| Title |
Health and safety in engineering workshops. |
| Author |
HSE |
| Series Code |
HSG |
| Series Number |
129 |
| Publisher |
HSE Books |
| Date of Publication |
1999 |
| Length |
117 pages |
| ISBN |
0717617173 |
| Price Exc. VAT |
£9.50 |
| VAT Rate |
0% |
| Product Type |
Hard Copy |
| Format |
Paper |
| Edition |
rev.ed. |
| Notes |
Health and Safety Guidance (HSG129) (HS G 129) supersedes an earlier edition published with ISBN 0717608808 |
| Abstract |
Provides guidance for people who run and work in small engineering workshops, ranging from those who make their own products, to those who maintain and repair plant and machinery either independently or as part of a larger group. It is intended to help them manage their own health and safety at work in safer and healthier ways. This new edition includes guidance on LOLER and PUWER 98. Contents: Managing health and safety; How most accidents and cases of work-related ill health arise; Instant action checklist; How to use this book to start your risk assessment; Five steps to risk assessment; Working and moving around the workshop; Machining; Welding and flamecutting; Radiography; Painting; Offices; Organising health and safety. |
| Keywords |
Guidance; Engineering; Lighting; Ventilation; Temperature; Toilets; Lifting; Handling; Assembly; Packaging; Vehicles; Hazardous substances; Flexible leads; Plugs; Sockets; Pressurised plant; Accidents; Good practice; Training; Computers; Metalworking fluids; Noise; Vibration; Milling; Drilling; Pressing; Turning; Grinding; Sawing; Bending; Guillotining; Cleaning; Degreasing; Fumes; Personal protective equipment; PPE; First aid |