HSE contributes to award-winning hydrogen safety research in aviation

HSE has played a key role in a major research project that has been recognised with a national award for innovation in sustainable transport.

Project ZEST (Zero Emission Sustainable Transport) is an Airbus-led programme and has received the 'Shaping the Future' award at the Aerospace Technology and Innovation Conference 2025.

The 3-year project brought together industry and academic partners to improve understanding of how hydrogen can be used safely in future aircraft and aviation infrastructure.

With more than 2 decades of hydrogen safety expertise, HSE provided critical research and evidence to support safe innovation across the sector.

HSE shared further insight at the Safe Net Zero event, held on 25 and 26 November in Edinburgh, which focused on safety considerations for the production and large-scale storage of hydrogen and its derivatives.

Read the full story and find out more in our press notice.

Annual work-related health and safety figures released

HSE recently published the latest statistics on work-related health and safety in Great Britain for 2024/25. They include:

• 1.9 million working people suffering from a work-related illness
• 124 workers killed in work-related accidents
• 40.1 million working days lost due to work-related illness and workplace injury

HSE's statistics webpages have full information on this year's figures, including different types of work-related ill health and different industry sectors.