UK

AbilityNet: expertise on computing and disability   UK
www.abilitynet.org.uk
AbilityNet is a national charity and the UK's leading provider of expertise on computing and disability. It offers a one-stop shop for need assessment, technical expertise, advice and support. AbilityNet also supply adapted computer equipment for people with a wide range of disabilities. The services are free for those who have no statutory or other funding. AbilityNet, supported by Microsoft, includes My Computer My Way, to this site to help anyone customise their own computer. AbilityNet are working with the University for Industry (Ufi) Learner Services advisors at the learndirect helpline, to advise them on the accessible technology that may be available for their learners with disabilities. Find out more about Ufi/learndirect and what you can achieve with learndirect by visiting this website.

ACAS - Advisory, Conciliation and Arbitration Service   UK
www.acas.org.uk
Acas stands for Advisory, Conciliation and Arbitration Service that aims to improve organisations and working life through better employment relations. They help with employment relations by supplying up-to-date information, independent advice and high quality training, and working with employers and employees to solve problems and improve performance. Whether you're an employer or an employee you can get free advice from this website or by calling ACAS telephone helpline. Employers might also be interested in the more specialised services, including training, publications, workplace projects, conciliation and mediation. Information on working hours, health, work and wellbeing, health and the workplace, stress, flexible working, working parents, equality and much more.

Action on Violence   UK
www.actiononviolence.com
Action on Violence provides best practice examples of violence reduction initiatives. Aimed at those working in the field of violence prevention and reduction, highlights what works when tackling violence and provides ideas for local solutions to raise awareness about the problems of violence, alcohol and the use of weapons.

Aerosol Society                UK
http://www.aerosol-soc.org.uk
The Aerosol Society UK gives details regarding aerosols and its history and also links. A recent event held by the Aerosol Society was on "Transport of Bioaerosols".

Alcohol Concern       UK
www.alcoholconcern.org.uk
The UK Alcohol Concern is the national agency on alcohol misuse. The site contains information about the work of Alcohol Concern, fact sheets, publications, news plus links to useful sites.

Alcoholics Anonymous     AA   UK
www.alcoholics-anonymous.org.uk
Alcoholics Anonymous details of their activities and contact addresses around the UK.

Andrea Adams Trust   UK
www.andreaadamstrust.org
Andrea Adams Trust is the world's first non-political, non-profit making charity operating as the focus for the diverse and complex problems caused by bullying behaviour in the workplace.

Arson Control Forum - ACF      UK
www.arsoncontrolforum.gov.uk
The Arson Control Forum offers as a one-stop shop to help police, fire officers and others to keep up to date with news and developments in the fight against deliberate fire-setting. This UK Government sponsored initiative is a multi-agency partnership.

Arson Prevention Bureau          UK
www.arsonpreventionbureau.org.uk
Contains research, statistics, press releases, publications, bureau publications and advice.

Arthritis Care   UK
www.arthritiscare.org.uk
Arthritis Care in the UK is the biggest voluntary organisation dedicated to supporting people with arthritis has been in 2007 going for 60 years. Nine million Britons, including 12,000 children, currently live with arthritis, the country's biggest single cause of physical disability, and, as the population ages, that figure can only rise. By 2025, the number of over-85s is predicted to have mushroomed by two-thirds, placing the health service under unprecedented strain. The web site covers a wide range of information.

Asbestos Building Inspectors Certification Scheme (ABICS)   UK
www.abics.org
Asbestos Building Inspectors Certification Scheme (ABICS) has been set up by the Faculty of Occupational Hygiene (FOH). FOH is the British professional body for occupational hygienists, who are expert on control of risks to health at work. For many years FOH, and its predecessor the British Institute of Occupational Hygienists (BIOH) has been setting syllabuses and exams for training courses on various hazards, including those from asbestos in buildings. FOH is now part of the British Occupational Hygiene Society, founded in 1953 to bring together those concerned with health risks resulting from work.

Asbestos Removal Contractors Association   UK
www.arca.org.uk
Asbestos Removal Contractors Association of specialist contractors is committed to the safe removal of asbestos and other hazardous materials. News, list of members around the UK and links.

Asbestos Risk Management Newsletter   UK
www.hse.gov.uk/asbestos
Asbestos information including details of the Asbestos Campaign and other current and planned developments.

Asbestos Support Groups Forum   UK
www.spodden-valley.co.uk/mesothelioma/asbestosforummembers.htm
The Asbestos Support Groups Forum is open to all groups who share the same aim and objectives; whilst striving to highlight the plight of those affected by an asbestos related disease. If you would like to affiliate your asbestos support group with the Forum and require further information contact: asbestos.gmavsg@virgin.net

Ask a Librarian   UK
www.nls.uk/info/readingrooms/askalibrarian.html
Ask a Librarian brings the resources of the UK public libraries to your desktop. You can email a factual question and enquiries are dealt with as soon as possible, normally within 1-3 weeks.

Association of British Insurers   UK
www.abi.org.uk
Promotes a continuing programme for the prevention and control of arson, includes press releases, briefing materials, statistical service, guides, consumer advice and information, also associated web sites.

Association Group Management   UK
www.associationhouse.org.uk
Links to specialist organisations and trade association in the UK building and construction industry. Also contains services, clients and other contacts.

Association of Insurance and Risk Managers   AIRMIC   UK
www.airmic.com
Association of Insurance and Risk Managers AIRMIC activities include campaigns, conferences, events, meetings, research, training, publications, including some on workplace rehabilitation - AIRMIC and the CBI (Confederation of British Industries) are working together to promote the greater use of workplace rehabilitation by UK employers. Links to other organisations

The Association of Occupational Health Nurse Practitioners   UK
www.aohnp.co.uk
The Association of Occupational Health Nurse Practitioners was founded in 1992 to increase representation and raise the profile of occupational health nurses. Site contains details on the aims of the organisation, Board, Membership, events, publications, news and links.

Asthma   UK
www.asthma.org.uk
Asthma UK website give details of Asthma which is a condition that affects the airways - the small tubes that carry air in and out of the lungs. When a person with asthma comes into contact with an asthma trigger, the muscles around the walls of the airways tighten and the airways become narrower. The lining of the airways becomes red and swollen and often sticky mucus or phlegm is produced. All these reactions cause the airways to become narrower and irritated - leading to the symptoms of asthma. Gives information on asthma at work and what to do. The web site has information in many other languages.

Backcare   UK
www.backcare.org.uk
Backcare is the UK based organisation for healthy backs. The web site aims to help people look after their back and has brought together a range of publications, products, videos, audio tapes, posters. It has a list of practitioners and links to other sites.

Beckley Foundation Drug Policy Programme (BFDPP)   UK
www.internationaldrugpolicy.net
Beckley Foundation Drug Policy Programme (BFDPP) aims to promote objective debate on the effectiveness, direction and content of drug policies at national and international level. This non-governmental initiative brings together senior policymakers, leading academics and practitioners to assess the latest evidence of drug policy effectiveness in a spirit of objectivity and open debate. It does this through a discussion forum, an international "non-governmental organisation (NGO) consortium", an academic think tank, and a series of meetings and seminars. This web site provides access to reports and briefing papers prepared by the BFDPP, as well as information on relevant events and seminars. It also hosts a forum for invited guests to discuss drug policy dilemmas facing policy makers around the world. There are links to other similar sites.

Behavioural Safety              UK
www.behavioural-safety.com
Brings the latest news in the world of Behavioural Safety, Safety Culture and other related topics. The site gives details of books, conference papers, professional magazines, contacts, training courses, links and much more.

British Aerosol Manufacturers' Association         UK
www.bama.co.uk
British Aerosol Manufacturers' Association Trade is the association for the aerosol industry. The members include can and valve makers, propellant and ingredient suppliers, fillers and marketers. Gives information on the industry and on aerosols. Contains links to other similar associations worldwide.

British Airways                UK
www.britishairways.com/travel/health
British Airways air travel health information. What to do before your flight, during your flight and after your flight, jet lag and frequently asked questions.

British Approvals for Fire Equipment           UK
www.bafe.org.uk
Established to raise and maintain high standards of quality in active fire protection products and services. Firms registered with BAFE are all ISO 9000 certificated and have adopted one or more of BAFE registered schemes. Also contains news, resources and links to associated organisations.

British Asbestos Newsletter        BAN      UK
www.lkaz.demon.co.uk/
British Asbestos Newsletter, issued and printed quarterly, has the full text available on their web site. The latest major developments are included in the newsletter plus a round-up of information from around the world, latest publications and conferences and seminars.

British Association of Dermatologists   UK
www.bad.org.uk
British Association of Dermatologists. This Website is provided by the British Association of Dermatologists as a source for members of the public searching for reliable information about the skin and skin diseases. The British Association of Dermatologists is the central and long-established association of practising UK dermatologists, and our aim is to continually improve the treatment and understanding of skin disease. On this site there are information sheets about skin diseases, written and approved by BAD dermatologists, as well as general information about the skin, dermatology in the UK, and current issues in skin disease.

British Automatic Sprinklers Association   UK
www.basa.org.uk
The British Automatic Sprinkler Association is the oldest UK trade association for the industry, celebrating its 30th birthday in 2004. The association represents a significant majority of third-party certified sprinkler installers as well as manufacturers, suppliers, contractors, insurers, the fire service and others with an interest in fire. BASA's primary objectives include providing authoritative information on the benefits of sprinkler systems and how sprinklers can play a significant role in saving life and property from the devastating effects of fire. BASA works closely with the fire service, building control officers, insurers, architects and town planners. The association is dedicated to making sure that sprinkler systems are installed to the highest professional standards.

British Coatings Federation        BCF          UK
www.coatings.org.uk
British Coatings Federation extensive site which contains information, latest news, training, publications, industry facts, frequently asked questions and links to sites worldwide.

British Compressed Gases Association (BCGA)   UK
www.bcga.co.uk
British Compressed Gases Association (BCGA) is the British trade association representing companies in the industrial gases industry that manufacture and distribute gases, manufacture receptacles to contain them or equipment to use them. The term "industrial gases" refers to gases such as acetylene, argon, ammonia, carbon dioxide, chlorine, hydrogen, oxygen, nitrogen, etc., used in a wide range of applications. Its Members also supply gases and equipment to the electronics, food, scientific and medical sectors. BCGA does not represent the interests of the compressed air or natural gas industries. In November 2006 the Cylinders in Fire National Stakeholder Group was formed to understand and resolve the issues surrounding cylinders in fires and in particular acetylene cylinders. The Stakeholder Group includes representatives from the Fire and Rescue Service, Industry, Department for Transport, Health and Safety Executive, Highways Agency and the Chief Fire and Rescue Adviser. Detailed information regarding the work of this group can be found on CFOA Circular 2008/1014 and at www.bcga.co.uk/preview/news/Cylinders_in_Fire-The_National_Stakeholder_Group.pdf

British Damage Management Association   UK
www.bdma.org.uk
British Damage Management Association (BDMA) was formed on 1 December 1999 and marked a milestone in relations between the insurance industry and those who provide recovery and restoration services. Modern damage management involves highly technical disciplines and the industry is traditionally intensely competitive. The creation of the BDMA indicated the significance damage management practitioners attach to the establishment and maintenance of uniform standards of care and codes of practice, underpinned by technical and corporate training. The BDMA is committed to responding to the insurers' need for contractors to work to recognised standards. With the aim of continually raising industry standards the Association contributes to a number of insurance led think tanks and wider research initiatives. As the certifying authority for recovery and restoration practitioners BDMA members gain professional accreditation through a tiered examination system. This enables them to display the Collective Mark, allowing potential customers and the public in general to identify competent individual technicians and corporate damage management organisations. The site has technical guidelines, standards, and links to other relevant sites.

British Epilepsy Association            UK
www.epilepsy.org.uk
British Epilepsy Association information sources and further details of activities.

British Fire Protection Systems Association (BFPSA) - see Fire Industry Association (FIA)

British Institute of Occupational Hygienists     BIOH             UK
www.bioh.org
British Institute of Occupational Hygienists site list activities, goals and code of ethics.

British Insurance Brokers' Association BIBA   UK
www.biba.org.uk
British Insurance Brokers' Association (BIBA) is the UK's leading general insurance organisation. It represent the interests of insurance brokers, intermediaries and customers, and have partner members from the leading companies in the insurance industry. BIBA is the voice of the industry - advising members, the regulator, consumer bodies and other stakeholders on key insurance issues. In addition, the organisation provides training, unique schemes and facilities, technical advice, guidance on regulation and business support, and is helping to raise, and maintain industry standards.

British Library              BL        UK
www.bl.uk
British Library information sources in the UK and through GABRIEL to Europe. Gateway to scientific, technical and medical information.

British Library Online Public Access Catalogue     UK
www.bl.uk/catalogues/blpc.html
British Library Online Public Access Catalogue allows access to the catalogues of the British Library.

British Library List of Current journals/serials received at the British Library       UK
www.bl.uk/services/document/searchserials.html#current
British Library List of Current journals/serials received at the British Library. Over 64,000 titles listed A-Z under title.

British Lung Foundation         UK
www.lunguk.org
Lung disease, the UK's biggest killer, causes over 25 million working days to be lost each year in the UK. Gives news, events, and explains lung diseases.

British Medical Association   BMA          UK
www.bma.org.uk  
British Medical Association site gives details of news, publications and access to databases including MEDLINE.

