Publications relevant to the plastics industry

Free leaflets

• Fire and explosion risks from pentane in expandable polystyrene (EPS) (plastics processing sheet 1)
• Plastics recycling (plastics processing sheet 2)
• Managing machinery safety in small plastics factories (plastics processing sheet 3)
• Safety at injection moulding machines (plastics processing sheet 4)
• Safety at blow moulding machines (plastics processing sheet 5)
• Safety at thermoforming machines (plastics processing sheet 6)
• Safety at extruders with caterpillar, belt or roller haul-offs (plastics processing sheet 7)
• Safety at window frame manufacturing machines (plastics processing sheet 8)
• Safety at compression moulding machines (plastics processing sheet 9)
• Safety at granulators (plastics processing sheet 10)
• Safety at the winding zones of winding machines for plastic sheet and film (plastics processing sheet 11)
• How to reduce your hand knife injuries (plastics processing sheet 12)
• Controlling fume during plastics processing (plastics processing sheet 13)
• Assessing and controlling styrene levels during contact moulding of fibre-reinforced plastic (FRP) products (plastics processing sheet 14)
• Reducing the risk of fire or explosion during the manufacture of fibre-reinforced plastic (FRP) products (plastics processing sheet 15)

Other HSE publications

• Safe Use and Storage of Cellular Plastics
• Review of targeted initiatives in the manufacturing sector. Research report RR620

Other Guidance

• Noise - Plastics products case study page