Work-related skin diseases (WRSDs) can affect people in a wide range of occupations, this part of the site deals with
Category: Skin
Construction Infonet e-Bulletin
Construction Infonet is a free e-Bulletin from the HSE to provide a regular update on health and safety issues for all in the
Working in hot and cold environments
Information about how the temperature of the environment you work in can affect you and advice on how to manage it.
Health and safety in nail bars
Nail bars are a rapidly expanding small business sector. This report addressed Local Authority enforcement officers’
Occupational diseases in hairdressers and nail bars
Workers in hairdressers, beauty salons and nail bars are at potential risk of developing skin and respiratory ill health
Healthy hands on National Hairdressers Day
Up to 70% of Great Britain’s hairdressers suffer skin damage and over half of them will suffer from dermatitis
Look after your hands in the kitchen
This leaflet is for small catering businesses. It gives basic information on work-related contact dermatitis
Review of work practices for respiratory and dermal hazards
A review of work practices concerning exposure to occupational hazards that effect health through respiratory
Dermatitis seminar
Prevent work-related dermatitis: ‘It’s In Your Hands’ - seminar
PIAC open meeting
The Printing Industry Advisory Committee (PIAC) are to hold an open meeting
BOHS / HSE project overview, London
Overview of The Disease Reduction Programme and The LEV and Engineering Control Project.
Preventing contact dermatitis in the catering industry
The aim of the dermatitis in catering project is to raise awareness of the issue within the catering
Dertmatitis costs industry millions
Whether you are an employer or an employee the HSE has joined forces with Manchester and Merseyside Occupational
Disease Reduction Programme website
The aim of the DRP programme is to reduce ill health that results from failures to properly
Preventing dermatitis at work
This leaflet tells you about a skin problem that you can get at work – contact dermatitis. If you are an
Dermatitis in printers
Updated module on the HSE printing web site. Adding a whole range of good practice
Preventing contact dermatitis at work
If you are an employer, safety representative, trainer or safety advisor you can influence
Work related dermatitis
One day seminar to give employers advice and guidance about a few simple controls to prevent
Rash decisions affect your business
Preventing work related dermititis seminar. This one-day seminar provides an opportunity for employers
Dermatitis and hairdressers workshops
Workshop are being held for people working in the hairdressing industry.

