Health and Safety: Fire and hazards
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Health and Safety Guides The key common areas of risk at work are summarised in a new HSE publication. An Introduction to Health and Safety lists potential hazards for most sectors, as well as details on where to get more advice.
Subjects include electricity, manual handling, noise, explosions, work equipment, RIDDOR (Reporting of Injuries, Diseases and Dangerous Occurrences Regulations 1995), and COSH}{ (Control of Substances Hazardous to Health Regulations 1994).
An Introduction to Health and Safety for Small Firms will be available free from HSE Books, phone 01787 881165.
Fire Precautions The Home Office has published guidance on the new fire precaution requirements (Tolleys Haulage Bulletin Vol 1, pg3, CM 2-8 October 1997), Information for Employers about the Fire Precautions (Workplace). The publication is intended for employers and employees with premises not requiring a fire certificate.
The book is available from the Stationery Office, priced £3.50, phone 0171 8738372.
The Health & Safety Executive (HSE) is planning to raise health and safety awareness in small businesses via its television series Signposts to Health & Safely. The series, broadcast on BBC 2's Learning Zone between 05:00-06:00hrs on Monday mornings, is now running until 8 December.
The broadcast is backed up by a free information booklet, An Introduction to Health and Safety ,which is being sent out to nearly a million small firms and organisations.
For further information on this topic, contact HSE's InfoLine, phone 0541 545500, or write to: HSE Information Centre, Broad Lane, Sheffield S.3 7HQ.