Workplace Hazards
Follow the links below to find advice on a range of workplace safety issues and how to manage them effectively, including information on legal requirements and how to develop appropriate policies and procedures.
Top Questions
Can I insist my drivers take an alcohol test if I suspect they have been drinking?
Asbestos
How and where asbestos is a hazard and key requirements for managing it safely.
Blood Borne Viruses
Information on Hepatitis, HIV/AIDS and other blood borne viruses, how to reduce the risks and combat discrimination around these diseases.
Confined Spaces
Learn about the various types of confined spaces and how to reduce risks from working in them.
Driving at Work
Advice on improving the safety of people who drive for work, including use of private vehicles by staff and volunteers.
Drugs
Why every workplace should have a drugs policy and how to develop one.
Electricity
Practical advice on electrical safety in the workplace and legal requirements for employers and landlords.
Fire
Basic fire safety advice for the workplace, including legal requirements, risk assessment and emergency planning.
Gas
Information on safe use of gas as a fuel in the workplace.
Hazardous Substances
How to identify, assess and control risks from hazardous substances.
Heights/Falls From Height
How to protect workers from the dangers of working at height.
Home Working
Practical advice for employers who use home workers or are considering home working practices.
Legionella / Legionnaires Disease
Practical advice on controlling the risk of legionella in water and cooling systems and safer alternatives.
Noise
How to identify and minimise excessive noise at work and protect workers from its damaging effects.
Skin and Respiratory Sensitisers
Advice on the causes of allergies, asthma and skin complaints in the workplace and how to avoid them.
Slips, Trips and Falls
Simple, effective methods of avoiding injuries from one of the most common causes of workplace accidents.
Smoking
Find out how to develop effective workplace policies on smoking and how they promote health and well-being.
Transport and Vehicles
Advice on safe use of and legal requirements for workplace transport, from vans to fork lift trucks.
Vibration
How to protect workers from the damaging effects of Hand-Arm and Whole-Body Vibration at work.
Violence and Aggression
How to assess the risks to staff from violence and aggression, how to protect them from it and advice on supporting victims.
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