Workplace and Environment

Safety briefing - Leptospirosis (Weil's disease)If staff work outside in areas where there are rats, there's a risk from an illness known as Weil's disease or leptospirosis. Use our safety briefing to raise awareness.The riskRats can carry Leptospira ba... Read more

Process - safe system of work - handling gas cylindersTo ensure that your staff follow prescribed safe systems of work, you should use a formal safety procedure. This document sets out safe methods of handling gas cylinders. What to do?If you're handl... Read more

Process - safe system of work - manual handling - team liftingTo ensure that your staff follow prescribed safe systems of work, you should use a formal safe system of work. This document sets out safe methods of manual handling using a team of people... Read more

Process - safe system of work - draining vehicle petrol tanksTo ensure that your staff follow prescribed safe systems of work, you should use a formal safety procedure. This document sets out how fuel should be drained from a vehicle petrol tank; for... Read more

Process - safe system of work - machinery maintenanceTo ensure that your staff follow prescribed safe systems of work, you should use a formal process. This document sets out how machinery maintenance should be completed; for example, how the risks a... Read more

Process - safe system of work - inspecting metal extension laddersTo ensure that your staff follow prescribed safe systems of work, you should use a formal safe system of work. This document sets out how a ladder should be inspected. What to do?If yo... Read more

Process - safe system of work - machinery maintenance in flammable atmospheresThis document sets out how machinery maintenance in flammable atmospheres should be completed in a safe way.Clear guidance This procedure details a series of safe systems o... Read more

Preliminary COSHH assessmentIf you're a low to medium-risk business, you may find that a full COSHH assessment is unnecessary. In order to identify if this is the case, consider using our preliminary COSHH assessment form.Preliminary coshh assessmentI... Read more

Homeworkers - generalEmployees who regularly work from home should be treated the same way as other employees. Their work activities will need to be assessed and any hazards highlighted addressed so that the level of risk is reduced as much as possib... Read more