The Secretary of State for Work and Pensions has confirmed a new non-executive director appointment to the Board of the Health and Safety Executive (HSE).

Louise Hosking will replace Professor Gina Radford, who leaves the Board in September 2026. Hosking brings considerable wealth of experience in health and safety and environmental health to the board.

An experienced board-level leader with over 30 years’ expertise spanning health and safety, environmental health, governance and regulatory assurance, Hosking is a former Local Authority Environmental Health Officer and has held a range of senior executive and non-executive leadership positions, including Executive Director of Environmental Health at the Chartered Institute of Environmental Health.

She has also served as President and Chair of Council at IOSH, the global professional body for occupational safety and health. Her extensive experience across the public, private and voluntary sectors brings valuable strategic, governance and stakeholder engagement expertise to board-level decision-making.

Sarah Newton, HSE Chair, commented: "I am delighted that Louise will be joining us on the HSE Board and I’m sure she’ll make a significant contribution to the HSE Board.

"Louise will be a great addition to our team of effective and committed non-executive directors who are focused on enabling the delivery of HSE’s vitally important mission of protecting people and places."