INDG223(rev5): Managing asbestos in buildings – A brief guide

The leaflet is for people who own, manage or have responsibilities for buildings, which may contain asbestos. This includes all non-domestic buildings, whatever the type of business, and the common areas of domestic buildings, eg halls, stairwells, lift shafts, roof spaces. The guidance does not apply to other domestic properties. This leaflet has been revised [...]

INDG223: Managing asbestos in buildings – A brief guide

The leaflet is for people who own, manage or have responsibilities for buildings, which may contain asbestos. This includes all non-domestic buildings, whatever the type of business, and the common areas of domestic buildings, eg halls, stairwells, lif…

Nuclear Project Assessment Reports (PARs) – Devonport Royal Dockyard

Project assessment reports for Devonport Royal Dockyard [Nuclear Site Licence 50B] are now available online: Request for agreement to implement the Interim Safety Justification (ISJ) solely for the docking of HMS Torbay in 15 Dock; Agreement to impleme…

Seveso Directive

The new Seveso III Directive proposal is under negotiation; a report outlining the likely impact on COMAH sites of possible changes is now available.

Event safety website launched

Following the success of HS(G)195 ‘The event safety guide – a guide to health, safety and welfare at music and similar events’, HSE has launched a new event safety micro-site. This new website contains updated health and safety guidance aimed at helping event organisers comply with their legal duties. Designed to be a ‘portal’ for [...]

WIS 16: Circular saw benches – Safe working practices (revised)

This revised woodworking information sheet (WIS) gives practical guidance on safe working practices at circular saw benches.

Lung diseases: Susceptible trades and industries – Quarries

Crystalline silica is one of the commonest minerals in the earths crust. When crushed during quarrying activities, materials containing silica create respirable crystalline silica (RCS) dust associated with the respiratory disease silicosis.

Printing industry: manual handling – what you need to know

Manual handling activities such as lifting and carrying, pushing and pulling cause most injuries in the printing industry. The law requires employers to: Avoid manual handling where possible, assess the risks from manual handling, reduce the risk and p…

Woodworking: Working with machinery – stake pointing on a circular saw

Woodworking is the only industry where machinery accidents cause more injuries than slips and trips. This example illustrates safe practice when stake pointing on a circular saw.

Health & safety for disabled people – Key points to remember

Health and safety is, on occasions, used as a false excuse to justify discriminating against disabled workers, HSE is committed to tackling this. This guidance is for you whether you are in work or looking for work.

Ports – A quick guide to health and safety

Work at ports takes place throughout the day and night and in all types of weather, you may be dealing with a whole range of cargoes and working alongside a wide variety of people, including some who don’t speak English. How this guide can help you, it highlights the main hazards found in ports and [...]

Vehicles at work – Interactive case studies

HSE has put together some ‘before-and-after’ interactive case studies to help you think and talk about vehicle safety in the workplace. They are all based on events that our inspectors have reported.

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L73 – A guide to the Reporting of Injuries, Diseases and Dangerous Occurrences Regulations 1995

This publication is a detailed guide to The Reporting of Injuries, Diseases and Dangerous Occurrences Regulations 1995 (RIDDOR).
This edition provides information about the updated Regulations, which will, subject to parliamentary approval, come into f…

Lung diseases – Causes of extrinsic allergic alveolitis

Extrinsic allergic alveolitis (EAA) refers to a group of lung diseases that can develop after exposure to certain substances. The name describes the origin and the nature of these diseases, symptoms can include: fever, cough, worsening breathlessness …

Fire and explosion – Simple guide to dangerous substances

Explosive atmospheres can be caused by flammable gases, mists or vapours or by combustible dusts. If there is enough of a substance, mixed with air, then all it needs is a source of ignition to cause an explosion. Each year people are injured at work b…

Farmers encouraged to attend Herefordshire safety event after thumbs up

Farmers are being encouraged to attend a free safety awareness event in Herefordshire to get to grips with health and safety in one of Britain’s most dangerous industries.

Keeping in touch with HSE – Subscribe for free news and updates by email or RSS

Subscribe for free email newsletters and notifications – news and updates on a wide range of health and safety topics and industries. Instant updates via RSS feeds – latest news and updates about workplace health and safety in your industry…

Health and safety made simple – The basics for your business

If you think health and safety has to be complicated – it doesn’t. This site will make it easier for you to comply with the law and manage health and safety in your business.