B: Health and welfare
1.8 For further guidance for employers and line managers visit the Government website.
1.10.1 EMAS staff are based in some but not all HSE offices. Check the HSE website for your local contact.
1.10.3 For further details visit the Constructing Better Health website.
2.7.2 Refer to Food hygiene for your business | Food Standards Agency for good food hygiene practice – essential reading if you sell food.
4.6 Visit the Drinkaware website for an alcohol unit calculator.
4.6 For an employers’ guide to alcohol at work visit the HSE website.
4.8.2 Employer associations, solicitors and professional bodies (such as Alcohol Change UK, Phoenix Futures or DrugWise) can advise and help develop a workplace alcohol and drugs policy.
6.4.2 BSIF has issued a safety flash highlighting dangerous counterfeit safety helmets: Beware of dangerous counterfeit safety helmets | Agg-Net
6.5 For more detailed information on the requirements for head protection visit the HSE website.
6.10.3 For a table showing laser health risks visit the Government website.
6.12 For images of malignant melanoma and non-melanoma refer to the Cancer Research UK website
6.12.2 A leaflet for workers about working in hot weather is available from the HSE.
6.15.3 For further information on the Fit2Fit scheme visit the website.
7.3 The regulations can be downloaded from the Government legislation website.
7.6.1 Further information on labelling and packaging can be found on the HSE website.
7.7.6 There is also excellent guidance on silica exposure on the HSE website.
7.8.1 A poster on skin checks for dermatitis is available to download for free from the HSE website.
7.8.1 For further information on dermatitis visit the HSE website.
7.12 REACH aims
7.12 Further information can be found on
9.2 For further information on research into the dangers of asbestos visit the HSE website.
9.6 For a checklist on managing asbestos visit the HSE website.
9.10.4 Notification of this type of work will be necessary. Once you have confirmed the work is NNLW, you need to notify it to the relevant enforcing authority. ASB NNLW1 - Notification of non-licensed work with asbestos (hse.gov.uk)
9.10.5 For advice and examples of non-licensed work on asbestos visit the HSE website.
9.18 Asbestos Control and Abatement Division (ACAD).
9.18 Asbestos Removal Contractors Association (ARCA).
9.18 Asbestos Testing and Consulting (ATAC).
9.18 The British Occupational Hygiene Society (BOHS) and the Royal Society for Public Health (RSPH) offer a range of competency training courses for those undertaking asbestos assessments and asbestos monitoring.
9.18 The United Kingdom Asbestos Training Association (UKATA) and the Independent Asbestos Training Providers (IATP) are organisations offering membership to other organisations who offer asbestos training to people undertaking asbestos removal activities.
9.18 Information on the risks from asbestos can be found on the HSE website.
Appendix A For further information refer to the HSE publication Asbestos: The survey guide (HSG264).
Appendix B A range of HSE Asbestos essentials task sheets can be found on the HSE website
Appendix C The HSE website contains further guidance on asbestos
13.5.1 The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has developed online tools to assist employers carrying out manual handling assessments:
- Manual handling assessment charts (MAC) tool
- Variable manual handling assessment chart (V-MAC) tool
- Assessment of repetitive tasks (ART) tool
- Risk assessment of pulling and pushing tool (RAPP) tool
13.6 For a brief guide on manual handling at work visit the HSE website