HSE’s services: hsedirect and HSE Books
The Health and Safety Executive publishes a range of free and priced information.
Priced publications
The priced publications include guidance documents, legal publications, newsletters on subscription and multimedia products. The full range of HSE priced publications can be purchased via the HSE Books website or from HSE Books at: HSE Books, PO Box 1999, Sudbury, Suffolk CO10 2WA. Tel: 01787 881165.
Free material
In addition to this, HSE publishes a great deal of free information including:
- Leaflets NB Free leaflets can also be obtained from HSE Books
- Research reports
- Annual reports
- Strategies and plans
- Journals
- Freedom of Information material
hsedirect
HSE Direct will close at the the end of 2009. This follows the decision, announced by the HSE Board on 3rd June 2009, to make HSE's priced publications available via the HSE website from 1st September 2009 onwards.


HSWA - Health and Safety at Work etc Act 1974 [285KB - PDF]
2008 Simplification plan [209KB - PDF]
Health and safety law poster
Health and safety law poster pocket card