The Docks Information Sheets 1 & 6 have been updated:
Category: Free leaflet
Controlling isocyanate exposure in spray booths and spray rooms
This guidance is aimed at owners and managers of bodyshops and will be of use to employees (particularly paint sprayers) as well as suppliers.
Working together to reduce stress at work
INDG424 ‘Working together to reduce stress at work - a guide for employees’,
Hand-arm vibration
An updated version of Hand-arm vibration: advice for employees is now available from HSE
Preventing accidents to children on farm: revised version
Agriculture has one of the highest fatal injury rates of any industry in Great Britain, but is the only high-risk industry that has to deal with the constant presence of children.
Involving your workers: A guide for small businesses
By law, you must consult all of your employees on health and safety issues at work and this free leaflet explains how you can do this.
Consulting employees on health and safety: revised
This free leaflet ‘A brief guide to the law’, provides an overview of employers’ duties to consult with their employees
Managing work-related violence in licensed and retail premises
This leaflet contains information and practical advice on how to assess and tackle the risk of violence to your staff.
Next week: violence toolkit
On 1 October 2008, HSE will launch a free online toolkit to help employers in retail and licensed
Mobile elevating work platforms
A new construction information leaflet, ‘The selection and management of mobile elevating work
European Campaign 2008 - risk assessment leaflet
The European Campaign for Safety and Health at Work for 2008-09 will focus on risk assessment.
Thorough examination of lifting equipment (INDG422)
This leaflet provides advice on the options you have under Lifting Operations and Lifting Equipment Regulations
Power-fed mobile wood chippers
Agriculture Information Sheet No 38, ‘Power-fed mobile wood chippers - Operator protection at infeed chutes’ has been
Consultation on revision of sunbed guidance
Have your say. Your opportunity to comment on the revision of sunbed guidance, responses by 17 July 2008.
Protect your lungs when using cut-off saws
Time to clear the air! HSE and the Highways Agency have produced this leaflet which
Time to clear the air!
A workers’ pocket guide to local exhaust ventilation (LEV) is now available to download.
LEV - ‘Clearing the air’ leaflet
A simple guide to buying and using local exhaust ventilation (LEV) is now available
What to expect when a Health and Safety Awareness officer calls
Updated leaflet - It explains what a health and safety awareness officer (HSAO) is and what they do.
Manual handling assessment charts updated
The Manual Handling Assessment Charts (MAC) is a tool designed to help health and safety inspectors assess the most
Consultation on revision of sunbed guidance
HSE has guidance on controlling the health risks associated with working with UV tanning equipment for example