British Medical Association    BMA   Best treatments   UK
www.besttreatments.co.uk/btuk/home.jsp
British Medical Association which can tell you which treatments really work and which don't work, based on the best and most up-to-date medical research. BestTreatments is the only website that rates thousands of health and medical treatments, based on how well they work. You'll know the best way to lower your blood pressure, manage your child's asthma and ease your back pain.

British Medical Journal   BMJ          UK
www.bmj.com
British Medical Journal details of news, articles, publications.

British Occupational Health Research Foundation BOHRF   UK
www.bohrf.org.uk
British Occupational Health Research Foundation (BOHRF) is a non-profit making, grant awarding charity established in 1991 to contribute to the best possible physical and mental well-being of employees. BOHRF mission is to bring employers and researchers together to produce robust science and evidence based work of practical value whose application will contribute to the right of people at work to be 'healthy, motivated and at work'. Topics include mild and moderate mental ill-health at work; asthma, hand-arm vibration syndrome (HAVs), workplace trauma' destructive interpersonal workplace conflict, detergent enzyme sensitisation and asthma at work and managing attendance at work.

British Occupational Health Research Foundation BOHRF: Asthma   UK
www.bohrf.org.uk/content/asthma.html
British Occupational Health Research Foundation (BOHRF) website on occupational asthma, its identification, management and prevention includes evidence based review and guidelines.

British Occupational Hygiene Society  BOHS      UK
www.bohs.org
British Occupational Hygiene Society is a multidisciplinary learned society, which has members in over 30 countries. Details of activities and events.

British Occupational Hygiene Society   BOHS Directory of Consultants   UK
www.bohs.org/aboutus/structure/directory-of-consultants
British Occupational Hygiene Society BOHS Directory of Consultants lists consultancies able to provide qualified and experienced occupational hygiene support services.

British Pest Control Association   BPCA   UK
www.bpca.org.uk
British Pest Control Association is the trade association representing all those professional involved with the eradication of public health and nuisance pests. The association runs a series of training courses in all aspects of pest control and also offers recognised pest control examinations.

British Pyrotechnists Association (BPA) and CBI Explosive Industry Group (EIG)   UK
www.fireworksafety.co.uk/bpaeig.htm
British Pyrotechnists Association (BPA) and CBI Explosive Industry Group (EIG) together represent the majority of established firework manufactures and importers in the UK, the larger companies belong to both organisations. The two bodies are similar but distinct, and both provide a focus for dissemination of information. The BPA and EIG have jointly produced the guide "Firework safety Handbook". Copies are available from either organisation, and an electronic version is available here in PDF (Acrobat) format.

British Red Cross   UK
www.redcrossfirstaidtraining.co.uk
The British Red Cross has launched a new website offering customers 'real time' information for those booking first aid courses for the workplace - the only organisation to offer this facility. The new website aims to provide customers with easier and more convenient way to book first aid courses. It gives users up-to-date information on the availability and location of courses throughout the UK. It allows customers to take a 'shopping basket' approach, selecting appropriate courses before 'checking out' using the automated payment process. The Red Cross is one of the UK's leading providers of first aid training. It has 175 centres across the country running 800 courses a month. The British Red Cross trains 120,000 people in first aid for the workplace. Money raised through this activity is used to continue the humanitarian work of the Red Cross in the UK and overseas.

British Safety Council         UK
www.britishsafetycouncil.org
British Safety Council offer a wide range of activities, training courses and publications including the monthly magazine Safety Management.

British Safety Industry Federation   BSIF   UK
www.bsif.co.uk
British Safety Industry Federation (BSIF) website is designed to give members and non-members of the Federation access to a wide range of useful information. In it you will find details on the BSIF, its structure and activities. There are also useful links to other safety related sites and a full listing of member companies with links to individual company websites where these are available.

British Security Industry Association   BSIA   UK
www.bsia.co.uk
British Security Industry Association BSIA is the trade association for the professional security industry in the UK. Its members provide over 70% of UK security products and services and adhere to strict quality standards.

British Security Industry Association BSIA: Identity Fraud   UK
www.preventidfraud.org.uk
British Security Industry Association BSIA is the trade association for the professional security industry in the UK. Its members provide over 70% of UK security products and services and adhere to strict quality standards. This Identity Fraud website explains why organisations should be protecting themselves from identity fraud and provides advice on how to do so. Covers: mail getting into wrong hands, IT security, protecting your company's details at Companies House.

British Standards Institution    BSI     UK
www.bsi-global.com
British Standards Institution specifications and other information and can be found on the web site. The full text of standards are available on payment for downloading.

British Thoracic Society     BTS      UK
www.brit-thoracic.org.uk
Provides advice, the site has a number of topics including respiratory subjects, control and prevention of tuberculosis and managing chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. News, events, publications and links are also provided.

British Tinnitus Association    BTA        UK
www.tinnitus.org.uk
Tinnitus is described as a ringing, whistling, buzzing or humming sound. It is a sensation of hearing a noise in the absence of any external sound. British Tinnitus Association can provide you with information sheets and booklets on various subjects on hearing and noise, including research, local support, training, events and links to other sources.

Business Link   UK
www.businesslink.gov.uk
Business Link offers comprehensive occupational safety and health advice, usually with links related to the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) publications as well as to the Health and Safety Performance indicator, and fire safety information for business.

BRE Bookshop   UK
www.BREbookshop.com
BRE Bookshop is the Online service from BRE, the UK's leading centre for construction and fire expertise, providing research, consultancy and information services to customers worldwide. Identifies the publications from leading publishers such as The Stationery Office, Butterworths etc.

Building Research Establishment Ltd   BRE   UK
www.bre.co.uk
Building Research Establishment Ltd is the leading organisation on all aspects, including research, of building, built environment, construction and fire expertise. 

Building Research Establishment Ltd   BRE Fire   UK
www.bre.co.uk
The BRE Group is a world leading research, consultancy, training, testing and certification organisation delivering sustainability and innovation across the built environment and beyond. The Building Research Fire testing, research and consultancy offer world class fire consultancy, research and testing services. Through the sister company LPCB they can provide third party certification on fire products and services - see www.redbooklive.com for details on this. With the most extensive laboratories in the world, a highly qualified team of expert scientists and engineers are able to deliver practical solutions, technical advice and a bespoke service to a wide range of clients.

Building Services Research and Information Association   UK
www.bsria.co.uk
BSRIA offers services, products, bookshop, research programme information, news and links.

Buncefield Oil depot explosion   UK
www.buncefieldinvestigation.gov.uk
A dedicated website of interest to those looking at the outcomes of the investigation into the UK Buncefield Oil depot explosion. Contains progress reports, impressive images and links to key agencies involved.

Business Continuity Institute   BCI   UK
www.thebci.org
Business Continuity Institute BCI provides recognition and professional qualifications for business continuity practitioners. Represented in 19 countries, membership brings significant benefits to professionals, including recognition, networking, education and knowledge. Members also benefit from discounts for conferences, training and workshops, on books and publications. The wider role of the BCI is to promote the highest standards of professional competence and commercial ethics in the provision and maintenance of business continuity management and services.

Buyers Guide   UK
www.shebuyersguide.com
SHE Buyers Guide is the Online Buyers Guide for practitioners who need safety, health, environment, fire, chemicals, protective equipment and other products. Contains two major sources of information - alphabetical list of suppliers and list of products.

Call Centre Management Association UK
www.acousticsafety.org
The Call Centre Management Association brings together guidance and advice from a wide range of industry experts, government bodies, workers' rights and call centre organisations. The website offers easy access to information and links to other similar organisations. Also give downloadable examples of the noise that constitutes acoustic shock.

Cancer Prevention and Education Society   UK
www.cancerpreventionsociety.org
Cancer Prevention and Education Society aims are to reduce the current epidemic levels of cancer by reducing human exposure to carcinogens, particularly those of man-made origin. Unlike other cancer charities, our primary purpose is to prevent people from getting cancer in the first place.

Carole Spiers Group: Stress Management   UK
www.carolespiersgroup.com
Stress at work is one of the biggest challenges facing industry worldwide. Carole Spiers Group can give you the practical skills to help manage stress successfully. Whether you want general information, or need assistance with a particular stress-related problem, you can find the information here. If you're an employer seeking professional staff training on the management of stress; or require the services of an employee counsellor or consultant; this should also be your access point.

Centre for Corporate Accountability   UK
www.corporateaccountability.org
The Centre for Corporate Accountability critical look at health and safety matters.

Chartered Institute of Building   CIOB   UK
www.ciob.org.uk
Chartered Institute of Building information on training, careers, publications, events, groups, research and links to other sites.

Chartered Institution of Building Service Engineers    UK
www.cibse.org
Information on training, careers, publications, events, groups, the Society of Light and Lighting, research, consultants register and links to other sites.

Chartered Institute of Environmental Health CIEH    UK
www.cieh.org
Chartered Institute of Environmental Health extensive information sources covering publications, events, seminars and exhibitions, training services and details on how to become an environmental health officer. List related organisations and activities.

Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development CIPD: Absence measurement and management   UK
www.cipd.co.uk/subjects/hrpract/absence
Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD) information, guidance, practical advice, guidance, surveys, tools on alcohol and drugs.

Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development CIPD: Alcohol and drugs   UK
www.cipd.co.uk/subjects/health/drugs
Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD) information, guidance, practical advice, guidance, surveys, tools on alcohol and drugs.

Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development CIPD: Occupational Health   UK
www.cipd.co.uk/subjects/health/occpnhlth
Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD) information, guidance, practical advice, guidance, surveys, tools on occupational health.

Chartered Institute of Public Finance and Accountancy CIPFA: Statistical Information Service   UK
www.cipfastats.net
Chartered Institute of Public Finance and Accountancy CIPFA Statistical Information Service contains a range of fire and rescue service statistical information. You need to register/log in first then go to the "Our services" link (a small link just under the site's main banner) select "Statistical Information Service (CIPFAstats.net)" and under site directory select "public protection". You then go to Fire and Rescue Services, where you will find details of all the fire and rescue authorities going back several years. It covers the whole of the UK.

Chemical Hazards Communications Society CHCS   UK
www.chcs.org.uk
Chemical Hazards Communications Society is a very active group which holds meetings, shares information and produces a Newsletter. The site is growing and has many useful links, including a list of relevant European Union Directives.

Chemical Incidents Hotline   UK
www.hpa.org.uk/chemicals
Chemical Incidents Hotline aims to provide a 24 hour, 365 day a year service to receive notification of incidents in the UK and to provide a contact point for Government. This site also aims to alert officials at the Departments of Health for England, Ireland, Scotland and Wales to public health aspects of chemical incidents and to provide information on such incidents.

Chemical Industries Association CIA   UK
www.cia.org.uk
The Chemical Industries Association website contains new, information, details of the CIA, membership details, responsible care and also information about the chemical industry.

Chemistry and Industry   CI   UK
www.chemind.org
Chemistry and Industry Magazine linked with the Society of Chemistry and Industry. Gives details of new editions and also other useful chemical information.

Chief and Assistant Chief Fire Officers' Association   UK
www.fire-uk.org
Contains information for both members and non-members, FINDS database, information and links.

CIRIA see Construction Industry Research and Information Association

Citizens Advice Bureau   CAB   UK
www.adviceguide.org.uk
Citizens Advice Bureau helpful if you cannot go to a Citizens Advice Bureau, the site covers everything from consumers rights, benefits, tax etc.

Coeliac UK   UK
www.coeliac.org.uk
Coeliac UK is a charity dedicated to improving the lives of people with celiac disease, a condition that means they are unable to eat gluten. Websites gives information on the disease, advice on symptoms, diagnosis, myths, case studies and much more.

College and University Support Network   CUSN   UK
www.cusn.info
College and University Support Network CUSN in the UK gives advice on using the Internet safely. Includes factsheets on privacy and security, cyberbullying, Facebook privacy settings and meeting people on the Internet. The Infocentre offers many factsheets covering topics such managing workloads, resolving disputes with colleagues and dealing with stress.

Combustion Institute   UK
www.combustioninstitute.org
The UK Combustion Institute is an educational non-profit, international, scientific society whose purpose is to promote and disseminate research in combustion science. There are 30 Sections of the Combustion Institute. The main activity of the Combustion Institute is the International Symposium on Combustion. The symposia attract members of the Combustion Institute as well as others interested in combustion from around the world. The synergism produced at these symposia makes them the principal forum for presenting and integrating combustion research results.

Combustion Research Group   UK
www.mecheng.ucl.ac.uk/research/thermofluids/ic-engines
Dedicated to academic research at the University College, London on combustion, includes the Newsletter of the Combustion Institute (British Section)

Committee on Toxicity (COT)   UK
http://cot.food.gov.uk
The UK Committee on Toxicity is chaired by Professor Yuan Hughes, head of Department of Paediatrics, University of Cambridge. Members are independent scientific and medical experts together with two non-specialist members, who are appointed for their knowledge of consumer issues and other relevant matters. The website includes an explanation of the risk analysis framework used by the Committee, with information on the processes of risk assessment, risk management and risk communication.

Communications Workers Union   UK
www.cwu.org/uploads/documents/AcousticShockProgramme(Nationals)FINAL.doc
Noise is probably the most widespread and underestimated of industrial hazards. As many as 3 million workers are at some risk of suffering permanent noise induced hearing loss. Although people associate noise at work with some of the more traditional heavy industries, CWU members are increasingly being exposed to noise related injuries. The growth of call centre work in the UK means that an estimated 2% of the working population are now employed in call centres. The website gives information on the hazards of acoustic shock and other forms of noise interference have brought suffering to some of these members.

