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Useful Websites Fire safety law and guidance documents for business New fire safety rules affecting all non-domestic premises in England and Wales came into force on 1 October 2006. If you are:
NETREGS The NetRegs website is free to use and is regularly updated. Its aim is to help small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in the UK to understand the complex environmental regulations that can affect them. The site provides guidance on how to comply with environmental law as well as advice on good environmental practice. www.netregs.gov.uk Workboost Wales Workboost Wales is a government funded service providing confidential, practical and free advice to small businesses in Wales on workplace health and safety, management of sickness absence and return to work issues. http://www.workboostwales.org.uk/ Safe and Healthy Working Safe and Healthy Working is part of the Scottish centre for HEALTHY WORKING LIVES and provides an occupational health and safety service for small and medium sized enterprises in Scotland. Visit http://www.safeandhealthyworking.com/ Business Continuity Guidance In these uncertain times it makes sense to prepare for the unexpected - whether a power cut, theft, fire or terrorist attack. Designed for small and medium sized businesses but with practical advice for all. The material ranges from a quick assessment form through 'how to' templates and checklists, up to information for business continuity specialists. www.londonprepared.gov.uk/business/businesscont/index.htm Leeds City Council - Risk Assessment Training Leeds City Council Health and Safety Inspection Group have developed this excellent training package as part of their commitment to working with businesses to achieve safe and healthy working environments for those at work. The package combines simple and practical advice with interactive learning exercises, to take you through a comprehensive step by step guide to health and safety risk assessment. The tutorial covers the basic principles behind risk assessment, explains the requirements of the Law - along with how to achieve compliance, and gives a simple demonstration case study to show how the different elements of risk assessment can be brought together to achieve real health and safety improvements. The final stage in the training package is a mock risk assessment exercise for you to practice the techniques you have learned. Completing the tutorial will give you the information, knowledge and skills necessary to implement a successful risk assessment programme in your own place of work. www.leeds.gov.uk/risk Business Link They provide a short guide to the major statutory requirements concerning health and safety in the workplace, including an overview of the legislation and how it affects businesses. The guide also contains hints and tips and details of where you can get further information www.businesslink.gov.uk Safety Groups UK There are more than 80 occupational health and safety groups affiliated to RoSPA and they are located throughout the country. The groups provide a local forum for meetings, networking and co-operation between employers of all kinds, health and safety inspectors and trade unions. In addition, there are 6 Safety Information Centres (SICs) which have been set up by members of the groups with the aim of giving free help and information to small firms in the area. They can provide valauble suport and advice www.rospa.com/safetygroupsuk HSE E-Learning This site provides educational and academic health & safety information to undergraduate students, lecturers and professionals in the construction industry. www.learning-hse.com/hse/ The Institution of Occupational Health & Safety Discussion Forum Discussion in this forum is about occupational health and safety in its broadest sense. As well as health and safety in the workplace, there is scope for issues that include aspects of risk management, environmental protection, health care, hygiene, personnel, education, quality management, and business. http://www.iosh.co.uk/discussion/ The Health & Safety Executive Web site As the principal enforcement agency for heath and safety in the UK this site is a must for anyone with an interest in health and safety. A wide range of information is available on this site including news and publicity releases, consultation documents, free leaflets about health and safety and recent health and safety publications. Part of the site is specifically set aside for small businesses. http://www.hse.gov.uk/index.htm HSE Books This site is the name of the mail order and warehousing services for the distribution of HSC/E publications and multimedia products. HSE Books distributes both priced and free publications and also operates a number of subscription services, mainly priced, on the subject of health and safety at the workplace. Visit http://www.hsebooks.co.uk HSE Prosecution Database This site gives details of all prosecution cases taken by HSE, since 1 April 1999, which resulted in a conviction. http://www.hse-databases.co.uk/prosecutions/ Or perhaps you want to see what enforcement notices may have been served, this site gives details of all enforcement notices issued since 1 April 2001. It does not include Notices that are under appeal or have been withdrawn. http://www.hse-databases.co.uk/notices/ Rethinking Construction Rethinking Construction is the banner under which the construction industry, its clients and the government are working together to improve UK construction performance. There site provides plenty of useful information for all businesses. http://www.rethinkingconstruction.org/index2.htm Repetitive Strain Injury Association Here you will find probably the most comprehensive range of information available regarding all aspects of RSI - causes, treatments, research findings, legal issues and much more. RSIA aim to make this site the first stop for information about issues related to RSI http://rsi.websitehosting-services.co.uk European Agency for Safety and Health at Work Discussion Forum This forum aims to provide a channel for OSH professionals and practitioners across the European Union to exchange information on topics related to good practice and the practical implementation of OSH at enterprise level. http://europe.osha.eu.int/good_practice/forums/ UNISON Health and Safety An information service for Unison members. It too provides a range of free and priced information http://www.unison.org.uk/safety/index.asp UCATT A site for Britain's specialist construction workers employed in all the building occupations, both in the private and public sectors. Useful guidance and information for members http://www.ucatt.org.uk/health_safety.htm Electronic COSHH Essentials This is a free Internet package that anyone can use. Employers, safety representatives or employees can log on and work out what needs to be done to control chemicals in their workplace. http://www.coshh-essentials.org.uk Working Well Together This site is currently under development, but already contains much information to assist the smaller construction contractor. It is structured to contain the content from the recently published Absolutely essential health and safety toolkit together with the text from HSE's most popular construction guidance, Health and safety in construction (HSG150) which answers the questions and covers all the issues that a small builder needs to know in order to operate on site safely and without risk. When fully developed the site will contain hyperlinks to other information and useful advice including HSE Books. As the site develops it will contain more of the information from HSG150. This site is valuable source of information for the small constructor. http://wwt.uk.com If you know of any other links that could be included please contact the chas administrator |