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Abrasive Wheel Regs - replaced by PUWER 98  [see PUWER below]            H & S Guidance - Abrasive Wheels - Devonline.gov.uk
Abrasive Wheels Health & Safety Guide - Stockport Council (pdf)                   Abrasive Wheel Safety (pdf, zipped)
Abrasive Grinding Wheels - Safety Guidelines - IAPA, Canada (pdf, zipped)    Cutting Wheel Safety - Gov. South Australia (pdf, zipped)
Accidents - accidents and your role as a Safety Rep
Air, Light and Temperature
Air-powered Hand Tools - IAPA, Canada (pdf, zipped)
Air Sampling Standards
Agriculture - Free HSE Leaflets  (grain dust, pesticides, farmers lung)
Asbestos
Asthma
Back Pain
Barbeque/barbecue Safety
Behavioural Safety - Behaviour Modification - HSE
Behavioral Safety - Behavioral Safety.com - articles and downloads
British Standards
Brown Book - 1977 Safety Representatives and Consultation Regulations, revised for 2008
Carbon Monoxide in the Workplace
Carpal Tunnel Syndrome - Zurich Risk Services (pdf, zipped)  - See MSDs / Musculoskeletal Disorders Section
Catering/Hospitality/Restaurants/Pubs - HSE Home Page
Ceramics - Free HSE Leaflets (asbestos, PPE, silica dust)
Checklists for Hazards and Inspections
Chemicals
Chemicals - Working Safely in Health Care
Cold - Working in Cold Weather - GMB (Word doc, zipped)
Compressed Air - HSE
Confined Spaces
Consultation, Consulting Employees on Health and Safety

Construction - Free HSE Leaflets (cement, chemical cleaners, solvents, silica)
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)
Control of Substances Hazardous to Health Regulations 2002
  (COSHH) - Statutory Instrument - See COSHH Section
Control of Substances Hazardous to Health - A Brief Guide to the Regulations

Convictions - HSE Public Register of Convictions
Cylinders - Compressed Gas
Dermatitis
/ Skin Disease
Display Screen Equipment/VDUs - What Should I Do?
see also Offices
DIY - Are You Damaging Your Children's Health? - by Dave Griffin, GMB Safety Rep (pdf, zipped)  (Word.doc, zipped)
Dust / Fumes / Local Exhaust Ventilation - See also COSHH Section
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 - Safety Reps - See Part 44 (1)
Employee's Rights: Right To Leave Dangerous Work - See Part 100 (1) (d-e)
European Six-Pack

Fire Safety
First Aid
Food and Drink Industry - Free HSE Leaflets  (manual handling, slips/trips/falls, equipment, etc)
Food and Drink Manufacture - HSE
Forklift Accidents         Forklift Trucks  (pdf)       Forklift Truck Occupational Hazard Datasheet  (pdf)
Foundries - Free HSE Leaflets  (chlorine, formaldehyde, furans) -
See also COSHH Section
Gas Health & Safety - HSE  (domestic gas and gas supply)
Gas / Cylinders / Compressed Gas Safety 
Gloves - Chemical Resistant Gloves Guide
Hairdressing, Beauty Salons - dermatitis, gloves, creams
Hand/Arm Vibration
Harness & Webbing Products Expiry Dates
- Jeff Clipston (safety harnesses, heights, fall arrest equipment)
Hazardous Substances
Health and Safety - The benefits of good health and safety
Health and Safety Assessments - Zurich Risk Services  (pdf, zipped)
Health and Safety At Work Act 1974 - HSE pdf download -  Health and Safety At Work Act 1974 - in html
Health and Safety Inspections at Work - Unison  (pdf, zipped)
An Introduction to Health & Safety - by Dave Griffin, GMB Safety Rep (pdf, zipped) (Word.doc, zipped) 
Click on FREE (Rapidshare)
Health and Safety Legislation / Laws / Statutes
Health and Safety Regulation - A Short Guide - HSE HSC13 (pdf)
Health and Safety Law: What You Should Know - HSE (pdf)
Heights - Falls from height, scaffolds, ladders
HIV and AIDS - Unison  (pdf)
Home - Safety in the Home - by Dave Griffin, GMB Safety Rep  (pdf, zipped) (Word.doc, zipped)
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

