Health and safety guidance (HSG) publications
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Essentials of health and safety at work (Fourth edition) -
hsg6: Safety in working with lift trucks -
hsg17: Safety in the use of abrasive wheels -
hsg28: Safety advice for bulk chlorine installations -
hsg33: Health and safety in roof work -
hsg38: Lighting at work -
hsg39: Compressed air safety -
hsg40: Safe handling of chlorine from drums and cylinders -
hsg47: Avoiding danger from underground services -
hsg48: Reducing error and influencing behaviour -
hsg51: The storage of flammable liquids in containers -
hsg53: Respiratory protective equipment at work: A practical guide -
hsg57: Seating at work -
hsg60: Upper limb disorders in the workplace -
hsg61: Health surveillance at work -
hsg65: Successful health and safety management -
hsg71: Chemical warehousing: The storage of packaged dangerous substances -
hsg72: Control of respirable silica dust in heavy clay and refractory processes -
hsg73: Control of respirable crystalline silica in quarries -
hsg76: Warehousing and storage: A guide to health and safety -
hsg78: Dangerous goods in cargo transport units: Packing and carriage for transport by sea -
hsg85: Electricity at work: Safe working practices -
hsg87: Safety in the remote diagnosis of manufacturing plant and equipment -
hsg90: The law on VDUs: An easy guide: Making sure your office complies with the Health and Safety (Display Screen Equipment) Regulations 1992 (as amended in 2002) -
hsg92: Safe use and storage of cellular plastics -
hsg94: Safety in the design and use of gamma and electron irradiation facilities -
hsg95: The radiation safety of lasers used for display purposes -
hsg97: A step by step guide to COSHH assessment -
hsg101: The cost to Britain of workplace accidents and work-related ill health in 1995/96 -
hsg103: Safe handling of combustible dusts: Precautions against explosions -
hsg107: Maintaining portable and transportable electrical equipment -
hsg109: Control of noise in quarries -
hsg112: Health and safety at motor sport events: A guide for employers and organisers -
hsg113: Lift trucks in potentially flammable atmospheres -
hsg115: Manual handling: Solutions you can handle -
hsg117: Making sense of NONS: A guide to the Notification of New Substances Regulations 1993 -
hsg122: New and expectant mothers at work: A guide for employers -
hsg123: Working together on firework displays: A guide to safety for firework display organisers and operators -
hsg124: Giving your own firework display: How to run and fire it safely -
hsg129: Health and safety in engineering workshops -
hsg131: Energetic and spontaneously combustible substances: Identification and safe handling -
hsg132: How to deal with sick building syndrome: Guidance for employers, building owners and building managers -
hsg133: Preventing violence to retail staff -
hsg135: Storage and handling of industrial nitrocellulose -
hsg136: Workplace transport safety: An employers’ guide -
hsg137: Health risk management: A practical guide for managers in small and medium-sized enterprises -
hsg139: The safe use of compressed gases in welding, flame cutting and allied processes -
hsg140: Safe use and handling of flammable liquids -
hsg143: Designing and operating safe chemical reaction processes -
hsg144: The safe use of vehicles on construction sites: A guide for clients, designers, contractors, managers and workers involved with construction transport
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hsg150: Health and safety in construction -
hsg151: Protecting the public: Your next move -
hsg154: Managing crowds safely: A guide for organisers at events and venues -
hsg158: Flame arresters: Preventing the spread of fires and explosions in equipment that contains flammable gases and vapours -
hsg159: Managing contractors: A guide for employers. An open learning booklet -
hsg166: Formula for health and safety: Guidance for small and medium-sized firms in the chemical industry -
hsg167: Biological monitoring in the workplace: A guide to its practical application to chemical exposure -
hsg169: Camera operations on location: Guidance for managers and camera crews -
hsg170: Vibration solutions: Practical ways to reduce the risk of hand-arm vibration injury -
hsg173: Monitoring strategies for toxic substances -
hsg174: Anthrax: Safe working and the prevention of infection -
hsg175: Fairgrounds and amusement parks: Guidance on safe practice -
