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Abrasive Wheel Regs - replaced by PUWER 98 [see PUWER below]
H & S Guidance - Abrasive Wheels - Devonline.gov.uk + Abrasive Grinding Wheels - Safety Guidelines - IAPA, Canada (pdf)
Abrasive/Grinding Wheel Safety - Grindwellnorton (pdf)
Accidents - accidents and your role as a Safety Rep
Air, Light and Temperature - London Hazards Factsheet (pdf)
Air-powered Hand Tools - IAPA, Canada (pdf)
Air Sampling Standards
Agriculture, Farms - Free HSE Leaflets (farmers lung, grain dust, livestock, lifting, machinery, pesticides)
Alcohol and Drugs at Work - HSE Microsite
Asbestos
Asthma
Back Pain (HSE)
Back Pain - Guide to Back Pain - Public & Commercial Services Union
BBQ/barbecue Safety
Behavioural Safety - Behaviour Modification - HSE
British Standards
Brown Book - 1977 Safety Representatives and Safety Committees Regulations, revised for 2008
Bullying At Work - London Hazards Centre Factsheet (pdf) - See Safety Reps
Carbon Monoxide in the Workplace
Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
Catering/Hospitality/Restaurants/Pubs - HSE Home Page
Cement - HSE Information Sheet 26 (pdf) - See also COSHH Section
Cement Hazards - Health Risks and Precautions in Using Portland Cement - eLCOSH
Ceramics - Free HSE Leaflets (asbestos, silica dust)
Chemicals
Cold - Working in Cold Weather
Compressed Air - HSE
Confined Spaces
Consultation, Consulting Employees on Health and Safety
Construction - Free HSE Leaflets (HSE Construction Home Page)
Construction / CDM
The Construction (Design and Management) Regulations 2007 (CDM 2007) - Statutory Instrument - See Construction/CDM Section
A Guide to the Construction (Health, Safety and Welfare) Regulations 1996 - HSE (pdf) ???
COSSH - Control of Substances Hazardous to Health Regulations 2002 - Statutory Instrument - See COSHH Section
Control of Substances Hazardous to Health - A Brief Guide to the Regulations -- HSE (pdf)
Convictions - HSE Public Register of Convictions
Cutting Wheel Safety - Gov. South Australia (pdf)
Cylinders - Compressed Gas
Dermatitis / Skin Disease
Display Screen Equipment - HSE Home Page + DSE Regulations - London Hazards Centre Factsheet (pdf) - See also Offices
Dust / Fumes / Local Exhaust Ventilation - See also COSHH Section
Enforcement Notices - HSE Public Register of Enforcement Notices [see Prosecutions below]
Engineering - Free HSE Leaflets (chemicals, coolant, skin creams, CNCs, presses, welding, etc.)
Electrical Safety at Work - HSE + Electricity - FAQs - Frequently Asked Questions - HSE
Employees Rights: Protection from Suffering Detriment in Employment - See Part V, 47.
Employee's Rights: Right To Leave Dangerous Work - See Part V, 44.
European Six-Pack (Health and Safety Legislation)
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Fire Safety
First Aid
Food and Drink Manufacture - HSE Microsite
Forklift Accidents
Forklift Trucks (pdf) + Forklift Truck Occupational Hazard Datasheet - International Labor Organization
Foundries - Free HSE Leaflets (chemicals, guarding, hand arm vibration, noise) - See also COSHH Section
Gas Health & Safety - HSE (domestic gas and gas supply)
Gas / Cylinders / Compressed Gas Safety
Glass Facts
Glass / Glazing: Workplace Health & Safety - HSE
Gloves - Selecting Protective Gloves - HSE (pdf)
Hairdressing, Beauty Salons - dermatitis, gloves, creams + Hairdressing - HSE Microsite
Hand/Arm Vibration
Harness & Webbing Products Expiry Dates - safety harnesses, heights, fall arrest equipment
Hazardous Substances
Health and Safety - The Benefits of Good Health and Safety - HSE
Health and Safety At Work Act 1974 - HSE + Health and Safety At Work Act 1974 (html)
Health and Safety Legislation / Laws / Statutes
Health and Safety Law - Acts owned and enforced by HSE
Health and Safety Regulation - A Short Guide - HSE HSC13 (pdf)
Health and Safety Law: What You Should Know - HSE (pdf)
Heat / Heat Stress In The Workplace
Heights - Falls from height, scaffolds, ladders, roofs, mewps
HIV and AIDS - Unison (pdf)
Housekeeping at Work - Safety Guidelines - IAPA, Canada (pdf)
Hydraulics
Hazards of Working with Hydraulic Oil - the devastating effects of accidental high pressure injection
Hydraulics Safety Awareness PowerPoint Presentation - Dennis Mac, HandS
Images - A selection of images from HSE's topics and industries websites (dermatitis, skin diseases, asbestos)
Injury Statistics - UK + Injury Statistics - Canada + Injury Statisitics - US
Inspections at Work
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Ladders
Latex Allergies - HSE + Latex Gloves - Why Their Use is Being Phased Out
Lead - NIOSH See also COSHH Section + UK Lead Levels Too High - Hazards Magazine Report (Nov. 2009)
Lead - Channel4 News reports that UK safe lead levels are too high (Youtube)
Lead - New Health Dangers from Lead - California Dept of Public Health (pdf)
Legionnaires' / Legionella Disease
LEV - Local Exhaust Ventilation
Lifting Operations and Lifting Equipment Regulations (LOLER) - London Hazards Centre Factsheet (pdf)
Lifting Operations and Lifting Equipment Regulations - A Simple Guide - HSE INDG290 (pdf)
LOLER and Thorough Examinations - Ratcliff (pdf)
Light / Lighting + Lighting at Work - Safety Guidelines - IAPA, Canada (pdf)
Lone Working - London Hazards Centre Factsheet (pdf) + Working Alone - Hazards Factsheet (pdf)
Lone Working - Trade Unions Congress (TUC) + Lone Working - Working Alone Safely - HSE INDG73 (pdf)
Lone Working - Working Alone Safely - Rep's Bulletin - TSSA (pdf) + Lone Working - Working Alone - Unison Health & Safety Guide (pdf)
Machines - Buying new machinery - CE Marking - HSE INDG271 (pdf)
Machine Safety Guidelines - IAPA, Canada (pdf)
Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations 1999 - Statutory Instrument
Manual Handling - RSI, upper limb disorders, carpal tunnel, vibration, white finger, etc.