Communities and Local Government CLG: Fire safety guidance   UK
www.communities.gov.uk/fire/firesafety/firesafetylaw/aboutguides
UK Communities and Local Government guides that are designed so that a responsible person, with limited formal training or experience, should be able to carry out a fire risk assessment. If you read the guide and decide you are unable to apply the guidance then you should seek expert advice. More complex premises will probably need to be assessed by a person who has comprehensive training or experience in fire risk assessment. However these guides will be appropriate for more complex, multi-occupied buildings to address fire safety issues in individual occupancies.

Confederation of British Industries Explosive Industry Group: Fireworks Safety   UK
www.fireworksafety.co.uk
Confederation of British Industries Explosive Industry Group web site to help users of fireworks have a safe and enjoyable celebration. Also information for teachers and enforcers. Links to other authoritative sources.

Constructing Better Health (CBH)   UK
www.constructingbetterhealth.co.uk
Constructing Better Health, the UK Leicestershire based occupational health support pilot for the construction sector website gives advice for workers, employers, designers, clients. It has a number of health topic pages a, resources and frequently asked questions FAQs.

Construction Confederation and Hire Association Europe (HAE)   UK
www.thecc.org.uk
The Construction Confederation and Hire Association Europe (HAE) comprises a unique combination of trade associations, contractors, manufacturers and hire companies.

Construction Industry Council (CIC)   UK
www.cic.org.uk
The Construction Industry Council (CIC) and is the largest pan-industry body concerned with all aspects of the built environment. Site contains events, news, links and publications.

Construction Industry Research and Information Association CIRIA    UK
www.ciria.org.uk
Construction Industry Research and Information Association aims to share knowledge and best practice in building. List research, publications, events, news releases and related sites.

Construction Industry Research and Information Association CIRIA: Contaminated Land   UK
www.contaminated-land.org
Construction Industry Research and Information Association (CIRIA) portal for contaminated land information in the UK. Provides good practice, guidance and information on all aspects of contaminated land. Also has databases of over 200 commonly used contaminated land guidance publications and summaries, standards, technical reports, glossary, training packages and legislation-related documents from relevant organisations.

Construction Industry Research and Information Association: CIRIA: Waste Reduction Control   UK
www.ciria.org/cwr
Construction Industry Research and Information Association (CIRIA) has developed a construction waste and resources website for those working in the building and engineering sectors to help them improve resource productivity and achieve waste reduction.
Guidance and advice, case studies of good practice are provided.

Construction Industry Training Board CITB   UK
www.citb.org.uk
Construction Industry Training Board Information on vocational, craft, operative, pre-vocational, technical, supervisory and management training, and health and safety publications.

Continuity Central   UK
www.continuitycentral.com
Continuity Central provides a constantly updated one-stop resource of business continuity information. Gives sources of information, publications including books, links, courses, events.

Continuity Forum   UK
www.continuityforum.org
The Continuity Forum provides independent advice, information and support to the private and public sectors covering all aspects of Business Continuity Management (BCM), Disaster Recovery, Crisis Management, Emergency Planning and Security. An independent non-government organisation (NGO) that specialises in providing practical information, assistance and guidance to organisations of all types needing to create effective BCMt programmes. The Continuity Forum is committed to building the levels of Business Continuity Planning (BCP) and Resilience of organisations internationally, regardless of size or sector, through information, education and the promotion of best practice Business Continuity Management (BCM) and the related disciplines of Crisis Management and Disaster Recovery. The Continuity Forum has created an outstanding network of partners from Government, Regulators and the commercial sector through which we work to promote and broadcast the value of Business Continuity Management (BCM) and build the skills and expertise of organisations of all types.

Continuity Insurance and Risk   UK
www.cirmagazine.com
Continuity Insurance & Risk is the UK's leading bi-monthly risk management and insurance journal. Launched in 1996, the magazine has rapidly established itself as a key weapon in the risk and insurance professional's armoury. Continuity Insurance & Risk offers a unique combination of editorial elements to provide an essential, practical tool in today's business environment. Site gives links, events etc.

Contractors Health and Safety Assessment Scheme   CHAS   UK
www.chas.gov.uk
Contractors Health and Safety Assessment Scheme CHAS aims to assess applicant companies' health and safety performance so that clients know that they meet an acceptable standard. Website offers full details of the scheme with Frequently Asked Question (FAQ) Section for members, contractors and designers' section.

Control of the Hazards Associated with the Transport and Bulk Storage of Fireworks CHAF   UK
www.chaf.info
Control of the Hazards Associated with the Transport and Bulk Storage of Fireworks. This website describes a European Union (EU) funded project, CHAF, which aims to provide a better understanding of critical conditions that give rise to explosions in packaged fireworks, and improved methods of predicting performance in large scale storage. Annual sales of fireworks in the EU amount to tens of thousands of tonnes and similar quantities are held in storage. This project will provide a framework for the safe storage of bulk fireworks which will have direct benefits to the EU in terms of improving worker safety and reducing the work-related hazards to which members of the public are exposed. Also, reduction of the severity of large scale fireworks storage accidents will have beneficial environmental effects in terms of minimising the release of toxic fumes and reducing off site blast damage. Has links to other organisations.

Daily Dose   UK
www.dailydose.net
The UK Daily Dose was launched in January 2001 and is now the world's leading news service on drug and alcohol misuse. The web site, updated daily, provides links to a range of relevant material from specialist organizations and the popular media from around the world. Daily Dose currently provides a unique range of free services. In addition to 365 Daily Doses per year, these services include: A Weekly Dose with links to the highlights of the week, A daily and weekly subscription service, An extensive archive for all Daily and Weekly Doses and an archive of links to specialist reports and papers. The site is maintained by WIRED. WIRED was developed four years ago by David Clark, a Professor of Psychology at Swansea University, as a way of empowering people to tackle substance misuse. It aims to: improve the quality of services to people with a substance misuse problem and their families and carers; raise awareness and understanding of substance misuse, the problems it creates and the ways to deal with these problems. Linked to by: World Health Organisation, UK Department of Health, UK Home Office, National Treatment Agency, ONDCP White House USA, Canadian and Australian Governments, Australian Federal Police, Indian Government, Magistrates Association and most of the major Non Governmental Organisations (NGOs).

Deaf 24/7   UK
www.deaf247.co.uk
Deaf 24/7 - Internet resource for all British Sign Language and deafness related information especially in United Kingdom. Non-profit project and receive no outside funding for its maintenance. Information and links.

Department for Communities and Local Government: Fire Kills   UK
http://firekills.direct.gov.uk
Department for Communities and Local Government - Fire Kills website covers the Arson Control Forum, campaigns, fire safety, the Fire Service, Fire Health and Safety Directorate, Fire Research Division including statistics, Her Majesty's Fire Service Inspectorate and links to other UK Government Departments - Health and Safety Executive and the Department of Trade and Industry.

Department for Communities and Local Government: Fire Safety       UK
www.communities.gov.uk/fire
The Fire Service and Fire Safety are the responsibility of the Department for Communities and Local Government. Site gives details of the various units relating to fire, including the Fire and Emergency Planning Directorate, Fire Research Division, Fire Policy Unit, Her Majesty's Fire Service Inspectorate.

Department of the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs    UK
www.defra.gov.uk
List a number of documents on indoor air quality by using the site search facilities.

Department of the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs   DEFRA: Air Quality   UK
www.airquality.co.uk/archive
Department of the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs website prepared by NETCEN, part of AEA Technology Group. Regular updates on levels of particulate matter, sulphur dioxide, nitrogen dioxide, ozone and carbon monoxide which also offers health advice to those who may be particularly sensitive to air pollution. Air pollution is described as "Low (1-3)", "Moderate (4-6)", "High (7-9)" or "Very High (10)" The classifications were chosen on the basis of effects on health and are based on the latest medical and scientific research. Full details of the bands for all the pollutants are available on the DEFRA www.defra.gov.uk

Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs DEFRA: Airport Noise   UK
www.defra.gov.uk/environment/quality/noise/ambient.htm
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs DEFRA website of a series of maps showing noise around 18 major airports in England.

Department of the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs DEFRA: Noise Mapping   UK
www.defra.gov.uk/environment/quality/noise/mapping
The UK Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA) has launched The Noise Mapping England project that is in the first stage in the development of a National Ambient Noise Strategy for England. The project aims to establish the environmental noise climate across England. Defra has now launched the London Road Traffic Noise Map, which is fundamental to the Noise Mapping England project.

Department of Health   UK
www.dh.gov.uk/en/index.htm
The UK Department of Health provided health and social care policy, guidance and publications for NHS and social care professionals. Gives details of public health news, publications etc.

Department of Health: Travel advice    UK
www.dh.gov.uk
Department of Health site offer travel advice for those going to or returning from areas that may be affected by Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARs)

Department of Trade and Industry: Fireworks safety   UK
www.dti.gov.uk/fireworks
UK Department of Trade and Industry advice on fireworks safety. From how to use them safely through to protecting children and animals. Plus, what you should know about changes to the UK law and campaign materials.

Department of Trade and Industry: Fireworks safety   UK
www.dti.gov.uk/homesafetynetwork/fw_intro.htm
Department of Trade and Industry fireworks safety web pages.

Department of Trade and Industry: Mobile Phones   UK
www.dti.gov.uk/sectors/telecoms/telecomsmobilephones/page10033.html
Department of Trade and Industry UK gives details on mobile phones, health and the environment. Discusses the findings of the Stewart Report which is the result of the Independent Expert Group work.

Department of Trade and Industry: SCAMs    UK
www.dti.gov.uk/ccp/scams/page1.htm
Department of Trade and Industry's guide to SCAMs and rip-offs. Whilst not strictly health and safety it will be of interest to those who are plagued with scams and rip-offs. Contact pages and links to organisations that can help.

Department of Trade and Industry: Work Life Balance    UK
www.businesslink.gov.uk/bdotg/action/layer?topicId=1074409708
Department of Trade and Industry's guide to work-life balance campaign. Contains details of what is work-life balance what it is, case studies and Frequently Asked Questions.

Department of Transport (DfT): Helmets: Safety: SHARP   UK
http://sharp.direct.gov.uk
Department of Transport UK Safety Helmet Assessment and Rating Programme (SHARP) conducts rigorous test on motorcycle helmets and gives them a safety rating from 1- 5 stars - but all helmets must meet the minimum safety standards. The website offers a search facility for over a hundred helmets. The results can be sorted by make, model, size and price.

Department for Transport (DfT): Road Safety   UK
www.dft.gov.uk/pgr/roadsafety
The UK Department for Transport website contains information on the Government's Road Safety Strategy and its targets for reducing the number of road deaths and injuries by 2010. In addition there is information about Government policies and initiatives and advice for all road users.

Department for Transport (DfT): Road Safety   UK
www.ukroadsafety.com
The UK Department for Transport website for road safety practitioners. Includes articles, circulars, Transport Notes, papers e.g. Road Safety Good Practice Guide.

Department for Transport (DfT): Road Safety: Highway Code   UK
www.direct.gov.uk/en/TravelandTransport/Highwaycode
UK Department for Transport (DfT) Highway Code on the website has been adapted for online use from the Department for Transport's current printed version of the Highway Code. In any proceedings, whether civil or criminal, only the Department for Transport's current printed version of the Code should be relied upon.

Department for Transport (DfT): Road Safety: Medical aspects of fitness to drive   UK
www.dft.gov.uk/pgr/roadsafety/research/newsletters
Department of Transport Medical aspects of fitness to drive Part 2: Medical aspects of fitness to drive. Spring 2003 which has some recently completed project summaries.

Department for Transport (DfT): Road Safety: Statistics   UK
www.dft.gov.uk/pgr/statistics
UK Department for Transport (DfT) web site collects, analyses and publishes a wide range of statistics covering all forms of transport. You can search here for the data you want by topic, and also find information about recent and forthcoming statistical releases and publications. The statistics mainly refer to personal injury accidents on public roads attended by police officers or reported to the police.

Department for Transport (DfT): Transport of Dangerous Goods   UK
www.dft.gov.uk/pgr/freight/dgt1
UK Department for Transport (DfT) web site collects, analyses and publishes a wide range of information covering transport of dangerous goods by rail, road and water freight.

Department for Work and Pensions: Fit Note   DWP   UK
www.dwp.gov.uk/fitnote
UK Department for Work and Pensions evidence shows that work is generally good for your health and that often going back to work can actually aid a person's recovery. On the other hand, staying off work can lead to long-term absence and job loss with the risk of isolation, loss of confidence, mental health issues, de-skilling and social exclusion. The new fit note can help. Doctors are able to advise people who are on sick leave for over 7 days whether, with extra support from their employer, they could return to work earlier.

Diabetes UK: Diabetes at Work   UK
www.diabetes.org.uk
Diabetes UK is the largest organisation in the UK working for people with diabetes. Information, guidance and advice to help people manage their diabetes and take steps toward reducing risks for related complications, such as heart disease.

Directgov   UK
www.direct.gov.uk
UK Directgov fire safety information for citizens.

Directors' Responsibility for Health and Safety   UK
www.hse.gov.uk/pubns/indg343.pdf
The UK Health and Safety Executive guidance on the responsibilities for health and safety of directors of companies

Disaster Action   UK
www.disasteraction.org.uk
Disaster Action is a charity set up and run by survivors and bereaved from UK and overseas disasters. Founded in 1991, Disaster Action provides independent advocacy and advisory service that represents the interests of those directly affected by disaster.

