Further reading
Online tools
Free leaflets
- Using cut-off saws: A guide to protecting your lungs (INDG461)
- Manual handling at work: A brief guide (INDG143)
- Aching arms (or RSI) in small businesses (INDG171)
- Lead and you: A guide to working safely with lead (INDG305)
- Noise at work: A brief guide to controlling the risks (INDG362)
- Noise: Don't lose your hearing (INDG363)
- Are you making the best use of lifting and handling aids? (INDG398)
- Asbestos: Guidance for appointed doctors on the Control of Asbestos Regulations 2012
- Medical aspects of occupational skin disease (MS24)
- Silica (CIS36)
- Dust control on concrete cutting saws used in the construction industry (CIS54)
- Asbestos essentials task sheets
COSHH Essentials: General guidance
- Health monitoring for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (G401)
- Health surveillance for occupational asthma (G402)
- Health surveillance for occupational dermatitis (G403)
- Health surveillance for those exposed to respirable crystalline silica (RCS) (G404)
COSHH Essentials: Construction
- Advice for managers (CN0)
- Concrete scabbling (CN1)
- Chasing with hand-held power tools (CN2)
- Drilling and coring with hand-held rotary power tools (CN3)
- Crushing and screening demolition material (CN4)
- Clearing and removing rubble (CN5)
- Cutting paving and kerbstones with rotary cutters (CN6)
- Abrasive blasting (CN7)
- Tunnelling and shaft sinking (CN8)
- Pneumatic breaker in poor ventilation (eg indoors) (CN9)
COSHH Essentials: Respiratory protective equipment
- UK Standard Assigned Protection Factor 20 (APF 20) R3
- An analysis of the prevalence and distribution of stress in the construction industry - Research Report (RR518)
Priced publications
- Upper-limb disorders in the workplace (HSG60)
- Managing for health and safety (HSG65)
- Vibration solutions (HSG170)
- Manual handling. Guidance on Regulations (L23)
Posters
- Skin contact: Distance your skin from chemicals and wet work
- Skin care: Hand washing and applying hand cream
- Skin care: Method for using hand cream, soap and cleanser
- Skin checks for dermatitis
- Correct removal of gloves: Reusable gloves (chemical resistant)
- Correct removal of gloves: Single use gloves (splash resistant)