Take the tour -  the health & safety guide

The health & safety guide lays out in practical terms what every employer needs to know. It covers everything from accidents to manual handling, from assessing risk to working at height. 

With a range of specimen documents that can be adapted for use in your own business, the health & safety guide is the essential resource for those charged with managing health & safety.

The health & safety guide includes sections on:

Health in the workplace 

sample the 'managing stress at work' section 
> sample the 'hazardous substances' section

  • drug and alcohol misuse
  • hazardous substances
  • health surveillance and screening
  • managing work-related stress
  • manual handling
  • noise and vibration
  • musculo-skeletal disorders  
  • occupational hygiene and ergonomics
  • sickness absence
  • rehabilitation
  • travel safety
  • violence at work
  • workplace health

Occupational health & safety management

  • risk assessments
  • competence
  • CDM - construction (design and management) regulations
  • managing contractors
  • health and safety management systems
  • investigation by enforcing authorities
  • employee involvement

Register of health & safety legislation

Your guide to health & safety legislation impacting on manufacturing, engineering and technology-based businesses

Safety in the workplace

  • accidents
  • confined spaces
  • electrical safety
  • fire safety
  • first aid
  • lifting operations
  • machinery safety
  • slips, trips and falls
  • transport safety
  • working at height

Your responsibilities

  • civil liabilities and insurance
  • managing your occupational health and safety responsibilities

 

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