Driving and Licensing Authority DVLA: Road Safety: Medical aspects of fitness to drive   UK
www.dvla.gov.uk/medical/ataglance.aspx
Driving and Licensing Authority DVLA At a Glance - Contents - advises members of the medical profession on the medical standards which need to be met by individuals to hold licences to drive various categories of vehicle.

Edinburgh Engineering Virtual Library EEVL   UK
www.eevl.ac.uk
Edinburgh Engineering Virtual Library Engineering information provides an excellent gateway to many validated websites.

Edinburgh Engineering Virtual Library EEVL Chemical Sources   UK
www.intute.ac.uk/sciences/chemistry
Edinburgh Engineering Virtual Library provides an excellent gateway to quality chemical and chemical engineering information, over 400 links listed.

Electrical Contractors' Association (ECA)   UK
www.eca.co.uk
The Electrical Contractors' Association (ECA) UK, working closely with the HVCA and SELECT, is a leading player on health and safety. It works with a range of other partners, including HSE and Amicus, to enable ECA members to comply with health and safety law and win the business benefits of cost-effective health and safety management. See also www.eca.co.uk/IndustryGuidance/HealthAndSafety - health and safety section directs you to ECA's pick of the other internet sites. These sites provide high quality, free health and safety advice and information, including information of particular relevance to electrical contracting work.

Emergency Planning College   UK
www.epcollege.gov.uk
The Emergency Planning College is situated at the heart of UK Government, within the Civil Contingencies Secretariat of the Cabinet Office. Since 1989, it has been the Government's centre of excellence for running short seminars, workshops and courses on an inter-agency basis in the field of crisis management and emergency planning. Its diverse and dynamic programme attracts in excess of six thousand delegates per year from a wide range of backgrounds providing a national forum for discussion and the sharing of good practice.

Emergency Planning Society   UK
www.the-eps.org
The Emergency Planning Society was formed in 1993 through the merger of the Emergency Planning Association and the County Emergency Planning Officers Society. The business of the Society is managed by a Board Of Directors comprising of elected officers. There are six levels of membership, three of which members can pass through by application to a Qualification Board. The Society, its branches and its various groups organise conferences, workshops, working parties, studies and seminars to examine emergency planning practice and experience, and to develop advice on good practice. Information and reports are disseminated throughout the emergency planning community.

Engineering Employers Federation (EEF)   UK
www.eef.org.uk
Engineering Employers Federation services reflect the breadth and depth of their knowledge: Human Resources (HR) and Legal; Health and Safety; Environmental Services; Training and Development; Policy and Representation; and Information and Research. The OSH (Occupational Safety and Health) Benchmarking tool www.eef.org.uk/eef/ohskpi allows member companies to compare their occupational health and safety performance for against other member companies who have also entered their annual OH&S performance results. By responding to these questions, you will be able to get an immediate report that compares your performance against the data gathered so far.

ENTO   UK
www.ento.co.uk
ENTO is a UK self financing commercial organisation responsible for the development of a range of National Occupational Standards, related qualification structures and support products and services. In addition ENTO is responsible directly to the DfES for the promotion and marketing of the matrix standard and for the recruitment, training and CPD of advisors and assessors for the standard.

Environment Data Services   ENDS   UK
www.ends.co.uk
Environment Data Services very useful environment site. Contains first daily news service for professionals interested in European environmental affairs, high quality and timely news of developments; Environmental Consultants Directory; more than 400 carefully selected links to environmental sites; online example of the monthly journal 'The ENDS Report'; plus Diary of Events.

Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, Department   DEFRA   UK
www.defra.gov.uk
Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, Department site to a large and growing amount of UK Government Department of the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs information, including daily press releases. Links to other sites.

Environment Agency   EA   UK
www.environment-agency.gov.uk
Environment Agency new information is constantly appearing including full text data, guidance and technical advice, particularly on integrated pollution prevention control. Contains the Chemical Release Inventory.

Environment Protection Agency, Scottish SEPA   UK
www.sepa.org.uk
Environment Protection Agency, Scottish Prevention of pollution and protection of the environment in Scotland. Groundwater regulations and list of contacts.

Environmental Protection UK (Noise Pollution)   UK
www.environmental-protection.org.uk/noise
Environmental Protection UK information on noise pollution.

Environmental Transport Association   UK
www.eta.co.uk
The Environmental Transport Association (ETA) is a not-for-profit ethical breakdown organisation, providing carbon-neutral breakdown cover and insurance products. As well as encouraging responsible driving to reduce carbon, the ETA campaigns for sustainable transport.

Envirowise   UK
www.envirowise.gov.uk
Envirowise is a UK government find scheme that provides free advice to UK businesses to help them increase profitability and reduce environment impact.

Ergonomic Abstracts - Taylor and Francis   UK
www.tandf.co.uk
Ergonomics Abstracts from Taylor and Francis, premier ergonomics source of information from worldwide sources.

Ergonomics Society   UK
www.ergonomics.org.uk
The Ergonomics Society was formed in 1949 as the Ergonomics Research Society. Over the years it has developed to accommodate the needs of its increasing membership in the UK and worldwide. Site give publications, events etc.

Ergonomics Society: Ergonomics for Schools   UK
www.ergonomics4schools.com
Ergonomics Society UK has produced a website to encourage learning about ergonomics amongst secondary school staff and students. Explains what ergonomics means, a Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) list and contact details to find further help. The main feature of the site is the Learning Zone, which is packed with information, listed by topic or keyword. Subjects include anthropometry, computers, temperatures and seating.

ES-UK   UK
www.electrosensitivity.org
ES-UK is the association for the electrically hypersensitive (EHS). As a charity, it supports those made ill by electromagnetic fields/RF/microwaves and campaign for recognition of this illness. Site regularly updates with news etc.

European Agency for the Evaluation of Medicinal Products   UK
www.emea.europa.eu
European Agency for the Evaluation of Medicinal Products is based London, UK.

European Fire Sprinkler Network   UK
www.eurosprinkler.org
European Fire Sprinkler Network connects those in Europe who share its aim to improve fire safety through the greater use of fire sprinklers. Members regularly receive email updates on items of common interest, and can call on the Network for information and data to support local campaigns. The Network also supports this web site, which acts as a resource of information on fire sprinklers. Working with its members, the Network establishes contacts with those responsible for fire safety at a European level, so as to inform and educate them about the benefits of fire sprinklers.

European Information Association   UK
www.eia.org.uk
European Information Association (EIA) very informative website covers EIA publications, training events, European Union basic information and information policy and databases.

European Process Safety Centre   EPSC   UK
www.epsc.org
European Process Safety Centre (EPSC) - the European Process Safety Centre - is an international industry-funded organisation which provides an independent technical focus for process safety in Europe. EPSC's activities are sponsored by chemical manufacturing companies and related businesses with a keen interest in chemical process safety.

Explosive Industry Group, CBI   UK
www.fireworksafety.co.uk
These pages have been prepared by the Explosive Industry Group of the CBI to help users of fireworks have a safe and enjoyable celebration . You will also find information for teachers and enforcers on this site.

Faculty of Occupational Medicine of the Royal College of Physicians   UK
www.facoccmed.ac.uk
The Faculty Occupational Medicine of the Royal College of Physicians was set up in 1978 to provide a professional and academic body empowered to develop and maintain high standards of training, competence and professional integrity in occupational medicine. Its objectives are to act as an authoritative body for consultation in matters of education and public interest concerning occupational medicine; promote for the public benefit the advancement of education and knowledge in the field of occupational medicine; develop and maintain for the public benefit the good practice of occupational medicine, providing for the protection of people at work by ensuring the highest professional standards of competence and ethical integrity.

Faculty of Public Health (FPH)   UK
www.fph.org.uk
The UK Faculty of Public Health (FPH) is the standard setting body for specialists in public health. They work to improve the public's health through our three key areas of activity: education and standards, professional affairs, advocacy and policy. A Faculty of the Royal Colleges of Physicians of the United Kingdom and has a membership of over 3000. The Faculty seeks to promote for the public benefit the advancement of knowledge in the field of public health medicine. The Faculty is an authoritative body for the purpose of consultation in matters of education or public interest concerning public health medicine. The Faculty seeks to collaborate with other organisations in establishing effective public health advocacy.

Federation of the European Ergonomics Societies (FEES)   UK
www.fees-network.org
Federation of the European Ergonomics Societies (FEES) is an umbrella organisation for ergonomists across Europe. Gathers all the groups' contact details as well as events, activities and resources page which includes information on European Union funding. Links to eLearning portals and relevant journals plus a summary of the key organisations and European standards.

Federation of Occupational Health Nurses within the European Union   FOHNEU   UK
www.fohneu.org
The Federation of Occupational Health Nurses within the European Union FOHNEU is a non profit making organisation for scientific purposes and represents the 45,000+ occupational health nurses working in the European Member States. Gives details of its aims, membership, meetings etc.

Federation of Small Businesses   UK
www.fsb.org.uk
Federation of Small Businesses UK has an occupational safety and health committee that is primarily a lobbying body. Has pages devoted to safety and health topics.

Fire and Blast Information Group (FABIG)   UK
www.fabig.com
The Fire and Blast Information Group (FABIG) is a non-profit, cross-industry membership based organisation committed to the dissemination of knowledge and best practice and the development of guidance on the prevention and mitigation of fires and explosions and on the protection of facilities and personnel against fires and explosions.

Fire and Rescue Service   UK
www.fire.org.uk/fire-brigades.html
Fire and Rescue Services in UK - list of names, addresses, telephone numbers and some web sites.

Fire and Rescue Service   UK
www.communities.gov.uk/fire
Department for Communities and Local Government Fire and Rescue Service UK website containing details, factsheets and related links

Fire Brigades' Union   UK
www.fbu-ho.org.uk
Represents all uniformed employees of local authority fire brigades. Contains details of meetings and publications.

Fire Extinguishing Trades Association (FETA) - see Fire Industry Association (FIA)

Fire Industry Association FIA   UK
www.fia.uk.com
Fire Industry Association (FIA) is a new trade association formed in April 2007 by the merger of two leading associations within the fire protection industry - FETA (Fire Extinguishing Trades Association established in 1916), the trade association of companies responsible for the manufacture and maintenance of portable fire-fighting equipment and BFPSA (British Fire Protection Systems Association established in 1966), the coordinating body for the UK fire systems industry.

Fire Information Group FIG    UK
www.figuk.org.uk
Fire Information Group is a UK based network of people working in fire industry as fire information specialists, consultants, fire and forensic experts.

Fire Kills   UK
http://firekills.direct.gov.uk
UK Government web site that gives details of advice and guidance on the dangers of fires. Links to campaigns, The Fire and Rescue Service, leaflets and other details.

Fire Protection Association FPA   UK
www.thefpa.co.uk
The Fire Prevention Association is the national fire safety organisation in the UK, one of twenty similar bodies existing worldwide for the promotion of great fire safety. It is supported by the Association of British Insurers and Lloyd's. Offers training, advice, consultancy, and publishes the journal 'Fire Prevention' which disseminates information about the widest possible range of fire safety matters. It publishes other guidance, advice, recommendations, codes of practice and videos. Collects, analyses and publish statistics, identifying trends and promotes research.

Fire and Risk Sciences FRS of BRE Ltd   UK
http://projects.bre.co.uk/frsdiv
Fire and Risk Sciences FRS of BRE Ltd is one of the largest fire testing laboratories in Europe, is the UK's leading multi-disciplinary centre for research based consultancy on all aspects of fire safety and security.

FireNet   UK
www.fire.org.uk
FireNet's extensive site contains What's New, Aviation Fire Journal, Information Exchange, including Bulletin Board System, Advice and links to national and international fire service departments.

Fire Service College   UK
www.fireservicecollege.ac.uk
Extensive site containing information on courses, national and international, consultancy, library services, research, higher education and online shop.

Fire Service Development Group   UK
www.fsdg.org.uk
Details of mission, burning issues, All Party Group, Who's Who, Conference report, forthcoming events.

Fire Service Research and Training Trust   UK
www.firetrust.info
UK Fire Service Research and Training Trust web site gives details of the aim which is to provide information about Trust's activities generally and in particular to help those interested in assessing whether an application for financial grant would be likely to qualify for serious consideration. Gives details of latest report, links to other organisations and how to get in touch.

First Aid Cafe   UK
www.firstaidcafe.co.uk
First Aid Cafe offer general information, links to over 500 sites, general first aid for the public, for employers and workplace first aiders, first aid training providers.

Fleet Safety Forum and Interactive Driving Systems   UK
www.fleetsafetybenchmarking.net
UK Fleet Safety Forum and Interactive Driving Systems where you can anonymously benchmark your company's crash data and safety standards; access up-to-the minute, independent advice on reporting and recording crash data; find out why crash analysis and benchmarking is so important; conduct self-audits to help you assess your road risk and access best practice case studies and a members' notice board.

Food and Drink Federation   UK
www.fdf.org.uk
UK Food and Drink Federation represents and promotes the interests of the UK food and drink manufacturing industry and plays its part in every aspect of food and drink manufacturing. Gives membership, press, information, publications and events. Also links to other sources of information.

Food and Drink Federation   UK
www.foodlink.org.uk
Food and Drink Federation web site containing A-Z of food safety, food poisoning, hygiene, food storage and preparation.

