can be purchased as a pack on our HSE Books website, with a saving of 20% currently available! If you'd like to keep up to date with all HSE's news and information for SMEs, you can sign up to our eBulletin for this topic. | HSE has issued a safety alert about a change in enforcement expectations for mild steel welding fume. There is new scientific evidence from the International Agency for Research on Cancer that exposure to mild steel welding fume can cause lung cancer and possibly kidney cancer in humans. The Workplace Health Expert Committee has endorsed the reclassification of mild steel welding fume as a human carcinogen. With immediate effect, there is a strengthening of HSE's enforcement expectation for all welding fume, including mild steel welding, because general ventilation does not achieve the necessary control. Read the full safety alert here.  Do you know how to control exposure to hazardous substances in the workplace? | HSE's popular series of training courses enable you to understand your regulator by seeing the world through an inspector's eyes. Follow the links below for more details on selected upcoming events and courses, or to book your place: View our upcoming events and training schedule | 
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