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Publications

The following booklets and Information Sheets are available from HSE Books online or by telephone from HSE Books on 01787-881165.

• Health and safety in care homes
• Reporting injuries, diseases and dangerous occurrences in health and social care: Guidance for employers (HSIS1)
• Safe use of pneumatic air tube transport systems for pathology specimens. (MISC 186)
• Safe Handling of Cytotoxic Drugs (MISC615)
• The regulatory requirements for medical exposure to ionising radiation: An employers overview
• Safety in health service laboratories: Safe working and the prevention of infection in clinical laboratories
• Service laboratories: Safe working and the prevention of infection in the mortuary and post-mortem room
• Latex and you (INDG 320)
• Controlling Legionella in nursing and residential care homes. INDG253
• The management of occupational health services for healthcare staff
• Violence and aggression to staff in health services: Guidance on assessment and management

Manual handling

• Getting to grips with hoisting people (HSIS3)
• Manual handling in the health services
• Getting to grips with handling problems
• Handling Home Care
• Caring for cleaners
• Manual Handling Guidance on Regulations
• All Wales Manual Handling Passport Training and Information Scheme
• Manual Handling Assessment Chart Tool (MAC)

Guidance

These are the current internal instructions and guidance used by HSE to help carry out its core operational work of inspecting, investigating, permissioning and enforcing.

• Natural rubber latex sensitisation in health and social care SIM 07/2011/06
• Guidance on Domiciliary Care and Section 51 of the Health and Safety at Work etc Act (HSWA) SIM 07/2011/05
• Adult Safeguarding in Social Care – HSE Role SIM 07/2011/01
• HSE national leads for corporate social care providers (also produced as LAC 79/10). SIM 07/2008/06
• Balanced decision-making for people who use care services. SIM 07/2008/03
• Burning risks from hot surfaces in health and social care. SIM 07/2007/09
• Scalding risks from hot water in health and social care. SIM 07/2007/08
• Falls from windows in health and social care. SIM 07/2007/07
• Bed rail risk management.SIM 07/2007/06
• Management of healthcare waste . SIM 07/2006/22
• Reducing slip and trip accidents in the health services . SIM 07/2006/06
• Safety by design in the construction of public healthcare estate . SIM 07/2005/12
• Memorandum of Understanding between HSE and the General Medical Council . SIM 07/2004/17
• Arrangements for largest companies providing private healthcare, as multi site organisations (lead PI) . SIM 07/2004/11

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