The purpose of this safety alert is to alert employers and employees about a recent fatality where an operator was crushed by the lift arm of a skid-steer loader.
Category: Guidance
Guidance for first aid training organisations
The revised guidance ‘First-aid training and qualifications for the purposes of the Health and Safety (First-Aid) Regulations 1981: A guide for training organisations’ is now available.
Workplace transport updates
Sign up for free regular email updates - Falls from vehicles campaign, vehicles at work advice, guidance,
Workplace transport
Advice and guidance on how to prevent falls from vehicles, includes information sheets, case studies,
Free - Business Advice Open Days
There have been a lot of venue and date changes for these events, ensure your event is still running.
Sound advice - freelancers
Sound advice for musicians and technicians doing freelance work and exposed to high levels of noise at work.
REACH Bitesize advice sheets updated
Brief leaflets produced by the UK CA in collaboration with other UK Government Departments. They are intended to
New and expectant mothers
In support of National Women’s Day, HSE is raising awareness of Health and safety guidance for new and expectant mothers.
Latest Vehicles e-Bulletin
The latest Vehicles e-bulletin is now available, in this issue: HSE re-running a campaign that warns about the dangers of falls from vehicles,
Are you a property developer?
Health and safety regulations help you make sure that your construction project is safe to build, safe to use and safe to
Shattered Lives - Healthcare
Every month over a thousand people suffer serious injuries as a result of slips, trips or falls in the workplace.
Approved code of practice on confined spaces
On 17 February 2008, HSE published guidance on working in confined spaces.
Operation of auger feed devices
Guidance circular for HSE staff following a recent serious accident which occurred while an operator was working on a
Managing offensive/hygiene waste
This guidance has been written for managers of waste management operations that may come into contact with offensive/hygiene wastes.
Safety alert - Operation of auger feed devices
The Health and Safety Executive was recently informed of a serious accident which occurred while an
Vehicles at work - roller shutter guidance
New HSE endorsed guidance - best practice for restraining roller shutter door barrels,
HSG262: Managing skin exposure risks at work
Many materials used at work can affect the skin or can pass through the skin and cause diseases elsewhere in the body.
Top-handled chainsaws leaflet
Aboriculture and Forestry Advisory Group leaflet (AFAG) 308 - Top-handled chainsaws has been revised.