Ladders
Latex Allergies - HSE       Latex Allergies - Useful references       Latex Gloves - Why Their Use is Being Phased Out
Lead
Legionnaires' / Legionella Disease
LEV - Local Exhaust Ventilation
Lifting Operations and Lifting Equipment Regulations (LOLER) - London Hazards Centre Factsheet
Lifting Operations and Lifting Equipment Regulations - A Simple Guide - HSE INDG290 (pdf)
LOLER and Thorough Examinations - Ratcliff (pdf, zipped)
Light / Lighting        Lighting at Work - Safety Guidelines - IAPA, Canada (pdf,  zipped) 
Lone Working - London Hazards Centre Factsheet
Lone Working - Working Alone Safely - HSE INDG73 (pdf)
Lone Working - Working Alone Safely - Rep's Bulletin - TSSA (pdf)
Lone Working - Working Alone Safely PowerPoint Presentation - Dennis Mac, HandS
Machines - Buying new machinery - CE Marking - HSE INDG271 (pdf)
Machine Safety Guidelines - IAPA, Canada (pdf, zipped)
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 Assessments
Manual Handling Guide - Overview, regulations, graphs, downloads, with links to LOLER & PUWER
Manual Handling - Checklist for Safety Representatives - HSE
Manual Handling - Lifting and Carrying Safety - IAPA, Canada (pdf, 15pp)
Manual Handling - Preventing Injuries from Sharp Edges in Engineering  (pdf)
Mercury
Mesothelioma - Mesothelioma Information & Treatment Centers - mesothelioma and asbestos exposure information
Metals - Free HSE Leaflets  (working with lead, cadmium, cobalt, nickel, explosives)
Metalworking Fluids / Coolants
MWFs - Safety With Metalworking Fluids PowerPoint Presentation - Dennis Mac, HandS
Health Services (NHS) - Health Services Home Page - HSE
NEBOSH Certificate Definitions - Common Words/Phrases  (Word.doc, zipped)
NEBOSH Revision Aids - Notes, Cards, Qs&As - Health and Safety for Beginners / HSfB
Needles - Needlestick Injuries - HSE
Noise + Noise at Work Regulations 2005
Occupational Health Statistics - Causes and Kinds of Diseases - HSE
Office Work
Oxy-Fuel Systems: How Safe Is Your Oxy-Fuel System? - by Dave Griffin, GMB Safety Rep (pdf, zipped) (Word.doc, zipped)
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
Prosecutions Database: This Week, Last Week, Last Month - HASTAM
Prosecution Results Section - news of  fines to businesses and compensation payouts to employees

Provision and Use of Work Equipment Regulations 1998 (PUWER) - Statutory Instrument
PUWER Factsheet (Provision and Use of Work Equipment Regulations) - London Hazards Centre
Provision and Use of Work Equipment Regulations - Simple Guide  (PUWER) - HSE INDG291 (pdf)
REACH - About REACH - HSE Page
REACH - Registration Evaluation and Authorisation of Chemicals Regulations
Repetitive Strain Injury (RSI) - Unison  (pdf, zipped)  - See also MSDs / Musculoskeletal Disorders Section
Risk Assessments
Risk Assessments, Part 1 - TSSA  (pdf, zipped)       
Risk Assessments, Part 2 - TSSA  (pdf, zipped)
Risk Assessments for Safety Representatives  (Word doc, zipped) 
Risk Assessments for Safety Representatives (pdf, zipped)
Risk Management Guidelines - University of Wollongong  (pdf, zipped)
Road Safety - Work-related - London Hazards Centre (pdf, zipped)
Rubber - Free HSE Leaflets
Safety in the Home - by Dave Griffin, GMB Safety Rep  (pdf, zipped) (Word.doc, zipped)
Safety Management - Employer Duties and Employee Rights - London Hazards Centre
Safety Representatives and Safety Committees Regulations 1977 (SRSC)
- revised for 2008 (pdf)
Sewage - Health Hazards - Free HSE leaflets
Sickness -  Control or Management? - Guidelines on Sickness Policies - Unison  (pdf, zipped)
Skin at Work - HSE Homepage
Skin Disease, Problems, Dermatitis -
See COSHH Section
Skin Disease - Causes of Skin Disease - HSE
Silica
Slips and Trips - Preventing Slips and Trips in the Workplace - HSE
Slips and Trips FAQs - Frequently Asked Questions - HSE
Slips and Trips Resource Centre - HSE (guidance, posters, Powerpoint presentations, audio and video, tools)
Slips and Trips in the NHS  (pdf)

