Health and Safety

Appendix 2- Useful Addresses

There are several publications available that specialise in health and safety including "The Safety and Health Practitioner" and "Occupational Safety and Health". There are numerous text books on health and safety. They can be obtained from your local library.

Other useful addresses include:

• British Safety Council, 70 Chancellors Road, London, W6 9RS, 020 8741 1231
• Institute of Occupational Safety and Hygiene, The Grange, Highfield Drive, Wigston, Leicestershire, LE18 1NN
• Royal Society for Prevention of Accidents (ROSPA), Cannon House, The Priory, Queensway, Birmingham, B4 8BS, 0121 200 2461
• HSE Infoline, HSE Information Centre, Broad Lane, Sheffield, S3 7HQ, 01787 881165
• Chartered Institute of Environmental Health, Chadwick Court, 15 Hatfields, London, SE1 8DJ, 02079 286006

Useful Links - all external links

• www.hse.gov.uk - The HSE site, which offers information and guidance on a full range of health and safety issues, including access to the free publications produced by HSE.
• www.hsebooks.co.uk - Provides a catalogue of all HSE's publications and multimedia products available from HSE books. Allows you to order online.
• www.hsedirect.com - Subscription based online database of UK health and safety legislation, Approved Codes of Practice and HSE guidance on legislation, workplaces and substances.
• www.riddor.gov.uk - Provides information about RIDDOR and allows you to report accidents, diseases and dangerous occurrences online.
• www.tuc.org.uk - Website for the Trade Unions Congress. Gives access to health and safety guidance, training, latest news and campaigns.
• www.cbi.org.uk - Website for the Confederation of British Industry. Offers online information on training, campaigns and health and safety.
• www.uksafety.net - A directory to UK health, safety and environmental websites.
• www.opsi.gov.uk/ - View and download all statutes and statutory instruments from the Office of Public Sector Information's website.
• www.healthandsafety.co.uk - Professional consultants have set up this service to assist duty holders, directors and employers in their responsibility to comply with health and safety requirements. Extensive library and many links.
• www.hsl.gov.uk - Health and Safety Laboratories. Britain's leading industrial Health and Safety facility, operating as an agency of the HSE.
• www.coshh-essentials.org.uk - Advice and guidance on controlling the use of chemicals for a range of common tasks.
• www.tradingstandards.gov.uk - Site for consumer protection in the UK.
• www.food.gov.uk - Food Standards Agency - food safety watchdog.
• www.britishsafetycouncil.co.uk - Europe's largest independent occupational health and safety organisation.
• www.dh.gov.uk - Department of Health. Access to wide listings of publications and guidance.
• www.ergonomics.org.uk - Ergonomics Society. General facts about ergonomics and a comprehensive list of links to other relevant websites.

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