Health and Safety Executive

Category: Guidance

Control the risks from hand-arm vibration

Wednesday, February 27, 2008

Advice for employers on the Control of Vibration at Work Regulations 2005. You should read this leaflet if you are an

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Asbestos kills: Protect yourself!

Wednesday, February 27, 2008

Are you an electrician, plumber, heating and ventilation engineer, joiner or do you work in a similar building or maintenance

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Asbestos kills: a quick guide to protecting yourself

Wednesday, February 27, 2008

This pocket card is aimed at electricians, plumbers, heating and ventilation engineers, joiners and people working in similar

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Pandemic flu - workplace guidance February 2008

Friday, February 15, 2008

Updated guidance for employers and employees to use if the Chief Medical Officer declares a pandemic flu within

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Safety Alert to operators of “COMAH” oil/fuel storage sites & others storing hazardous substances in large tanks

Friday, February 8, 2008

A dangerous incident occurred at a facility storing urea ammonium nitrate (UAN) fertiliser in solution.

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Enforcement decision EMM1 guidance update

Wednesday, February 6, 2008

The previous additional guidance on when to complete an EMM1 has been updated to clarify and simplify the arrangements.

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Derbyshire worker loses four fingers

Thursday, January 31, 2008

HSE is warning employers that they must regularly inspect and maintain their equipment to protect their workforce.

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Tubular handling on the drill-floor

Tuesday, January 22, 2008

Tubular handling on the drill-floor of drilling rigs has historically carried a significant risk of personal injury.

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Control of wells during intervention operations

Tuesday, January 22, 2008

This circular provides guidance on the provision, siting and use of primary and secondary control panels

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Asbestos and equipment and method guidance

Monday, December 31, 2007

The ‘A’ asbestos essentials and ‘EM’ equipment and method series of COSHH essential guidance publications

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Free leaflet ‘Workplace health, safety and welfare’ - Welsh version

Thursday, December 20, 2007

The HSE publication INDG244, ‘Workplace Health, Safety and Welfare - a short guide for managers’ welsh version

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Free leaflet - Workplace health, safety and welfare

Monday, December 17, 2007

The HSE publication ‘Workplace health, safety and welfare: a short guide for managers’, INDG244, has been updated

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Accidents involving genetically modified organisms

Monday, December 17, 2007

The the form and guidance notes for notifying HSE of an accident involving genetically modified organisms have been

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Radioactive waste management information

Monday, December 17, 2007

Joint regulatory guidance on radioactive waste management has been updated including a revised version of ‘Joint

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Construction safety alert - quick hitch devices

Wednesday, December 12, 2007

HSE is issuing a safety alert to users of excavators fitted with quick hitch devices. There have been a number of serious

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SCR05 – Submission of notifications, thorough review summaries and safety cases

Wednesday, December 12, 2007

This notice provides guidance for those who have duties under Offshore Installations (Safety Case) Regulations 2005

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Help to interpret health and safety law

Thursday, December 6, 2007

A new publication has been added to the list of legal publications:

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Safety warning HACA fixed rail vertical fall arrest system update

Tuesday, November 20, 2007

An error has been recently found in the transfer of information on to the tables in this report and corrected.

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Welfare at work guidance - welsh language version

Monday, November 19, 2007

Free leaflet - This guidance outlines what is required of you as an employer in regards to providing welfare

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Controlling the risk of inhaling mist containing nickel

Thursday, November 8, 2007

A new information leaflet is now available from the surface engineering website. “Nickel and Nickel Alloy Plating

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