Food Standards Agency   UK
www.foodstandards.gov.uk
Food Standards Agency - the government body web site provides news, diet and health, hygiene, safety, BSE, labelling, GM and other details.

Food Standards Agency: Food Hygiene   UK
www.foodstandards.gov.uk/foodindustry/regulation
The UK Food Standards Agency food hygiene web pages aiming to help the catering sector covering cleaning, cooking, chilling and cross-contamination.

Foreign and Commonwealth Office Travel advice   UK
www.fco.gov.uk/en/travelling-and-living-overseas/staying-safe/terrorism-abroad
UK Foreign and Commonwealth Office Travel advice on the Risk of Terrorism when travelling overseas. The Travel Advice is designed to help you avoid trouble by providing information on threats to personal safety arising from terrorist activities, political unrest, lawlessness, violence, natural disasters, epidemics, anti-British demonstrations and aircraft/shipping safety. It is also designed to help you make informed decisions about whether or not to travel to a particular country.

Forensic Science Service     FSS      UK
www.forensic.gov.uk
Forensic Science Service offers a wealth of experience and information. Produces the FORS CD-ROM which is multidisciplinary and covers literature relevant to the examination of evidential materials, analytical methods and the presentation and interpretation of findings. FORS contains more than 50, 000 records which are not publicly available elsewhere in the world. FORS uses SilverPlatter software. There are also press releases and links to other worldwide forensic sites.

Forensic Science Society   UK
www.forensic-science-society.org.uk
Forensic Science Society web pages. If you are a forensic professional of any kind or have a personal interest in forensic science you will find a wealth of information here. There is information about jobs, careers, details of forthcoming meetings, download booking forms, read back issues of the Society newsletter (Interfaces), and if you are not already a member, you can find out how to become one. Members have additional benefits, which they can access via secure login, including the opportunity to take part in discussion forums on a wide variety of topics. In the near future the members only area will also include access to presentations from recent conferences and papers from Science & Justice.

Forum of Arson Investigators    UK
www.fire.org.uk/fi-forum.htm
The UK Forum of Arson Investigators was established as a practitioners arm of the Arson Prevention Bureau.

Friends of the Earth   FOE    UK
www.foe.co.uk
Friends of the Earth extensive and useful site containing environment information from non-governmental sources and links to other environmental sites.

Friends of the Earth Factorywatch        UK
www.foe.co.uk/factorywatch
Comments by Friends of the Earth on pollution from factories.

Gas Safety Register   UK
www.gassaferegister.co.uk
The Gas Safe Register replaced the CORGI gas Registration scheme in the UK in April 2009. Provides information to consumers and landlords as well as advice about gas safety, carbon monoxide poisoning and emergency numbers for reporting gas leaks as well as checking that an engineer or business is correctly registered. There is also a sister website for engineers wishing to register on the scheme or renew their licence see http://engineers.gassaferegister.co.uk.

GLASS Charter - Health & Safety Initiative for the UK Glass Industry   UK
www.glasscharter.co.uk
The GLASS Charter Initiative provides Health and Safety guidance and information for the whole of the UK Glass Industry - from Manufacturers to Window Fitters; providing a central point through which issues can be raised in the regular Safety Committees. The site provides information and guidance through a wide range of publications including regular newsletters, industry-specific legislation updates and codes of practice.

Going Public on Performance    UK
www.gopop.org.uk
The Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents (RoSPA) new report Going Public on Performance that looks at the websites of Britain's top 350 companies and found that only 129 included health and safety information (excluding data in website annual reports). Of those, 123 reported on policies and principles, 77 on performance data and 64 on their health and safety targets. Only 13 of these sites was the information judged "very easy to find".

Gone to Lunch   UK
www.gone2lunch.com
Gone2Lunch is a UK campaign to make sure you get your proper entitlement of a stress-free, private lunch hour at work. It is a fact that the British work harder and longer than any other nation in the European Union. Not only that, the culture has resulted in the creation of a working environment where lunch is deemed only for "wimps", and a well-earned breather dismissed as little more than "slacking off". Aggressive management and the boom in out-of-town business parks confine more and more people to their desks. Little wonder that the last refuge of relaxation is a quick Web surf or email session during a snatched 5 minutes here or there. Now even this is under threat as "Big Brother"-style employers remove these rights of Internet/email access, subjecting employees to constant surveillance and invasions of privacy.

Government Information Sources   UK
www.direct.gov.uk
Government Information Sources site provides links to UK government departments and agencies.

Graphical, Paper & Media Union (GPMU)   UK
www.unitetheunion.com/member_services/health_and_safety/health_and_safety_resources/graphical_paper_and_media.aspx
The GPMU has now merged with Amicus.

Greater Manchester Asbestos Victims Support Group (GMAVSG)   UK
www.asbestos-victims-support.org
Greater Manchester Asbestos Victims Support Group (GMAVSG) is a registered charity established by asbestos victims to provide advice, information and support for people with asbestos-related illnesses.

Hazards Centre: Cancer prevention   UK
www.hazards.org/cancer/preventionkit
The UK Hazards Centre web site contains a work cancer prevention kit. Divided into five parts, the kit provides a briefing to occupational cancer, advice on organising a union workplace campaign, practical advice on reducing risk of exposure to the top ten cancer causing substances, further resources and information, plus a single page overview that can be easily printed .

Hazards Centre: Women's Health and Safety   UK
www.hazards.org/women
The UK Hazards Centre web site. Women's work has lots of risks and little work protection. Women's health and safety is neglected, say unions - and something must be done about it. Contains list of relevant resources from other organisations.

Hazards Magazine: Nanotechnology   UK
www.hazards.org/nanotech
Hazards Magazine website for nanotechnology - which is engineering on a very small scale. Presents warnings and links to other sites.

Hazards Magazine: Safety Representatives   UK
www.safetyreps.org
Hazards magazine has setup this website specifically for safety reps, that gives information on rights and roles not just in the UK but in other countries such as the US, Australia and New Zealand. Links to other union safety related website, training and resources. Also links to a wide range of topics such as drinks and drugs policy, women and hazards, SARS, smoking etc.

Health and Safety Executive (HSE) and the Department for Transport (DfT): Road Safety   UK
www.hse.gov.uk/pubns/indg382.pdf
Health and Safety Executive (HSE) and the Department for Transport (DfT) have published guidance for employers entitled, 'Driving at Work'.

Health and Safety Executive Information Service HSE       UK
www.hse.gov.uk
Health and Safety Executive Information Service extensive site, gives information about news, guidance notes, press releases, publications, special projects, prosecutions, contact details and addresses, related sites, and other information. The Information Service is the ILO Health and Safety Information Centre.

Health and Safety Executive: Advice on chronic fatigue syndrome   UK
www.hse.gov.uk/chronicfatigue
The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has published advice on chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) for employers and employees. The advice comes from NHS Plus, a network of occupational health services based in NHS hospitals. It defines CFS as being characterised by severe and disabling fatigue lasting at least six months. CFS affects mental and physical functioning and can be accompanied by musculoskeletal pain, sleep disturbance, impaired concentration and headaches. Some people with CFS have concomitant depression and anxiety. NHS Plus has published four advice documents on: national guidelines on occupational aspects of the management of CFS; guidance for healthcare professionals on occupational aspects of the management of CFS; guidance for employees on occupational aspects of the management of CFS and guidance for employers on occupational aspects of the management of CFS.

Health and Safety Executive: Air quality measurements in commercial kitchens     UK
www.hse.gov.uk/research/crr_pdf/2002/crr02449.pdf
UK Health and Safety Executive air quality measurements in commercial kitchens Contract Research Report No. 499/2002 prepared by Advantica Technologies Limited.

Health and Safety Executive: Alcohol at Work      UK
www.hse.gov.uk/pubns/indg240.htm
The UK Health and Safety Executive Don't Mix It! is a guide for employers on alcohol at work. It provides a basic understanding of the problem, the effects on the individual, the legal position, what can be done, screening and what is involved, case studies, sources of advice and information and further references. It also provides a model alcohol policy outline.

Health and Safety Executive: Alcohol at work       UK
www.hse.gov.uk/alcoholdrugs
The UK Health and Safety Executive Health Directorate gives advice on developing an alcohol policy at work in consultation with staff. Lists sources of further information.

Health and Safety Executive: Asthma       UK
www.hse.gov.uk/asthma
The UK Health and Safety Executive Health Directorate occupational asthma and respiratory sensitisers guidance and advice. Gives details of relevant publications and links.

Health and Safety Executive: Asbestos Information       UK
www.hse.gov.uk/pubns/asbindex.htm
This is a specific listing of asbestos publication produced by the Health and Safety Executive. A simple search for asbestos on the HSE website brings up over 60 documents. As part of the newly launched Health and Safety Executive Asbestos Campaign, (October 2001), the revised edition of Managing asbestos in premises (INDG223 (rev2)) is available free and full text on the HSE web site. Aimed at people who own, occupy, manage or have responsibilities for premises which may contain asbestos and explains a new duty to manage these premises under the revised Control of Asbestos at Work Regulations (due to come into force in 2002). It advises how to identify, assess and manage any asbestos-containing materials in premises to protect the health of workers or others who may use the premises. A checklist is included. Also available on the same web site for free, are a number of other publications.

Health and Safety Executive: Avian Influenza   UK
www.hse.gov.uk/biosafety/diseases/avianflu.htm
The UK Health and Safety Executive web pages on Working with Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza Virus gives advice, guidance, questions and answers. Details of infections such as influenza, SARS, Legionella. Anthrax, Zoonoses, Enteric pathogens and BSE. Has links to other resources.

Health and Safety Executive: Back Pain   UK
www.betterbacks.hse.gov.uk
The UK Health and Safety Executive guidance that supports and supplements HSE's Better BACKS campaign launched in June 2005, which promoted practical tips to employees and businesses on managing back pain.

Health and Safety Executive: Back Pain and catering staff   UK
www.hse.gov.uk/pubns/cais24.pdf
The UK Health and Safety Executive guidance for catering staff that supports and supplements HSE's Better BACKS campaign launched in June 2005, which promoted practical tips to employees and businesses on managing back pain.

Health and Safety Executive: Bad Hand Day Campaign   UK
www.hse.gov.uk/hairdressing
UK Health and Safety Executive guidance and advice for hairdressers and helps to wave goodbye to bad hand days. Up to 70 per cent of hairdressers suffer from work-related skin damage such as dermatitis at some point during their career - most cases are absolutely preventable. Covers: what is dermatitis and the causes and prevention. Where to buy gloves.

Health and Safety Executive: Benchmark tools for large and small organisations   UK
www.hse.gov.uk/business/monitoring.htm
Health and Safety Executive (HSE) Benchmark tools for large and small organisations helps them to judge how well the business is doing.

Health and Safety Executive: Better Business   UK
www.betterbusiness.hse.gov.uk
Health and Safety Executive Better Business web site shows that besides the possible legal costs involved in a work-related accident, it is the hidden ones of covering absences, recruitment, training and production losses that really swallow a company's profits. With a few cost-effective health and safety steps your business can benefit from substantial savings. Here are some ways in which you can save yourself some money by reducing minor injuries, reported injuries, recruitment costs, absenteeism. downtime, insurance claims and premiums. Much more on the web site.

Health and Safety Executive: Biocides and Pesticides   UK
www.hse.gov.uk/biocides
UK Health and Safety Executive website on biocides and pesticides, that are used by workers in a wide variety of industries to control harmful or unwanted organisms, such as viruses, bacteria, fungi, insects and animals. Biocides and pesticides can also be used by members of the public and we are all likely to come into contact with biocides and pesticides, or products that have been treated with them, either in our workplaces, in shops or leisure premises or in our own homes and gardens. As biocides and pesticides are intended to control harmful or unwanted organisms, it is important that there are safeguards to ensure that these products can be used without causing harm to people, the environment or wildlife.

Health and Safety Executive: Biodiesel: domestic production: health and safety warning   UK
www.hse.gov.uk/pubns/biodiesel.htm
The UK Health and Safety Executive (HSE) information on biodiesel that is a relatively new synthetic fuel made from vegetable oils, and its domestic production raises serious health and safety concerns. The information on the website describes some of the hazards and contains advice from HSE that biodiesel should not be produced at home. Biodiesel is produced commercially and can be bought from some petrol stations. However there are 'recipes' available on the internet for the domestic production of biodiesel. These usually involve mixing methanol with sodium hydroxide (also known as caustic soda or lye), and pouring the resulting mixture into vegetable oil. Home production raises serious health and safety concerns, as it involves hazardous chemicals and the risk of fire and explosion. Making biodiesel is a potentially hazardous process that should only be carried out in controlled conditions by people with the proper training and experience. At the very least a poorly made product could seriously damage a vehicle engine. See also Safe working with flammable substances (INDG227) PDF [65kb] Basic safety principles when working with flammable liquids (ISBN 0 71761154 X) Free leaflet - How safe is your workplace? A short guide to the Dangerous Substances and Explosive Atmospheres Regulations (INDG370) PDF [400kb] ISBN 0 7176 2589 3. Also available from HSE Books - The safe use and handling of flammable liquids (HSG140) More detailed guidance on flammable liquids (ISBN 0 7176 0967 7) and Designing and operating safe chemical reaction processes (HSG143) Guidance on chemical reactions (ISBN 0 7176 1051 9, price £12.50). HSE publications are obtainable from HSE Books, telephone +44 (0)1787 881 165.

