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Guidance and publications

Accident reporting

• The Reporting of Injuries, Diseases and Dangerous Occurrences Regulations 1995 Guide to the regulations (L73)

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Asbestos

• A short guide to managing asbestos in premises (INDG223)
• A comprehensive guide to Managing Asbestos in premises (HSG227)
• Asbestos: The survey guide (HSG264)
• HSE interactive tool - Managing my asbestos: A step by step guide to the duty to manage asbestos

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Construction work

• Want construction work done safely? (INDG411)
• Use of contractors – a joint responsibility (INDG368)
  

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Educational visits / School trips

HSE

• Avoiding ill health at open farms – Advice to farmers (with teachers supplement)
• School trips and outdoor learning activities – tackling the health and safety myths

Non-HSE

• In Scotland, the Scottish Executive Education Department guidance is ‘Health and Safety on Educational Excursions'
• In Wales The Welsh Assembly Government published guidance on educational visits (2010).  The guidance sets out a common framework for the management of educational visits across all Local Authorities in Wales

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Falls from height

• A brief guide to the Work at Height Regulations 2005 (INDG401)
• Keeping safe when working at height – advice for teachers and classroom assistants
  
• Safe use of ladders and stepladders – An employers guide (INDG402)
• Top tips for ladder and stepladder safety (pocket card) (INDG405)
  

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Further and Higher education

• Healthy workplace, healthy workforce, better business delivery – Improving service delivery in universities and colleges through better occupational health
• Occupational health services in higher and further education (HSG257)
• Leading health and safety at work – Leadership actions for Vice Chancellors and Members of University Governing Bodies

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Hazardous substances/ COSHH

• Control of Substances Hazardous to Health Regulations (COSHH) 2002 - ACOP – Control of substances hazardous to health (Fifth edition)
• A step by step guide to COSHH assessment (HSG97)
• COSHH essentials – HSE website providing advice on controlling the use of chemicals

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Health and safety management           

• Five steps to risk assessment (INDG163)
• Leading health and safety at work (INDG417)
• Successful health and safety management (HSG65)
• Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations 1999 ACOP – Management of health and safety at work (L21)

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Slips and trips

• Preventing slip and trip incidents in the education sector (EDIS2 – revised)
• Slips and trips e-learning package

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Special education needs

• Health and safety matters for special educational needs: Legal issues including risk assessment (EDIS3)
• Health and safety matters for special educational needs: Moving and handling (EDIS4)

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Stress

• Managing the causes of work related stress: A step by step approach using the Management Standards (HSG218)
• How to tackle work related stress: A guide for employers on making the management standards work
  
• Working together to reduce stress at work: A guide for employees

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Swimming

• Managing health and safety in swimming pools (Third ed) 2003 (HSG179)

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Workplace

• Workplace health and safety: glazing (INDG212)
• Safe use of electric kilns in craft and education

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Violence

• Violence at work – a guide for employers (INDG69)

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Worker involvement

• Consulting employees on health and safety – a brief guide to the law (INDG232)

• Health and Safety (Consultation with Employees) Regulations 1996 ACOP – Consulting workers on health and safety (L146)

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Work experience

• The Right Start – Work experience for young people: Health and safety basics for employers

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Workplace transport

HSE

• Workplace transport safety – an overview (INDG199)
  

Non-HSE

• Minibus safety – ROSPA - A Code of Practice (2008)

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