Manual Handling Guide - Overview, regulations, graphs, downloads, with links to LOLER & PUWER
Manual Handling - Checklist for Safety Representatives - HSE (pdf)
Manual Handling - Lifting and Carrying Safety - IAPA, Canada (pdf, 15pp)
Manual Handling - Preventing Injuries from Sharp Edges in Engineering HSE (pdf)
Mercury
Metals - Free HSE Leaflets (working with lead, cadmium, cobalt, nickel, explosives)
Metalworking Fluids / Coolants
Metalworking Fluids - Safety With Metalworking Fluids PowerPoint Presentation - Dennis Mac, HandS
Migrant Workers - Health Advice in Polski, Lietuviškai, Latviešu, Slovencina, Portuguęs, Ceština, Eesti keel, Româna, Russian, Bulgarian
National Health Service - Health Services Home Page - HSE
NEBOSH Certificate Definitions - Common Words/Phrases
NEBOSH Revision Aids - Notes, Cards, Qs&As - Health and Safety for Beginners / HSfB
Needles / Sharps - Needlestick Injuries - HSE
Noise + Noise at Work Regulations 2005
Occupational Health Statistics - Causes and Kinds of Diseases - HSE
Office Work
PAT Testing - The Myth that office equipment must be annually tested by qualified electrician - HSE
PAT Testing - Portable Appliance Testing Information
Photos - Safety Photos - www.safetyphoto.co.uk - hazards and near-misses in the workplace
Photocopiers
PPE - Personal Protective Equipment
Personal Protective Equipment at Work Regulations 1992 - Statutory Instrument
Pressure systems safety and you - HSE INDG261 (pdf)
Printing - Free HSE Leaflets (skin problems, solvents, asthma, upper limb disorders, guillotines, etc)
Prosecutions - HSE Public Register of Convictions [see Enforcement Notices above]
Prosecution Results Section - news of fines to businesses and compensation payouts to employees
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Steam Cleaners - Do You Use a Steam/Water Pressure Cleaner? - HSE INDG68 (pdf)
Stone Dust and You - HSE INDG315 (pdf) - See also COSHH Section
Stress - HSE Microsite
Stress at Work Guide - Public & Commercial Services Union
Stress at Work + Stress - Tackling Work-related Stress - A Guide for Employees - HSE MISC686 (pdf)
Stress at Work - Taking Control - IAPA (pdf) Understanding Stress at Work - IAPA (pdf)
Stress - The Leadership Factor - Management Can Make Employees Sick - Joan Burton, BSc, RN, MED
Stress - Work Organisation and Stress - Nottingham University/World Health Organisation (pdf)
Temperatures
Textiles - Free HSE Leaflets (dyes, chemicals, solvents in dry-cleaning/clothing industries)
Toilet Breaks / Rest Breaks - Hazards Magazine
Ventilation
VDUs / Visual Display Units
Vibration - Control the Risks of Hand-Arm Vibration - HSE (pdf)
Vibration at Work - HSE - See also MSDs / Musculoskeletal Disorders Section
Vicarious Liability - definition, employer's liability
Walking and Working Surfaces - Safety Guidelines - IAPA, Canada (pdf)
Welding Health & Safety - HSE Microsite + Welders Safety - TWI + Welding Health & Safety Factsheets - AWS
Welding - Safety in Gas Welding, Cutting & Similar Processes - HSE INDG297 (pdf)
Welding - Asphyxiation Hazards in Welding and Allied Processes - HSE
Welding and Confined Spaces - American Welding Society (pdf)
Welding and Cutting Hazards - BOC - See also COSHH Section
Welding - Search Results for Welding Safety - TWI + Welding - Hazardous Gases and Welding Fume Assessment - TWI
Welding - Control of Welding Fumes - TWI
Welding - Protecting Yourself From Gases and Fumes - thefabricator.com
Welding and Cutting: Potential Hazards - See also COSHH Section
Welfare at Work - Guide on Welfare Provisions - HSE INDG293 (pdf) (toilets, washing, water, changing clothes, meal breaks, etc)
Women's Health and Safety - Rep's Guide - Unison (pdf)
Women - Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) for Women - Addressing the Need - IAPA (pdf)
Wood Dust
Wood-based Boards - London Hazards Centre Fact Sheet
Woodworking - Free HSE Leaflets (machines, dust, LEV, chemicals, noise, toxic woods)
Working Time Directive + Working Time Regulations - Public & Commercial Services Union
Work Equipment: Using Work Equipment Safely - HSE INDG229 (pdf)
Workplace (Health, Safety and Welfare) Regulations 1992 - Statutory Instrument
Workplace Health, Safety and Welfare - A short guide for managers - HSE INDG 244 (temperature, light, floors, ventilation, sanitation, etc)
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