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LATEST NEWS & EVENTS Budget cuts mean fewer HSE inspections  There could be more employees making a workplace accident compensation claim, after it was highlighted that budget cuts could mean fewer health and safety inspections. According to the British Safety Council, the reduction in the Health and Safety Executive's (HSE) budget could have a "profound effect" on its ability to enforce workplace safety laws. The HSE is expected to make savings of around 35 per cent over the next four years. According to a letter seen by the BBC, the agency is planning to reduce workplace inspections in order to achieve this. Director of policy and research at the British Safety Council Neal Stone said: "At the moment, every workplace in Great Britain can expect a visit from an inspector on average once every 38 years. That is going to be far less frequent with the budget reductions the HSE is facing." He went to argue that the HSE could make better use of technology to carry out cheaper inspections, as visits are time consuming and expensive. Posted by Gaby Hamerton 
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