Asbestos - Identify asbestos risk, apply for a licence to work with asbestos, dispose of waste safely and legally, and train workers in safe handling of asbestos
Carbon Monoxide - There are three main ways in which construction work can interface with CO gas issues: Site worker and security staff facilities; refurbishment work on existing buildings, and the Gas Safe Register for gas engineers
Manual handling and musculoskeletal disorders - If you cannot avoid manual handling tasks, assess the risks carefully and provide information about the size and distribution of the load.
Dermatitis - Find out about the substances that can cause irritant and allergic skin conditions in the construction industry, and how to protect your workers from coming into contact with them.
Respiratory disease - How to reduced workers’ exposure to substances that cause respiratory disease or breathing difficulty.
Noise - How to avoid, eliminate and reduce noise at work and, if you cannot avoid noise, offer your workers hearing protection.
Work related stress - Use HSE’s Management Standards for Work-related stress to assess and eliminate stress from the workplace
Hand-arm vibration - Assess the risk of injury from vibrating power tools and then take positive action to eliminate the risk or reduce it to a low level.