hsg176: The storage of flammable liquids in tanks -
hsg177: Managing health and safety in dockwork -
hsg178: The spraying of flammable liquids -
hsg179: Managing health and safety in swimming pools -
hsg180: Application of electro-sensitive protective equipment using light curtains and light beam devices to machinery -
hsg186: The bulk transfer of dangerous liquids and gases between ship and shore -
hsg187: Control of diesel engine exhaust emissions in the workplace -
hsg190: Preparing safety reports: Control of Major Accident Hazards Regulations 1999 (COMAH) -
hsg191: Emergency planning for major accidents: Control of Major Accident Hazards Regulations 1999 (COMAH) -
hsg192: Charity and voluntary workers: A guide to health and safety at work -
hsg195: The event safety guide: A guide to health, safety and welfare at music and similar events -
hsg196: Moving food and drink: Manual handling solutions for the food and drink industries -
hsg201: Controlling exposure to stonemasonry dust: Guidance for employers -
hsg209: Aircraft turnaround: A guide for airport and aerodrome operators, airlines and service providers on achieving control, co-operation and co-ordination -
hsg210: Asbestos essentials: A task manual for building, maintenance and allied trades on non-licensed asbestos work -
hsg213: Introduction to asbestos essentials: Comprehensive guidance on working with asbestos in the building maintenance and allied trades -
hsg217: Involving employees in health and safety: Forming partnerships in the chemical industry -
hsg218: Managing the causes of work-related stress: A step-by-step approach using the Management Standards -
hsg220: Health and safety in care homes -
hsg221: Technical guidance on the safe use of lifting equipment offshore -
hsg222: Effective health and safety training: A trainer’s resource pack -
hsg223: The regulatory requirements for medical exposure to ionising radiation: An employer’s overview -
hsg225: Handling home care: Achieving safe, efficient and positive outcomes for care workers and clients -
hsg227: A comprehensive guide to managing asbestos in premises -
hsg228: CHIP for everyone -
hsg229: Work-related violence: Case studies – Managing the risk in smaller businesses -
hsg230: Keeping electrical switchgear safe -
hsg232: Sound solutions for the food and drink industries: Reducing noise in food and drink manufacturing -
hsg233: A baker’s dozen: Thirteen essentials for health and safety in bakeries -
hsg234: Caring for cleaners: Guidance and case studies on how to prevent musculoskeletal disorders -
hsg235: Bulk storage of acids: Guidance on the storage of hydrochloric acid and nitric acid in tanks -
hsg236: Power presses: Maintenance and thorough examination -
hsg238: Out of control: Why control systems go wrong and how to prevent failure -
hsg240: Managing health and safety at recreational dive sites -
hsg243: Fuel cells: Understand the hazards, control the risks -
hsg244: Remotely operated shutoff valves (ROSOVs) for emergency isolation of hazardous substances: Guidance on good practice -
hsg245: Investigating accidents and incidents: A workbook for employers, unions, safety representatives and safety professionals -
hsg246: Safety in the storage and handling of steel and other metal stock -
hsg247: Asbestos: The licensed contractors’ guide -
hsg248: Asbestos: The analysts’ guide for sampling, analysis and clearance procedures -
hsg249: Managing sickness absence and return to work: An employer’s and manager’s guide -
hsg250: Guidance on permit-to-work systems: A guide for the petroleum, chemical and allied industries -
hsg251: Fumigation: Health and safety guidance for employers and technicians carrying out fumigation operations -
hsg252: A recipe for safety: Occupational health and safety in food and drink manufacture -
hsg253: The safe isolation of plant and equipment -
hsg254: Developing process safety indicators: A step-by-step guide for chemical and major hazard industries -
hsg256: Managing shift work: Health and safety guidance -
hsg257: Occupational health services in higher and further education -
hsg258: Controlling airborne contaminants at work: A guide to local exhaust ventilation (LEV) -
hsg260: Sound advice: Control of noise at work in music and entertainment -
hsg261: Health and safety in motor vehicle repair and associated industries -
hsg262: Managing risks from skin exposure at work -
hsg263: Involving your workforce in health and safety: Good practice for all workplaces -
hsg264: Asbestos: The survey guide