Health and Safety Executive: Biological Hazards    UK
www.hse.gov.uk/biosafety/information.htm
Health and Safety Executive Health Directorate Biological Hazards index. Worth looking at give activities and also biological agents publications.

Health and Safety Executive: Bullying   UK
www.hse.gov.uk/research/hsl_pdf/2006/hsl0630.pdf
Health and Safety Executive (HSE) in the UK reminds employers to step up procedures to tackle the growing problem of bullying in the workplace. Bullying costs employers 80 million working days and up to £2 billion in lost revenue every year. Nearly half a million people in Britain experience work-related stress at a level they believe is making them ill and the financial costs to society are estimated at £3.8 billion a year. The Health and Safety Laboratory report Bullying at work: a review of the literature discusses definitions of bullying at work, and highlights and reviews current publications and research in the area of bullying at work. Bullying is a big contributor to work related stress that affects one in six people in Britain (source: The Psychosocial Working Conditions (PWC) survey). Bullying is a form of organisational violence and if not dealt with properly is a potential source of work-related stress (WRS) and can take many different forms, from actual physical violence and threats of violence - to name calling, sarcasm and teasing. Employers should review whether they are doing enough to secure the well being of their employees and the effective performance of their business. HSE's Management Standards for Work-Related Stress represent a widely adopted, practical and usable approach to taking the necessary steps to manage stress and improve well-being in the workplace. It is important that a dialogue between employers and employees is setup to find a way to manage this growing problem. HSE's Stress Management Standards apply to six aspects of work design that research has shown as potential stressors: control; demands; support; relationships, role and change. The Relationships standard covers bullying. The Management Standards, guidance and comprehensive supporting toolkit are available, free of charge, from the HSE website www.hse.gov.uk/stress/standards.

Health and Safety Executive: Business Case Studies   UK
www.hse.gov.uk/business/casestudy.htm
The UK Health & Safety Commission (HSC) has published a series of case studies setting out the business case for good health and safety management. They demonstrate business and social benefits of health and safety improvements in a variety of organisations, including FTSE 100 and FTSE listed companies, global businesses and public bodies. The 19 case studies, compiled by risk management consultants Greenstreet Berman Ltd, span a wide range of industry sectors and public service Each study describes an initiative or programme and its benefits, in both health and safety and business terms.

Health and Safety Executive: Call Centres        UK
www.hse.gov.uk/lau/lacs/94-2.pdf
Advice on the management of Call Centres aimed at both employers and health and safety inspectors. Gives information about rest breaks, correct selection and use of telephone headsets and ways of preventing occupational health problems, such as work-related stress, verbal abuse and musculoskeletal disorders.

Health and Safety Executive: Carbon Monoxide Poisoning       UK
www.hse.gov.uk/gas
The Health and Safety Executive and Department of Health carbon monoxide poisoning web site show the steps people should take to protect themselves from gas.

Health and Safety Executive: Chemical   UK
www.hse.gov.uk/pubns/chindex.htm
The UK Health and Safety Executive's full text list of publications on chemicals, substances hazardous to health, labelling, packaging, transport advice and Chemical Hazards Alert Notices (CHANs). Helps people to identify hazards and control risks, and sets out essential steps for achieving good health and safety standards.

Health and Safety Executive: Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease   COPD   UK
www.hse.gov.uk/copd
The UK Health and Safety Executive web pages on Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) which is a common lung disease resulting in about 30,000 deaths a year. Website gives advice to industry on how to prevent employee exposure to dust, fumes and irritating gases that can cause or exacerbate COPD. Also give the types of occupations that are mostly at risk.

Health and Safety Executive: Construction Design and Management   UK
www.hse.gov.uk/construction/cdm.htm
Health and Safety Executive (HSE) construction pages of the HSE website that gives more information for the Construction (Design & Management) Regulations 2007 (CDM 2007) came into force on 6 April 2007. Covers a range of information: Improve health and safety in your industry; having the right people for the right job at the right time to manage the risks on site; Focus on effective planning and managing risk - manage the risk not the paperwork. Learn more about what the new CDM Regulations mean for you, including; the business benefits, your roles and responsibilities and practical advice.

Health and Safety Executive: Construction: Health Topics   UK
www.hse.gov.uk/construction/healthtopics
The UK Health and Safety Executive's (HSE) web site on construction occupational health risks contains guidance material and tailored advice to show different people in the construction industry what you need to do to meet your legal responsibilities for health and safety.

Health and Safety Executive: Construction: Legal Responsibilities   UK
www.hse.gov.uk/construction/areyou
The UK Health and Safety Executive's (HSE) web site contains tailored advice to show different people in the construction industry what they need to do to meet their legal responsibilities for health and safety. Covers: Smaller builder; ^[1]Client; ^[2]Principal contractor; CDM co-ordinator; Designer; Contractor and worker.^[6]

Health and Safety Executive: Construction: Safety Topics   UK
www.hse.gov.uk/construction/safetytopics
The UK Health and Safety Executive's (HSE) web site on construction safety topics contains guidance material and tailored advice to show different people in the construction industry what you need to do to meet your legal responsibilities for health and safety.

Health and Safety Executive: Construction Industry   UK
http://wwt.uk.com
The UK Health and Safety Executive's easy-to follow health and safety advice for the construction industry. Helps people to identify hazards and control risks, and sets out essential steps for achieving good health and safety standards.

Health and Safety Executive: Construction Occupational Health Management Essentials   COHME   UK
www.hse.gov.uk/construction/healthrisks
The UK Health and Safety Executive's (HSE) web site based tool to help contractors understand and manage occupational health risks more effectively. The tool is called the Construction Occupational Health Management Essentials (COHME for short) that describes a framework to manage occupational health risks in general. COHME is intended to assist clients, designers and contractors and deals with 7 priority risks: Hand-arm vibration; Musculo-skeletal disorders; Dermatitis; Noise; Stress; Respiratory disease; and Asbestos.

Health and Safety Executive: Conveyor Belt   UK
www.hse.gov.uk/waste/conveyorbelt.pdf
The UK Health and Safety Executive (HSE) conveyer belt sorting guidance. Further information on back pain can also be found at the website at www.hse.gov.uk/msd/backpain

Health and Safety Executive: Control of Substances Hazardous to Health - COSHH   UK
www.hse.gov.uk/coshh/index.htm
Health and Safety Executive (HSE) Control of Substances Hazardous to Health - COSHH advice and guidance. Using chemicals or other hazardous substances at work can put people's health at risk. So the law requires employers to control exposure to hazardous substances to prevent ill health.

Health and Safety Executive: Costs of Accidents at Work   UK
www.hse.gov.uk/pubns/indg355.pdf
The UK Health and Safety Executive Incident Cost Calculator is available as a full text guidance and advice leaflet in Reduce Risks - Cut Costs: The Real Costs of Accidents and ill Health at Work.

Health and Safety Executive: Costs of ill-health   UK
www.hse.gov.uk/costs/ill_health_costs/ill_health_costs_intro.asp
The UK Health and Safety Executive (HSE) information on cost of ill health to industry can be found on these HSE's revitalising health and safety webpages.

Health and Safety Executive: Diving   UK
www.hse.gov.uk/diving
UK Health and Safety Executive diving at work website covers a wide range of activities from deep saturation diving in support of the offshore oil and gas industry to recreational instruction by a professional instructor.

Health and Safety Executive: Drugs      UK
www.hse.gov.uk/pubns/indg91.pdf
The UK Health and Safety Executive Drugs Misuse at Work: guidance for employers produced in partnership with the Home Office and others. It provides a basic understanding of the signs, effects and risks of drug misuse. It also sets out a best practice approach to dealing with drug-related problems at work.

Health and Safety Executive: e-COSHH Chemical Safety   UK
www.coshh-essentials.org.uk
The UK Health and Safety Executive free internet tool e-COSHH, gives advice on the hidden dangers of working with chemicals and explains what employers and employees can do to protect themselves. Users can run through an assessment of the chemicals and the handling procedures they use

Health and Safety Executive: e-COSHH Essentials: Control of Substances Hazardous to Health   UK
www.coshh-essentials.org.uk
UK Health and Safety Executive guidance e-COSHH Essentials provides advice on controlling the use of chemicals for a range of common tasks, e.g. mixing, or drying. For most tasks this website will take you through a number of steps and ask for information about your tasks and chemicals. This assessment will take several minutes to complete.

Health and Safety Executive: Electrical injuries   UK
www.hse.gov.uk/electricity
The UK Health and Safety Executive (HSE) pages on the main types of electrical injury and their effects. Also what the HSE is doing to reduce the accident rate and how to prevent electrical injuries. Also lists frequently asked questions and other information.

Health and Safety Executive: Electrical safety in quarries   UK
www.hse.gov.uk/quarries/electricity.htm
The UK Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has published electricity safety guidance on its website for all those involved in managing quarry sites. The web based guidance, Electrical Safety in Quarries explains the risks posed by electricity in quarries and gives practical guidance on equipment suitability, installation, cable management, isolating equipment, inspections and test and examination frequency. The guidance is aimed at quarry managers, rather than electrical experts and reflects the requirements of current health and safety legislation, particularly the Electricity at Work Regulations 1989 and Quarries Regulations 1999. It does not cover offices or other lower risk parts of quarries, where hazards are comparable to other workplaces. Further information on health and safety issues pertinent to working in quarries including quarry regulations can be found on www.hse.gov.uk/quarries/information.htm.

Health and Safety Executive: Electromagnetic Fields (EMFs)    UK
www.hse.gov.uk/radiation/nonionising
The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) Health Directorate has published a contract research report on emfs in the workplace: Assessment and management of the exposure of workers to electromagnetic fields in the workplace' by Microwave Consultants Ltd. Contract Research Report CRR 226/1999. This addresses the application of the National Radiological Protect Board guidelines in the workplace. The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) Health Directorate has published a contract research report on emfs in the workplace: Assessment and management of the exposure of workers to electromagnetic fields in the workplace' by Microwave Consultants Ltd. Contract Research Report CRR 226/1999. This addresses the application of the National Radiological Protect Board guidelines in the workplace. HSE expects employers to prevent established adverse health effects from exposure to EMFs occurring by complying with the NRPB guidelines. In the light of advice from NRPB and international bodies that there is no firm evidence of long-term health risks HSE does not consider it appropriate to recommend further restrictions or protection measures against low-level EMF exposures. There are a number of documents (referenced also on the NRPB web site) which give further information.

Health and Safety Executive: Emerging Energy Technologies Programme: EET   UK
www.hse.gov.uk/eet
UK Health and Safety Executive guidance on Emerging Energy Technologies Programme (EET). Includes the introduction of alternative technologies and tackling the long-term energy challenges of climate change and uncertainty over the future of energy supplies.

Health and Safety Executive: European Week 2005 - Noise Campaign   UK
www.hse.gov.uk/campaigns/euroweek
European Week 2005 will run from the 24th - 28th October 2005 and will focus on noise in the workplace. For the 2005 campaign, the Health & Safety Executive is working in partnership with the Institution of Occupational Safety & Health (IOSH) on the campaign's flagship event, the Sound Off - Noise Reduction at Work Conference. This will take place in the run-up to European Week, on the 11th and 12th October at Earls Court, UK. Information on this year's European Week, the Sound Off conference and how you can order an Action Pack.

Health and Safety Executive: European Week 2006 - Young worker safety and health   UK
www.hse.gov.uk/campaigns/euroweek
Health and Safety Executive European Week 2006: Young people at work website. This year's campaign slogan is 'Safe Start' and is dedicated to the occupational safety and health of young people. These webpages contain helpful information for young people, employers, parents and supervisors of young people. European Week 2006 will run from 23 - 27 October 2006.

Health and Safety Executive: Fall Arrest Equipment     UK
www.hse.gov.uk/pubns/fallindx.htm
The Health and Safety Executive's leaflet Inspecting fall arrest equipment made from webbing and rope is available under the heading Falls from Heights. Gives details of what to look for in the equipment.

Health and Safety Executive: Fall Arrest Equipment     UK
www.hse.gov.uk/research/hsl/engineer.htm
The Health and Safety Executive's research Assessment of the factors that influence the tensile strength of safety harnesses and lanyard and webbing also has a supplementary report.

Health and Safety Executive: Fall Arrest Equipment      UK
www.hse.gov.uk/RESEARCH/crr_htm/2002/crr02451.htm
The Health and Safety Executive's CRR 451/2002 Harness suspension: review and evaluation of existing information objective was to review, locate and study literature dealing with the effects of being suspended in a harness and evaluate and report on them, together with attendant issues regarding various types of harnesses, including the position of their attachment points. In addition, selected harness standards were to be examined to see if and how they addressed the topic of suspension Over 50 documents were located from sources in the United Kingdom, Germany, France and Australia and the Internet. These form the basis of the report.

Health and Safety Executive: Falls From Height   UK
www.hse.gov.uk/falls/index.htm
Health and Safety Executive Falls from height pages give details of publications, programme of work, research, and links. Falls from heights are the most common cause of fatal injury and the second most common cause of major injury to employees, accounting for 15% of all such injuries in the UK. All industry sectors are exposed to the risks presented by this hazard although the level of incidence varies considerably.

Health and Safety Executive: Falls From Vehicles   UK
www.hse.gov.uk/fallsfromvehicles
Health and Safety Executive Falls from Vehicle pages give details of information sheets, case studies, posters and links.

