Control of Substances Hazardous to Health (COSHH) Essentials guidance publications on brick and tile making, construction, ceramics,
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Health and safety starter pack for small businesses
Thursday, September 28, 2006
If you have recently set up in business or are new to health and safety our Starter Pack is for you. The Starter Pack has been designed to provide a comprehensive and low cost introduction to health and safety for new and small businesses.
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HSE contributes to ECA/HVCA contractor leaflet
Thursday, September 28, 2006
The free leaflet ‘Core Criteria for assessing Contractor Safety’, was developed by the Electrical Contractors’ Association (ECA) and the Heating and Ventilating Contractors’ Association (HVCA). It includes HSE’s criteria outlining what contractors should be doing to satisfy their clients’ requirements.
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An introduction to health & safety in small businesses - Polish translation
Wednesday, September 27, 2006
This Polish translation of the booklet shows you the kind of things which cause the more common accidents and harm to people’s health. It lets you see what applies to your work activities, and tells you how you can get more help and information.
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Cattle and public access in England, Wales and Scotland - AIS17
Monday, September 25, 2006
These information sheets describes the regulations and major potential hazards to workers or to members of the public associated with keeping cattle, including bulls in fields where the public has access. They suggests reasonably practicable ways of controlling those hazards.
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Steep slope working in forestry - AFAG705
Monday, September 25, 2006
This leaflet covers the safe work practices to be followed when harvesting and extracting trees on steep or difficult ground.
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Slips and trips in the education sector - EDIS2 (revised)
Monday, September 18, 2006
This information sheet is aimed at head teachers and school managers who wish to reduce the risk of slips and trips.
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Basic advice on first aid at work (revised) INDG347(rev1)
Thursday, September 14, 2006
This leaflet contains basic advice on first aid for use in an emergency.
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Electrical utility arboriculture. AFAG404
Thursday, September 7, 2006
This leaflet covers the safe working practices to be followed by those working specifically for and on behalf of Network Operators (NOs) undertaking routine and emergency tree-work operations near energised and de-energised overhead power lines.
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Workplace health and safety: Glazing - INDG212 (revised)
Tuesday, August 29, 2006
Since 1975 the Health and Safety at Work etc Act 1974 (HSWA) has required employers, the self employed and certain people who have control over workplaces to ensure, so far as is reasonably practicable, the health and safety of anyone who may be affected by their work activities. So if glazing constitutes a risk, reasonably [...]
Play your part! How you can help improve health and safety offshore - INDG239 (revised)
Tuesday, August 29, 2006
If you work offshore, for an operator or a contractor, read this leaflet. It explains how you can help to improve health and safety offshore by simply being involved.
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Dispensing Petrol as a Fuel: Health and Safety Guidance for Employees - INDG216 (revised)
Tuesday, August 29, 2006
Do you work at a petrol filling-station or any other site where petrol is stored and dispensed as a fuel?
If so, this leaflet is for you. It explains what you and your employer need to do in order to safeguard your health and safety and that of others.
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Top tips for ladder and stepladder safety - translated - indg405
Friday, August 25, 2006
Top tips for ladder and stepladder safety, INDG405, is now available in Arabic, Bengali, Chinese, Czech, Farsi, French, Greek, Gujarati, Hindi, Kurdish, Lithuanian, Pashto, Polish, Portugese, Punjabi, Romanian, Russian and Slovak.
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Protect your hearing or lose it! translated - Indg363
Tuesday, August 15, 2006
This pocket guide to what you should know to prevent hearing loss at work has been translated into 20 international languages.
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Inspecting fall arrest equipment made from webbing or rope - INDG367
Friday, August 11, 2006
This leaflet is mainly aimed at employers who are responsible for the use of fall arrest equipment incorporating energy-absorbing lanyards made from webbing. It gives generic advice on inspection regimes for this equipment where it is used to provide protection against falls from a height.
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Chainsaw cross-cutting and manual stacking - AFAG 304
Friday, August 11, 2006
This leaflet covers the safe working practices to be used when crosscutting and stacking timber. For guidance on personal protective equipment (PPE), the machine, preparing to work, maintenance, fuelling and starting procedures see AFAG leaflet 301 Using petrol driven chainsaws.
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INDG189 - Safety zones around offshore oil and gas installations in waters around the UK
Tuesday, August 8, 2006
This leaflet explains the purpose and significance of safety zones around offshore oil and gas installations and their effect on marine activities, particularly relating to fishing vessels.
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MISC743 - Healthy workplace, healthy workforce, better business delivery
Thursday, July 27, 2006
Universities and colleges need healthy and well-motivated workers if they are to
Your health, safety and welfare at work are protected by law. - Polish translation
Tuesday, July 25, 2006
Your health, safety and welfare at work are protected by law. Translated into Polish.
Read the law leaflet in Polish
INDG296 - Hand-arm vibration advice for employees - Translated into Polish
Tuesday, July 25, 2006
Too much exposure to hand-arm vibration can cause hand-arm vibration syndrome (HAVS) and carpal tunnel syndrome.
Read INDG296 translated into Polish
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