Health and Safety Executive

Commom motor vehicle repair topics

Working in the MVR industry exposes people to potential dangers and it is the task of the employer (or self-employed person) to identify and minimize those risks. Example risk assessments in MVR can be found on HSE's Risk Management webpages. Items below give a flavour of the type of problems and queries that have arisen in the industry. Some present serious risks, others don't - but that doesn't seem to stop people circulating scare-stories!


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Updated 28.10.09