Health & Safety

 See also specific sites for: Risk Assessment, Training.

News

• Safety at Street Works and Road Works - A Code of Practice. As from 1/2/02 the information contained within this code enters into force. This new revised edition has statutory backing and contains new or expanded information for all aspects of works close to roads. It includes details for equipment, clothing, risk assessment, speed control and diagrams for site layout, sign/cone positioning, etc. The code is available as a booklet or can be viewed on-line at the DTLR web site. (5/2/02) 
• HSE issues Karabiner alert to arborists and tree surgeons (17/8/01).

Legislation

• Employment Act (1988) c.19. Link to HMSO on-line document.
• Employment Act (1989) c.38. Link to HMSO on-line document.
• Employment Act (1990) c.38. Link to HMSO on-line document.
• Employment Rights Act (1996) c.18. Link to HMSO on-line document.
• Health & Safety at Work Act Etc 1974 (HSWA)
• The Management of Health & Safety at Work Regulations 1992 (MHSWR)
• Provision and Use of Work Equipment Regulations 1998. (PUWER) (see publications for HSE explanatory leaflet).
• Lifting Operations and Lifting Equipment Regulations 1998 (LOLER) (see publications for HSE explanatory leaflet).
• Manual Handling Operations Regulations 1992
• The Control of Substances Hazardous to Health Regulations 1994 (COSHH)
• Electricity at Work Regulations 1989
• The Reporting of Injuries, Diseases and Dangerous Occurrences Regulations 1985/1995 (RIDDOR).
• Personal Protective Equipment at Work Regulations 1992 (PPE)

Publications

• Chainsaws. Leaflet AS20.  Published by HSE Books  Please Note: AS20 and GS48 are now replaced by INDG 317 Chainsaws at work (but not yet available on-line).
• Managing Health & Safety in Forestry. INDG 294. Published by HSE Books.
• Tree Work Accidents. INDG 278. Published by HSE Books.
• Training & Standards of Competence for people working with Chainsaws. Leaflet. Guidance Note No GS48. Published by HSE Books.   Please Note: AS20 and GS48 are now replaced by INDG 317 Chainsaws at work (but not yet available on-line).
• PUWER 98: How the regulations apply to Agriculture and Forestry.  HSE Leaflet (AIS 27).  
• LOLER: How the regulations apply to Arboriculture. (AIS 30). HSE Leaflet. 
• LOLER: How the regulations apply to Forestry. (AIS 29) HSE Leaflet. .
• Simple guide to the Lifting Operations and Lifting Equipment Regulations 1998.   HSE Leaflet INDG290.
• Simple guide to the Provision and use of Work Equipment Regulations 1998.   HSE Leaflet INDG 291.
• Sun Protection for outside workers. HSE Leaflet INDG 337.
• Tree Work Operations. A guide to safe work practice. Available from the European Arboricultural Council (EAC). Tel. (44) 01794 368912.
• Safety at Street Works and Road Works. Available from the Stationery Office.

FASTCo Publications. Available to View On-Line at the FASTCo website.

• Noise and hearing conservation. Safety Guide No 801.  Mar 1995.
• Emergency Planning and First Aid. Safety Guide No 802.  Feb 1999.

Health & Safety Executive (HSE) : Direct links to web pages

• The HSE have produced a help pack titled ' The Successful Management of Hand-Arm Vibration' (which can cause vibration white finger etc). The pack includes two CD-Roms and a manual. Contact HSE Books.
• HSE Home Page
• HSE Books
• Chainsaws   Leaflet AS20   Please Note: AS20 and GS48 are now replaced by INDG 317 Chainsaws at work (but not yet available on-line).
• Consulting Employees on Health & Safety.
• COSHH: In Forestry.
• COSHH: The New Brief Guide for Employers.
• Electrical Safety and You.
• Farm & Estate Forestry Operations.
• Fatal Injuries in Farming, Forestry and Horticulture.
• First Aid at Work.
• The Health and Safety (Safety Signs and signals) Regulations 1996. 
• Health & Safety Policies and Risk Assessment in Agriculture.
• Risk Assessment
• Using Work Equipment Safely. HSE Leaflet INDG 229.
• Writing a Safety Policy Statement. 
• Tree work accidents: An analysis of fatal and serious accidents. HSE. Available to download as an Adobe Acrobat Pdf file.
• Health Risks from Hand-Arm Vibration - Advice for Employers. Leaflet no:  INDG 175. Available to view on-line as a PDF file. Click here to download the PDF file  
• Crossing high-speed roads on foot during temporary traffic management works(CIS 53). HSE Construction Leaflet available to download as a PDF file.  
• Starting Your Business. Guidance on writing a Health & Safety Policy for small businesses. Download as PDF file .

Web Sites

• European Agency for safety and health at work
• Her Majesty's Stationary Office
• Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents.  This site contains useful information for small businesses such as   H&S law, writing a Safety Policy, Risk Assessment etc.
• FASTCO  Forestry and Arboriculture Safety and Training Council.
• British Safety Council.
• Signs & Labels Ltd.  Suppliers of all types of signs (including Health & Safety).

Events & Courses

• LOLER and You. Workshop. NAC, Stonleigh, Warwickshire. Contact: Arb Assoc.

Check with the organisation directly for dates. Details may be available in Events.

Journal Extracts (see AIE Abbreviations for abbreviations and links)

• Health & Safety - safety initiative.   QJF - Vol:92 -  No:4 - Oct 1998
• Hand - Arm vibration syndrome.   QJF - Vol:92 -  No:4 - Oct 1998

Publication Extracts (books, handbooks & bulletins)

• Self-Defence. Short article discussing the latest in arboricultural PPE.  Horticulture Week, March 22nd 2001.
• Safety of harness and sit-belts in tree surgery work by H. Crawford. Chapter 24.  Research for Practical Arboriculture.  Bulletin 97. Forestry Commission. ISBN 0-11-710297-0.
• Safety in Arboriculture. Chapter VIII. The Arboriculturists Companion by N. James. ISBN 0-631-16774-9.

AIE Links

• Main Subject Index
• Chainsaw, Climbing, Insurance, Overhead Power Lines, Personal Protective Equipment (PPE), Risk Assessment.

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