Health and Safety Executive (HSE). Essentials of health and safety at work

ISBN 9780717661794. Fourth edition, published by Hse Books in 2006. 105 pages. This is the fourth edition of HSE’s most popular guidance book. Essentials of health and safety at work is easy to use and will help you prevent workplace accidents and ill health and comply with the law. Packed with sound advice to put you on the right track, it covers the whole range of workplace hazards. Having the basics at your fingertips couldn’t be simpler – and if you need more detailed information, it points you in the right direction. This new edition has been expanded to include: new chapters on slips and trips, work at height, contractors and agency n workers, and general fire safety; new sections on stress, rehabilitation and sickness absence; n a focus on special groups – young people, the disabled, non-English speakers, n new and expectant mothers, and lone and mobile workers; a new subject index (printed version only).n This book is great value if you’re starting up or running to prepare a company safety policy or have been appointed as a trade union safety representative, but whatever line of work you’re in, it will help you run a safe and healthy workplace – and that makes good business sense. New edition documenting what the law requires and provides reference for employers as they put it into practice. Initial emphasis is on tackling the basics and identifying, assessing and controlling general hazards. This is supplemented by more specific studies : slips and trips, fire, work at height, building work, machinery, plant and equipment maintenance, gas and oil-fired equipment, pressurized plant and equipment, transport, lifting and handling, noise, vibration, electricity, radiations and harmful, flammable or explosive substances. With new sections on subjects such as stress, rehabilitation and sickness absence. [Ed.] Suggests how to tackle the basics of health and safety, also how to identify, assess and control the activities that might cause harm in a business. This book includes sections on subjects such as stress, rehabilitation and sickness absence.