Steam Cleaners - Do You Use a Steam/Water Pressure Cleaner? - HSE INDG68 (pdf)
Stress - HSE Homepage
Stress at Work          Stress - Tackling Work-related Stress - A Guide for Employees - HSE MISC686 (pdf)
Stress at Work - Taking Control - IAPA (pdf, zipped)        Understanding Stress at Work - IAPA (pdf, zipped)
Stress - The Leadership Factor - Management Can Make Employees Sick - Joan Burton, BSc, RN, MED (pdf, zipped)
Stress - Work Organisation and Stress - Nottingham University/World Health Organisation (pdf, zipped, 33pp)
Temperature        Temperatures - Minimum and Maximum - HSE
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 - employer's liability
Walking and Working Surfaces - Safety Guidelines - IAPA, Canada (pdf, zipped)
Welders Safety (scroll down) - TWI      Welding Health & Safety Factsheets - AWS
Welding and Cutting: Potential Hazards - Safetysolutions.net.au -
See also COSHH Section
Welding - Asphyxiation Hazards in Welding and Allied Processes  (pdf)     
Welding and Confined Spaces - American Welding Society  (pdf)
Welding - Hazardous Gases Arising from Cutting and Welding  (html in .zip file) 
Welding - Hazardous Gases Arising from Cutting and Welding  (Word doc, zipped)
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, zipped)
Wood Dust
Wood-based Boards - London Hazards Centre Fact Sheet
Woodworking - Hazards of Exotic Woods and MDF - by Dave Griffin, GMB Safety Rep
Woodworking - Free HSE Leaflets  (machines, dust, LEV, chemicals, noise, toxic woods)
Working Time Directive - full text of the Directive
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)

Unite/Amicus Health & Safety
British Employment Law
Bullying & Harrassment - BullyOnline
Confined Space - H&S News & Commentary
European Agency for Health and Safety at Work
Frank Carrano - Safety Awareness Presentations
Fire Safety - FireNet International
GMB Health & Safety Page
Union Health & Safety Links
Health, Environment and Work (HE&W) 
Health and Safety Executive (HSE) (UK)
Health & Safety Dept of the European Trade Union
Institute Health and Safety for Beginners - HSfB
Health Services - NHS
Health and Safety in the Health Care Sector
Household Products Safety Database
HSE Bookfinder
HSE Public Register of Convictions
Hydraulic Safety Authority of Canada Inc.

International Journal of Occupational/Environmental Health
IOSH - Institution of Occupational Safety and Health (UK)

London Hazards Centre
London Hazards Centre Factsheets A-Z
NHS - National Library for Health
NIOSH (US) Health and Safety Topics
National Union of Teachers Safety Page
Occupational Health Clinics for Ontario Workers Inc.
OSHA - Occupational Safety & Health Administration (US)

PCS H&S Home Page -  Public & Commercial Services Union
RegulatoryBreach - new law, recent cases, Health & Safety
SafetyPhoto - hazards and near-misses in the workplace
SafeWorkers.co.uk
Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents (RoSPA)
T&G Health and Safety FAQs
Trade Unions Congress (TUC) Health and Safety
UK Statutory Instruments
UK 4 Safety
UNISON Health & Safety Zone
Worksafe Reps - New Zealand Safety Reps site
www.UNIONREPS.org.uk
RISKS e-Bulletins -  TUC safety bulletins

Professional Health and Safety training and consultants partner sites

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