HEALTH & SAFETY GUIDANCE
Below is a list of appropriate material regarding health and safety, they are all in PDF format so you will require Adobe Acrobat Reader to view them. If you haven't got this software then please click below to download it. Health and safety guidance is essential when planning work. There are a large number of guidance notes published by the HSE. The list below are free and can be downloaded - more detailed books are available through HSE Books tel: 01787 881165 or www.hsebooks.com.
Pollution Prevention Guidlines
Electrical Safety and You - INDG 231
The Absolutely Essential Health & Safety Tool Kit for the Smaller Construction Contractor - INDG 344 (rev2)
First Aid at Work - Your Questions Answered - INDG 214
Risk Assessment - A Brief Guide to Controlling Risks in the Workplace - INDG 163
Gas Appliances - INDG 238
Lifting Equipment at Work - INDG 290
Inspecting Fall Arrest Equipment made from Webbing or Rope - INDG 367
Landlords (Gas Safety) - INDG 285
Manual Handling Solutions in Woodworking - INDG 318
PPE - A Short Guide to the PPE Regs 1992 - INDG 174 (rev1)
Preventing Slips and Trips at Work - INDG 225
Protect Your Hearing or Lose It - INDG 363
Thorough Examination of Lifting Equipment - INDG 422
Welfare at Work - INDG 293
Working Alone - INDG 73 (rev3)
Working on Roofs - INDG 284
Working with Display Screen Equipment - INDG 36
Workplace Health, Safety and Welfare - INDG 244
HSE FREE INFORMATION SHEETS/GUIDANCE
Handling Heavy Block
Handling Kerbs: Reducing the Risk of MSDs
Hiring & Leasing out of Plant - Application of PUWER 98 - Regs 26 & 27
Inspection & Reports
MDHS101
Provision of Welfare Facilities During Construction Work - CIS 59
RIDDOR Explained
Roof Repair Work
Safe Erection & Dismantling of Falsework
Safe Use of Compact Dumpers
Safe Use of Site Dumpers
Silica
Solvents
Tax Rules and the Purchase of OH Support
Weekly Construction Site Health and Safety Checklist
Focus on WAH
Glass & Glazing Federation Code of Practice
Guidance on the Safe Use of Quick Hitches
Safe Off Loading of Reinforcement Fabric
16 Steps to Fire Safety on Timber Frame Construction Sites
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