Factsheets

Factsheets

The following factsheets contain useful information regarding health and safety. They are all downloadable PDF files.

 

Accidents in the work place

• Reduce risks - cut costs
• Managing health and safety

 

COSHH

• Dangerous substances

 

Dermititis at work

• HSE: Preventing dermatitis at work

 

Electricity

• Portable table electrical equipment

 

Employers' liability compulsory insurance

• Employer's Liability (compulsory insurance) Act 1969

 

Lone working

• Working alone in safety - Controlling the risks of solitary work

 

Manual handling

• Getting to grips with manual handling, a short guide for employers

 

Risk assessments

• Guide to risk assessments

 

Safe working environment

• Health and Safety Regulation - a summary of the 1974 Health and Safety Act

 

Smokefree workplaces

• Sample Smokefree Policy

 

Workplace equipment

• Simple guide to the provision and use of work equipment regulations 1998
• Workplace Health Safety And Welfare Workplace Health Safety And Welfare : a short guide for managers