Health and Safety Executive: Fire Index    UK
www.hse.gov.uk/pubns/flamindx.htm
The UK Health and Safety Executive is concerned with process fire precautions, such as working with flammable substances. A number of leaflets, in full text, concerning fire, explosions, and also construction site fire safety.

Health and Safety Executive: Fire and Explosions    UK
www.hse.gov.uk/lau/lacs
The UK Health and Safety Executive Local Authorities Enforcement Liaison Committee - HELA Fire and Explosions pages contain a number of publications on fire safety.

Health and Safety Executive: First Aid   UK
www.hse.gov.uk/firstaid
The UK Health and Safety Executive's (HSE) web site on first aid provision in the workplace. Gives details on advice basic first aid as well as a range of HSE advice sheets covering specific situations such as electric shock. Includes a Frequently Asked Question (FAQ) Section as well as legal requirements for both trainees and trainers.

Health and Safety Executive: Flexible working and employment patterns   UK
www.hse.gov.uk/horizons/precwrkreport.pdf
HSE Horizon Scanning Short Report - SR003 - Flexible Working and Employment Patterns.

Health and Safety Executive: Food and Drink Manufacturing   UK
www.hse.gov.uk/food
UK Health and Safety Executive (HSE)advice and guidance for the food and drink manufacturing industry that actually comprises over 30 different industries. These range from slaughterhouses, sugar refineries and grain mills to malt manufacture and whisky distilling. Gives a range of guidance and advice.

Health and Safety Executive: Hand-arm vibration: Health risks   UK
www.hse.gov.uk/pubns/indg175.pdf
The UK Health and Safety Executive (HSE) vibration free leaflets IndG175 - Health risks from hand-arm vibration: advice for employers

Health and Safety Executive: Hand-arm Vibration: Health risks: Vibration White Finger (VWF)   UK
www.hse.gov.uk/pubns/vibindex.htm
The UK Health and Safety Executive (HSE) vibration free leaflets.

Health and Safety Executive: Hazardous Substances    UK
www.hse.gov.uk/lau/lacs
The UK Health and Safety Executive Local Authorities Enforcement Liaison Committee - HELA Hazardous Substances pages contains a circular on polychlorinated biphenyls in fires.

Health and Safety Executive: Health and safety learning legacy   UK
www.hse.gov.uk/aboutus/london-2012-games
Health and Safety Executive (HSE) London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games Health and safety learning legacy web site contains short, informative case studies of good health and safety practice and an HSE inspector talks about her work at the Aquatics centre. Links, publications and much more.

Health and Safety Executive: Health and safety policy   UK
www.hse.gov.uk/pubns/indg259.pdf
Health and Safety Executive leaflet "An Introduction to Health and Safety" describes how to write a health and safety policy.

Health and Safety Executive: Heat Stress   UK
www.hse.gov.uk/temperature
The UK Health and Safety Executive (HSE) advice on working in hot environments, including working during periods of hot weather.

Health and Safety Executive: Heat stress assessment methodology     UK
www.hse.gov.uk/research/index.htm
The UK Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has published an important research report developing a method for assessing stress caused by exposure to heat in the in the workplace. The research concludes that large parts of UK industry have difficulty in managing and assessing heat stress. It has long been known that work related heat stress could compromise health and safety and lead directly or indirectly to worker injury and death. As a result the HSE sponsored a research project to ensure that developments in heat stress assessment were evaluated and documented in a valid and usable methodology. A framework was formulated for the design, development and evaluation of such a methodology. This framework consisted of three stages; an Exploratory Stage, a Design and Development Stage and an Evaluation Stage. This resulted in the development of a practical heat stress assessment methodology. Copies of The development of a practical heat stress assessment methodology for use in UK industry RR 008 ISBN 0 7176 2533 8, price £25, are available from HSE Books, PO Box 1999, Sudbury, Suffolk, CO10 2WA, UK. Tel: +44 (0)1787-881165 or Fax: +44 (0)1787-313995. HSE's Research Reports are available on HSE website.

Health and Safety Executive: Index to health and safety guidance in the catering industry     UK
www.hse.gov.uk/pubns/caterdex.htm
These information sheets have been produced by the UK Health and Safety Executive Health and Safety in Catering Liaison Committee which consists of trade and professional associations, unions and enforcement authorities.

Health and Safety Executive: Injuries in the hotel and catering Industry     UK
www.hse.gov.uk/statistics/industry/hotels
UK Health and Safety Executive Key factsheet on injuries with the hotel and catering industry reported to local authorities 1994/5 to 1998/99.

Health and Safety Executive: Involvement of workers - see also Health and Safety Executive: Workers

Health and Safety Executive: Involvement of workers   UK
www.hse.gov.uk/involvement
Health and Safety Executive web pages Involving workers is important for good health and safety. It means that everyone involved with a work activity, whether a manager, employee, or contractor, participates in managing the risks associated with it.

Health and Safety Executive: Keyboards of the future   UK
www.hse.gov.uk/horizons/keyboards.pdf
HSE Horizon Scanning Short Report - SR006 - Do Keyboards Have a Future?

Health and Safety Executive: Latex   UK
www.hse.gov.uk/latex
Health & Safety Executive (HSE) specific web page on latex, was prompted by a group of asthma sufferers and will help health care professionals avoid getting occupational asthma from their use of natural rubber latex products. Gives details of latex allergies, the law, publications and links.

Health and Safety Executive: Leadership   UK
www.hse.gov.uk/leadership
Health and Safety Executive' HSE guidance applies to organisations of all sizes. It contains a range of resources to help leaders find the best ways for their organisations and to lead and promote health and safety; and help meet the organisation's legal obligations. The Health and Safety Executive has further advice and resources on leadership for small business and major hazard industries. The guidance is for all directors, governors, trustees, officers and their equivalents in the private, public and third sectors.

Health and Safety Executive: Legionnaire's Disease    UK
www.hse.gov.uk/legionnaires/index.htm
UK Health and Safety Executive information about Legionnaire's Disease, what it is, causes, prevention and treatment.

Health and Safety Executive: Legionnaire's Disease    UK
www.hse.gov.uk/pubns/iacl27.pdf
UK Health and Safety Executive leaflet Legionnaires' disease: a guide for employers

Health and Safety Executive: Legionnaire's Disease   UK
www.hse.gov.uk/legionnaires/barrow.htm
UK Health and Safety Executive information about the Barrow incident. In August 2002, seven members of the public died and 180 people suffered ill health as a result of an outbreak of legionella at a council-owned arts and leisure facility in the town centre of Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria, UK. Following the court case, two public meetings were held to allow members of the public, and those affected, to learn more about the circumstances and the causes of the outbreak. The Barrow Legionnaires' Outbreak Public Meetings were held on 4 and 11 December 2006 at Abbey House Hotel, Barrow. The purpose of the report is to record the content of those meetings and to allow others to learn what caused the outbreak and what changes have been made since. It has also been produced to allow dutyholders with similar responsibilities for controlling legionella to benefit from the findings of the investigation and be able to apply the recommendations identified as a result of the tragedy. The report explains both the technical steps, and the essentials of good health and safety management that can make sure a similar tragedy never happens again.

Health and Safety Executive: Managing back pain at work   UK
www.hse.gov.uk/msd/backpain/index.htm
Health and Safety Executive (HSE) web page on the prevention and management of back pain in the workplace. Back disorders are the most common form of ill health at work. Tackling back pain needs good management and a partnership approach, with employers, workers and others such as safety representatives all having roles to play.

Health and Safety Executive: Manual Handling   UK
www.hse.gov.uk/pubns/manlinde.htm
The Health and Safety Executive manual handling advice and guidance. A number of full text documents available offer information in various industry sectors such as textiles, food and drink, farms and postal services.

Health and Safety Executive: Manual Handling: MAC Tool   UK
www.hse.gov.uk/msd/mac/index.htm
Health and Safety Executive MAC tool has been developed to help the user identify high risk workplace manual handling activities. The tool can be used to assess the risks posed by lifting, carrying and team manual handling activities. It is designed to help you understand, interpret and categorise the level of risk of the various known risk factors associated with manual handling activities. The MAC incorporates a numerical and a colour coding score system to highlight high risk manual handling tasks.

Health and safety Executive: Motor Vehicle Industry: Health and Safety   UK
www.hse.gov.uk/pubns/motoindx.htm
Health and Safety Executive health and safety in the motor vehicle industry web pages cover publications, press releases, what's new, events etc.

Health and Safety Executive (HSE): Motor Vehicle Repair (MVR) industries   UK
www.hse.gov.uk/mvr
The UK Health and Safety Executive gives information on the main causes of injury and ill health in motor vehicle repair MVR industry and the precautions to prevent them, read case studies, and gain access to guidance on many of the current issues. Valuable links to many other useful websites, including free publications about safe practices in MVR have been included. Employers, the self-employed, employees, safety representatives and health professionals will find guidance on health and safety in activities such as motor vehicle maintenance and repair (including tyre, exhaust and windscreen replacement), body repair, refinishing and MOT testing, as well as roadside recovery and repair.

Health and Safety Executive: Nanotechnology   UK
www.hse.gov.uk/research/rrhtm/rr274.htm
Nanoparticles are the end products of a wide variety of physical, chemical and biological processes, some of which are new and radically different, others of which are quite commonplace. Nanoparticles: an occupational hygiene review RR274 from the UK Health and Safety Laboratories reviews processes for the deliberate development and manufacture of nanoparticles products and has considered sources and routes of exposure, levels of exposure, numbers exposed, knowledge gaps and future trends. It also states that current knowledge is insufficient for risk assessment purposes. There is little evidence to suggest that worker exposure arising from the production of nanoparticles has been adequately assessed.

Health and Safety Executive: Nanotechnology - implications for health and safety   UK
www.hse.gov.uk/horizons/nanotech/shortreport.pdf
HSE Horizon Scanning Short Report - SR002 on the implications of nanotechnology on health and safety.

Health and Safety Executive: Noise and Hearing Loss      UK
www.hse.gov.uk/pubns/noisindx.htm
The UK Health and Safety Executive Hazards at work pages lists a number of full text guidance and advice leaflets on noise and the prevention of noise.

Health and Safety Executive: Noise and Hearing Loss - Legislation   UK
www.opsi.gov.uk/si/si2005/20051643.htm
Full text of the UK Statutory Instrument 2005 No. 1643 "Control of Noise at Work Regulations" ISBN 0110729846. Made on 18 June 2005, Laid before Parliament 28 June 2005 and into force 6 April 2006

Health and Safety Executive: Non-latex gloves   UK
www.hse.gov.uk/hairdressing/glovetrial-analysis.htm
UK Health and Safety Executive and the Local Authorities glove trial results. In total 591 forms were received and analysed from 38 local authorities who took part in a short questionnaire as part of a local campaign over a two day period. Gloves were left for staff in salons to wear to protect against skin damage including dermatitis. This questionnaire is to find out about staff's experiences and views of using the gloves. Of the 591 forms returned, 556 people did wear gloves before the trial while working with clients' hair, 32 did not and 3 did not answer.

Health and Safety Executive: Occupational dermatitis in the catering and food industries     UK
www.hse.gov.uk/pubns/fis17.pdf
Health and Safety Executive Food Industry Committee publication on occupational dermatitis which is one of the most widespread causes of ill health and affects people working in many industry sectors, including food processing and especially catering.

Health and Safety Executive: Obesity as a workplace issue   UK
www.hse.gov.uk/horizons/obesityreport.pdf
HSE Horizon Scanning Short Report - SR004 - Obesity as a Workplace Issue.

Health and Safety Executive: Policy Statement      UK
www.hse.gov.uk/pubns/indg259.pdf
The UK Health and Safety Executive Hazards at work pages lists the full text guidance and advice leaflet on An Introduction to Health and Safety.

Health and Safety Executive: Pregnant women    UK
www.hse.gov.uk/mothers
Health and Safety Executive website covers guidance and advice for new and expectant mothers.

Health and Safety Executive: Putting the Record Straight   UK
www.hse.gov.uk/press/record.htm
The UK Health and Safety Executive (HSE) Press Office website responding to health and safety related articles and reports in the British media. The Health and Safety Commission and Executive (HSC/E) also takes an interest when other organisations respond to the media and put the record straight about health and safety and there is a link to these items.

Health and Safety Executive: Radiation: Ultraviolet  UK
www.hse.gov.uk/radiation/nonionising
The UK Health and Safety Executive (HSE) Health Directorate web site gives an overview of the current legal base as it stood early in 2002. There are three HSE guidance documents giving advice on the risks from exposure to ultraviolet radiation: 'Keep Your Top On' (INDG147). This advice on the health risks from working in the sun has been endorsed by the Health Departments of England, Scotland and Wales. 'Sun protection: advice for employers of outdoor workers' (INDG337). This gives advice to employers on reducing the health risks to their employees when they are working outside in the sun. 'Controlling health risks from the use of UV tanning equipment' (IND(G)209). This contains information both for people who have responsibility for UV tanning facilities and for the customers who use them.

Health and Safety Executive: REACH   UK
www.hse.gov.uk/reach
UK Health and Safety Executive (HSE) web pages on REACH (Registration, Evaluation and Authorisation of CHemicals, the new European system for regulating chemical safety, will affect most businesses in Europe in one way or another, even those who would normally not consider themselves involved in chemical regulation.

Health and Safety Executive: Recycling   UK
www.hse.gov.uk/horizons/recyclingreport.pdf
HSE Horizon Scanning Short Report - SR005 - Recycling.

