Making paper safely

Managing safety in the papermaking process

This guidance is for managers and users of paper and tissue manufacturing machinery. It provides practical guidance to manage the risks on papermaking machinery and associated tasks and describes the law that applies.

Changes since the last edition:

• This edition updates references to legislation, standards and links to further guidance
• The document has been restructured to cover tasks in papermaking as well as the machine itself
• New sections have been added to cover areas of papermaking machinery/tasks not previously covered
• The machinery section has been restructured to follow the papermaking process