Engineering Information Series - EIS

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EIS 1
     Hot work on vehicle wheels
EIS 2     Accidents at metalworking lathes using emery cloth
EIS 3     Monitoring requirements in the electroplating industry
EIS 4     Workplace welfare in the electroplating industry
EIS 5     Health surveillance requirements in the electroplating industry
EIS 6     Electrical systems in the electroplating industry
EIS 12   Safety at manually fed pivoting head metal cutting saws
EIS 13   Safeguarding of combination metalworking machines
EIS 14   Skin creams and skin protection in the engineering sector
EIS 16   Preventing injuries from the manual handling of sharp edges in the engineering industry
EIS 19   Engineering machine tools - retrofitting CNC
EIS 28   Safeguarding at horizontal boring machines
EIS 33   CNC turning machines: Controlling risks from ejected parts


Woodworking Information Sheets - WIS

WIS 1    Wood dust: hazards and precautions
WIS 2    Safe Stacking and handling of timber and board
WIS 3    Beam panel saws
WIS 4    Noise reduction at band re-saws
WIS 5    Noise enclosure at band re-saws
WIS 6    COSHH and the woodworking industries
WIS 8    Noise reduction at multi-spindle planing and moulding machines
WIS 12  Assessment and control of wood dust: use of the dust lamp
WIS 13  Noise at woodworking machines
WIS 14  Selection of respiratory protective equipment suitable for use with wood dust
WIS 15  Safe working at woodworking machines
WIS 16  Circular saw benches: safe working practices
WIS 17  Safe use of hand-fed planing machines
WIS 18  Safe working practices at verticle spindle moulding machines
WIS 19  Health risks during furnitue stripping using dichloromethane (DCM)
WIS 20  Safeguarding veneer guillotines
WIS 22  Guarding CNC routers and machining centres
WIS 23  LEV: general principles of system design
WIS 24  LEV: dust capture at sawing machines
WIS 25  LEV: dust capture at fixed belt sanding machines
WIS 26  LEV: dust capture at fixed drum and disc sanding machines
WIS 27  Safeguarding board-edge processing machinery
WIS 30  Toxic woods
WIS 31  Safety in the use of narrow band saws
WIS 32  Safe collection of woodwaste: prevention of fire and explosion
WIS 33  Health surveillance and wood dust - See WIS 6
WIS 35  Safe use of power operated cross cut saws
WIS 36  Safe use of manually operated cross cut saws
WIS 37  PUWER 98 : Selection of tooling for use with hand held woodworking machines
WIS 38  PUWER 98 : retrofitting of braking to woodworking machines
TOP 6   Supervising for safety in the woodworking industry


Food Information Sheets - FIS

FIS 2    Dust explosions in the food industry
FIS 3    Workroom temperatures in places where food is handled
FIS 4    Priorities for health and safety in the bakery and flour confectionery industry
FIS 5    Priorities for the fruit and vegetable industry
FIS 6    Slips and trips: Summary guidance for the food industry
FIS 7    An index of health and safety guidance for the food industry
FIS 8    Priorities for health and safety in the dairy industry
FIS 9    Priorities for health and safety in the cocoa, chocolate and sugar confectionery industry
FIS 10  Priorities for health and safety in the biscuit manufacturing industry
FIS 11  Priorities for health and safety in the poultry processing industry
FIS 12  Priorities for health and safety in the compound feed industry
FIS 13  Priorities for health and safety in the flour and grain milling industries
FIS 14  Priorities for health and safety in the slaughtering industry
FIS 15  Priorities for health and safety in the meat processing industry
FIS 16  Priorities for health and safety in the fish processing industry
FIS 17  Occupational Dermatitis in the catering and food industries
FIS 18  Priorities for health and safety in the brewing industry

FIS 19  Priorities for health and safety in the soft drinks industry
FIS 20  Priorities for Health and Safety in the potable spirits industry
FIS 21  Workplace transport safety in food and drink premises
FIS 22  Preventing slips in the food and drink industries - update on floor specifications
FIS 23  Injuries and ill health caused by handling in the food and drink industries
FIS 24  Hygienic design of machinery in the food and drink industries

FIS 25  Safeguarding flat bed conveyors in the food and drink industries
FIS 26  Packaging machinery: safeguarding thermoform, fill and seal machines
FIS 27  Packaging machinery: safeguarding palletisers and depalletisers
FIS 28  Packaging machinery: safeguarding preformed rigid container packaging machines
FIS 29  Controlling exposure to disinfectants
FIS 30  Preventing falls from height in the food and drinks industries
FIS 31  Reducing Sack handling injuries in the food and drink industries
FIS 32  Reducing Noise Exposure in the Food and Drink Industries
FIS 33  Roll cages & wheeled racks in food and drink industries: Reducing manual handling injuries