HSE Press Release: E119:04 - 17 August 2004
The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has published a series of leaflets providing guidance for all those working in the catering industry in a variety of different languages.
The leaflets cover a range of information including the management of health and safety in kitchens, guidance on preventing accidents, kitchen ventilation and the maintenance of equipment. They alert employers to some of the main risk areas in the kitchen. The most common being slips and trips and manual handling injuries
The information, already available in English, has now been translated into Bengali, Chinese, Gujarati, Greek, Turkish and Urdu. The leaflets are available to download from the web at http://www.hse.gov.uk/languages/index.htm.
HSE also produces a selection of multilingual leaflets on gas safety and health and safety law which are available on the website.
1. Languages available include Bengali, Chinese, Gujarati, Greek, Turkish and Urdu for the following leaflets:-
2. The leaflets demonstrate HSE's commitment towards the joint Health and Safety Commission (HSC) and HSE Race Equality Scheme launched in May 2002. HSC and HSE each have a duty to publish a race equality scheme. However, because the work of both organisations is so closely aligned, they have decided to issue a single scheme that commits both organisations to working in partnership to achieve improvement. A revised edition was published in September 2003 and takes account of a consultation undertaken with stakeholders since the launch, including employers and workers from ethnic minorities, and updates HSE's progress with actions. The Race Equality Scheme, September 2003 edition can be viewed at http://www.hse.gov.uk/hsc/res.pdf
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