Safety alerts

• Construction machinery - Access to cutting wheel of top cutting machines

Free leaflets

A range of free leaflets providing advice and guidance.

• Falls and Trips
• Electrical safety
• Construction
• Managing health and safety
• Risk assessment
• Workplace transport

• Scaffolding checklist
• The Absolutely Essential Health and Safety Toolkit

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Guidance

• Health and safety in construction (HSG 150) ISBN 0 7176 6182 2
• Managing health and safety in construction. Construction (Design and Management) Regulations 2007. (CDM) Approved Code of Practice. (L144) ISBN 0 7176 6223 4
• Health and safety in roofwork (HSG 33) ISBN 9780717662500

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Enforcement

Details of all notices issued and prosecutions made by HSE against the construction industry since April 1999.

• Prosecutions in construction
• Notices in construction

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Site safe news

Regular updates on the work of HSE in construction, as well as useful features and guidance.

• January 2008 [219KB]
• November 2006 [330KB]
• May 2006 [325KB]
• November 2005 [169KB]
• April 2005 [208KB]
• November 2004 [275KB]
• May 2004 [250KB]
• November 2003 [300KB]
• May 2003 [300KB]
• November 2002 [175KB]
• May 2002 [300KB]
• November 2001 [200KB]
• May 2001 [250KB]

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The Law

• HSE Free leaflets on health and safety law

The HMSO (Her Majesty's Stationary Office) website provides Statutory Instruments for UK legislation:

• The Construction (Design and Management) Regulations 2007
• The Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations 1999
• The Control of Substances Hazardous to Health Regulations 2002
• The Health and Safety (Consultation with Employees) Regulations 1996

Other information

• Notification of Conventional Tower Cranes Regulations
  Guidance on complying with the regulations.
• Health and Safety Induction Pack - for smaller construction companies [2MB]
  This presentation has been prepared by Site Safe Scotland with assistance from the construction industry, WWT Campaign and HSE. The slides and speaker notes in this presentation are designed for a short (1/2 to 2 hour) induction session for workers arriving on site.
• HSE technical alert on high tensile bolt connections on tower cranes [71KB]
  Technical alert about the importance of the correct installation of high tensile bolt connections on tower cranes. Supplementary information to the safety alert on the use of tower cranes. Issued 25 January 2007
• Construction Intelligence report - analysis of construction accident and ill-health statistics 1997/98 to 2007/08p [PDF 1.9MB]
• UK Major Accident Hazard pipeline networks construction fact sheet [198KB]
• Latest construction statistics 2005/06 - falls down, trips up
• HSE safety alert on the use of tower cranes Issued 17 October 2006 [62KB]
• Report on fatal injury to Sam Ball on 16 January 2002 [34KB]
  Report on a fatal injury arising from failed lifting tackle and advice to industry
• Highways Term Maintenance Association conference proceedings June 2006
• Report into the tower crane collapse at Canada Square in May 2000
  Collapse of tower crane report
• Tunnelling and Pipejacking Guidance for Designers [35KB]
  Internal dimensions for pipejacks and tunnels below 3.m diameter and indicative drive lengths
• Core Criteria for assessing Contractor Safety' leaflet
  HSE supports the joint Electrical Contractors' Association (ECA) and Heating and Ventilating Contractors' Association (HVCA) leaflet.

Construction health and safety DVDs

A series of DVDs have been produced by the construction industry - including input from RIBA, Constructing Excellence, Construction Confederation, IOSH and HSE. They are aimed at architects (including trainees) and other construction professionals. The DVDs are endorsed by RIBA and can count towards your yearly CPD quota.

• Safeguarding People Achieving Design Excellence DVD Company Compliance CDM 2007
• Working with Roofs - Design - Construction – Management
• Refurbishment
• Housebuilding