Health and Safety Executive

Category: Guidance

Revision of LAC 66/8 - Standards for Personal Protective Equipment

Friday, November 20, 2009

In recent years there has been a continued increase in the number of harmonised standards for personal protective equipment.

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Processing of licence applications for new nuclear sites

Wednesday, November 4, 2009

Guidance that  informs the assessment of applications for licences for new nuclear sites. That licensing function is

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INS/037 - The processing of applications for replacement licences for existing licensed nuclear sites

Friday, October 30, 2009

This guidance informs the assessment of applications for replacement licences for sites licensed under the Nuclear Installations Act 1965 (as amended).

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Safety guidance offered after tractor deaths

Friday, October 30, 2009

Updated, simple, step-by-step guidance on tractor safety is now available for farmers.

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Motor Vehicle Repair - launch of new guidance

Friday, October 30, 2009

Health and safety in motor vehicle repair and associated industries, this guide replaces two previous publications,

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Tackling work-related stress - revised guide

Tuesday, October 27, 2009

How to tackle work-related stress - A guide for employers on making the Management Standards work.

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HSE Newsletter (October/November)

Friday, October 23, 2009

Subscribe to HSE’s Health and Safety Newsletter and you’ll find out the best ways to tackle today’s key health and safety issues.

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Lifting and carrying

Monday, October 19, 2009

Online survey - tell us what you think of our existing guidance and online advice.

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Duration of Licence - Adventure activities

Monday, October 19, 2009

The duration of a licence is an area where there may be potential for disagreement between the inspector and provider.

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Procurement of nuclear safety related items or services - T/AST/077

Friday, October 16, 2009

Nuclear Directorate (ND) Permissioning inspection - Technical assessment guide on the procurement of nuclear safety related items or services.

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Fireworks - HSE guidance

Wednesday, October 14, 2009

Working together on firework displays, a safety guide for firework display organisers and operators.

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Safety alert - Laptop computer charging trolleys

Tuesday, October 13, 2009

HSE is issuing this safety alert for the attention of schools that use laptop computer charging trolleys and those who manufacture / supply such products.

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Lifting and carrying - online survey

Monday, October 12, 2009

Lifting Operations and Lifting Equipment Regulations (LOLER) online survey. As part of the evaluation of this guidance,

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First aid at work - new training regime comes into force

Thursday, October 1, 2009

New training legislation comes into force from 1 October, this includes revised guidance for employers and revised guidance for first aid training organisations.

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Certificate of Approval issued to HSE approved training organisations

Thursday, October 1, 2009

Revised guidance for first aid training organisations, incorporating the changes to first aid training, is now available.

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E.coli 0157: Health Alert - avoiding ill health at open farms

Tuesday, September 29, 2009

Following the recent outbreak of E.coli 0157 linked to a visitor farm attraction in Surrey, the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) is issuing this alert

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HSE fines laundry company after man is crushed by machine

Friday, September 25, 2009

HSE is urging laundry companies to ensure that they have safe systems of operation in place and carry out risk

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Safety Alert Construction - failure of Liftlux scissor lifts

Friday, September 25, 2009

The purpose of this Information Bulletin is to alert employers and employees about recent structural failures of the main support structure (chassis) on Liftlux models SL260-25 and SL245-25 scissor lifts.

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Hand arm vibration publications

Wednesday, September 9, 2009

Revised free leaflet for employers whose business involves regular and frequent use of hand-held power tools, hand-

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Online publications now freely available to download

Tuesday, September 1, 2009

From 1 September, a million pounds worth of publications’ content is freely available to visitors of the HSE website.

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