Health and Safety Executive: Repetitive Strain Injury     UK
www.hse.gov.uk/pubns/wruldex.htm
Health and Safety Executive advice on work related upper limb disorders WRULDS/repetitive strain injury RSI.

Health and Safety Executive: Risk Audit for textile industry     UK
www.hse.gov.uk/textiles/audit
The Health and Safety Executive's Textile Health and Safety Audit is a free internet-based audit package to help textiles companies manage their health and safety risks.

Health and Safety Executive: Risk Debate   UK
www.hse.gov.uk/risk/debate.htm
Health and Safety Executive (HSE) Risk Debate has been launched on 13 July 2005 as part of HSE's determination to build an integrated debate. The new web forum and discussion document provides an opportunity for everyone to be involved in the debate and take part in live discussions that will ultimately benefit UK society as a whole. The discussion document provides an in-depth look at the issues and backdrop that has led to the perception of risk aversion. Both the web forum and discussion document can be found on the web site.

Health and Safety Executive: Road Safety   UK
www.hse.gov.uk/roadsafety
Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has published guidance on work-related road safety. Each year about 3,500 people are killed on UK roads and 40,000 are seriously injured. Each one results in terrible pain and suffering. A significant proportion of these deaths and injuries can be connected with work. Accidents involving heavy goods vehicles, buses, company car and van drivers, despatch riders are all examples.

Health and Safety Executive: Safety Representatives   UK
www.hse.gov.uk/research/rrhtm/rr363.htm
Health and Safety Executive study presents a review of the quantitative and qualitative evidence for the link between worker representation and consultation and effective health and safety management. Through a series of detailed case studies in two sectors of the economy, it examines the dynamics of representation and consultation in improving health and safety performance. Its review of previous studies and the evidence of the case studies detailed in the report support a conclusion that joint arrangements, through which workers are represented and consulted on their health and safety, are likely to have better outcomes than arrangements in which management acts without consultation. However, it suggests that arrangements for worker representation and consultation are dependent upon a number of preconditions for their effectiveness. These include a strong legislative steer, effective external inspection and control, demonstrable senior management commitment and capacity towards both health and safety and a participative approach, competent hazard/risk evaluation and control, effective autonomous worker representation at the workplace and external trade union support.

Health and Safety Executive: Skin cancer   UK
www.hse.gov.uk/pubns/indg147.pdf
Health and Safety Executive (HSE) INDG147 - Keep your top on: Health risks from working in the sun. A sunny day makes most of us feel good, but too much sunlight can be hard on the SKIN. It is not simply sudden exposure while on holiday that is harmful.

Health and Safety Executive: Skin Diseases   UK
www.hse.gov.uk/skin/index.htm
The UK Health and Safety Executive (HSE) dermatitis and skin diseases free leaflets, guidance and advice.

Health and Safety Executive: Skin Diseases   UK
www.hse.gov.uk/pubns/indg233.pdf
The UK Health and Safety Executive (HSE) dermatitis and skin diseases free leaflets INDG233 - Preventing dermatitis at work: Advice for employers and employees

Health and Safety Executive: Skin Diseases   UK
www.hse.gov.uk/skin
The UK Health and Safety Executive (HSE) advice on dermatitis and skin diseases.

Health and Safety Executive: Slips Assessment Tool (SAT)   UK
www.hsesat.info
UK Health and Safety Executive Slips Assessment Tool (SAT). The SAT is a freely downloadable computer software package that allows an operator to assess the slip potential of pedestrian walkway surfaces. The SAT is used in conjunction with a small, portable surface microroughness meter, which users must obtain separately. There are a number of commercially available meters but please note that the Health & Safety Executive does not specifically endorse any of them. The package is easy to use and prompts the operator to gather relevant information concerning floor surface properties, contamination, cleaning regimes, footwear etc. When all of the information has been entered into the package, a slip risk rating is produced. This will assist the user in determining whether site conditions are likely to give rise to a high or low risk of slipping.

Health and Safety Executive: Small and medium Enterprises: Assessment tool   UK
www.hspi.info-exchange.com
UK Health and Safety Executive web-based tool The Health and Safety Performance Indicator (The Indicator) to assist small and medium enterprises (SMEs) track and assess how well they are managing their own health and safety performance supported by the DTI's Small Business Service. The Indicator was developed to help SMEs regularly assess their health and safety performance. e.g., from one year to the next. It is also intended to help companies tell their insurers how well they are managing health and safety so they can more accurately calculate insurance premiums based on individual performance.

Health and Safety Executive: Sound Advice   UK
www.hse.gov.uk/noise/musicsound.htm
Health and Safety Executive (HSE) Sound Advice website gives details on noise at work guidance and help for concert halls, theatres, music venues, pubs (public houses) and clubs.

Health and Safety Executive: Statistics   UK
www.hse.gov.uk/statistics/index.htm
Health and Safety Executive has a range of statistical information. Within these pages you will find statistics on work-related ill-health, injuries, dangerous occurrences, enforcement and gas safety. Overall picture for Great Britain, Quarterly fatal injury updates, kinds of accident/injury, causes and kinds of disease, industry sector and occupation.

Health and Safety Executive: Stress   UK
www.hse.gov.uk/stress/standards/index.htm
UK Health and Safety Executive (HSE) website for stress management including the Stress Management Standards, advice and guidance.

Health and Safety Executive: Stress Research   UK
www.hse.gov.uk/stress/research.htm
UK Health and Safety Executive (HSE) key research publications on stress can be accessed via this page. Reports are listed in chronological order. HSE can help you prevent work related stress and comply with the law.

Health and Safety Executive: Stress Statistics   UK
www.hse.gov.uk/statistics/causdis/stress
Health and Safety Executive (HSE) in the UK website contains the cost to the economy and the numbers of cases of stress in British workplaces is taken from the 2004/2005 Self reported Work-related Illness report. More information on the stress management standards can be found at: www.hse.gov.uk/stress.

Health and Safety Executive: Surface Engineering Industry   UK
www.hse.gov.uk/surfaceengineering
The UK Health and Safety Executive (HSE) website for the surface engineering industry is designed to give everyone working in the industry access to free, up to date advice on health and safety.

Health and Safety Executive: Warehousing industry   UK
www.hse.gov.uk/warehousing
Health and Safety Executive advice for the warehousing industry - guidance and advice, including a list of free leaflets.

Health and Safety Executive: Waste Management and Recycling Industry   UK
www.hse.gov.uk/waste
The UK Health and Safety Executive (HSE) website designed to help waste management and recycling industries and aims to give everyone working in the industry access to free, up to date advice on health and safety.

Health and Safety Executive: Waste Management and Recycling Industry   UK
www.hse.gov.uk/research/rrpdf/rr240.pdf
The UK Health and Safety Executive (HSE) commissioned detailed analysis of accidents in the waste and recycling industries in the publication Mapping Health and Safety Standards in the UK Waste Industry.

Health and Safety Executive: Woodworking   UK
www.hse.gov.uk/woodworking/index.htm
The UK Health and Safety Executive website on woodworking health and safety provides occupational safety and health advice for people working in the woodworking and furniture industries. Individual advice pages cover dust, machinery, manual handling, vehicles, noise and slips and trips.

Health and Safety Executive: Workers - see also Health and Safety Executive: Involvement of workers

Health and Safety Executive: Workers   UK
www.hse.gov.uk/workers
The UK Health and Safety Executive (HSE) website for workers. Covers a wide range of information - rights and responsibilities, safety representatives, workers involvement and consultation advice, guidance, questions and answers, Workers Safety Adviser Challenge Fund, news and events.

Health and Safety Executive: Working at Height   UK
www.hse.gov.uk/pubns/indg401.pdf
UK Health and Safety Executive (HSE) document on The Work at Height Regulations 2005 summarises what you need to do to comply with the regulations. Some industry/trade associations may have produced more detailed guidance about working at height. You can also find more information on the HSE website www.hse.gov.uk/falls.

Health and Safety Executive: Workplace fire safety    UK
www.hse.gov.uk
Contains a wide range of guidance and advice such as advice on all aspects of workplace health and also workplace fire safety.

Health and Safety Executive: Young Workers   UK
www.hse.gov.uk/youngpeople
The UK Health and Safety Executive updated website cover information specific to young workers. Splits in to three sections - the laws, risks and work experience for ease of access. A list of the different legislation is included on the site. Gives advice on HSE leaflets covering young workers.

Health and Safety Executive and British Coatings Federation: Isocyanate   UK
www.hse.gov.uk/mvr/information.htm#posters
Health and Safety Executive and British Coatings Federation joint publication posters have been produced advising workers on the dangers of contracting asthma from breathing in paint dust that contains isocyanate. The posters come in 3 sizes: A4, A3 and A2.

Health, Department of   DH      UK
www.dh.gov.uk
Health, Department range of information, publications, news releases and links.

Health, Department of: Organophosphates    DH       UK
http://archive.food.gov.uk/dept_health/archive/cot/op.htm
Organophosphates Working Group of the UK Department of Health Committee on Toxicity of Chemicals in Food, Consumer Products and the Environment have issued a report, available in full text, which considers whether single, prolonged or repeated exposure to low doses of organophosphate compounds can cause long-term adverse health effects.

Health, Environment and Work   HEW     UK
www.agius.com/hew
Health, Environment and Work lists a range if useful links and sources, particularly useful for those in the education sector.

Health Protection Agency   UK
www.hpa.org.uk
The Health Protection Agency (HPA) is a new national organisation for England and Wales, established on 1 April 2003. It is dedicated to protecting people's health and reducing the impact of infectious diseases, chemical hazards, poisons and radiation hazards. It brings together the expertise of health and scientific professionals working in public health, communicable disease, emergency planning, infection control, laboratories, poisons, chemical, and radiation hazards.

Health Protection Agency    UK
www.hpa.org.uk/radiation
National Radiological Protection Board includes background information on radiological protection, including radon, mobile phones, and ultraviolet radiation, services, training, news and publications.

Health Protection Agency: Asbestos Exposures from large Scale Fires   UK
www.hpa.org.uk/webc/HPAwebFile/HPAweb_C/1204013002817
UK Health Protection Agency's The Public Health Significance of Asbestos Exposures from large Scale Fires. ISBN 978-0-85951-607-5 is available for download see also other HPA reports www.hpa.org.uk/web/HPAweb&Page&HPAwebAutoListName/Page/1204013013222.

Health Protection Agency: Electromagnetic Fields (EMFs)   UK
www.hpa.org.uk/radiation
The UK National Radiological Protection Board (NRPB) web site gives details of a number of NRPB guidelines and statements, see details below. There are, however, reports which allege that there is a link between exposure to EMFs and other long-term adverse effects on health. Despite any clear scientific evidence of harm, concern continues to grow. In order to respond to the growing concern, the NRPB, which has a statutory responsibility to provide scientific advice to government on radiation matters, set up an Advisory Group chaired by a leading epidemiologist Sir Richard Doll. They published a review of the literature, (and two supplementary reviews) in which the Group concluded that the evidence did not support the view that electromagnetic fields are a cause of cancer. A further review of extremely low frequency electromagnetic fields and the risk of cancer has recently been published (2002). This concluded that the power frequency electromagnetic fields that exist in the vast majority of homes are not a cause of cancer in general. However, some epidemiological studies do indicate a possible small risk of childhood leukaemia associated with exposure to unusually high levels of power frequency magnetic fields.

Health Protection Agency: Legionnaires' disease   UK
www.hpa.org.uk/webw/HPAweb&HPAwebStandard/HPAweb_C/1200471665170?p=1158945066455
The UK Health Protection Agency HPA and Health and Safety Executive have compiled the guidance Management of Spa Pools - Controlling the risks of infection. It is aimed primarily at commercial operators of spa pools, it contains invaluable information for those who have spa pools in their homes. The HPA will shortly be producing a quick reference leaflet to highlight guidance for those with spa pools and whirlpool baths in their homes. The principal route of Legionella infection is through the inhalation of the bacteria into the lungs. The risk of Legionnaires' disease rises with increasing numbers of bacteria inhaled. People are at risk of infection because water creates an aerosol that can be inhaled.

Health Protection Agency: Radiation    UK
www.hpa.org.uk/webw/HPAweb&Page&HPAwebAutoListName/Page/1158934607683
Health Protection Agency website on understanding radiation - what it is, doses from discharges, medical radiation, lasers and more.

Health Protection Agency: Radon   UK
www.hpa.org.uk/webw/HPAweb&Page&HPAwebAutoListName/Page/1158934607718
Health Protection Agency website provides a map showing areas with high radon levels, as well as information about its radon measurement services. The site has a fairly comprehensive set of Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) about radon and its effects and a Flash presentation on how radon gas causes harm.

Health Protection Agency: SARS   UK
www.hpa.org.uk/infections/topics_az/SARS/menu.htm
Health Protection Agency has issued guidance on Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS).

High-rise Evacuation Evaluation Database (HEED)   UK
www.wtc-evacuation.com
High-rise Evacuation Evaluation Database (HEED). Project HEED was a 3.5 year project (1 Sept 2004 to 30 April 2008) fully funded by the UK Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC), the equivalent of the US National Science Foundation, with a budget of £UK 1.6 million (through grants GR/S74201/01 and EP/D507790). The project was a collaboration between three UK universities, the Universities of Greenwich, Ulster and Liverpool and brings together the UK's leading experts in Fire Safety Engineering and evacuation behaviour. Project HEED investigated human behaviour associated with the evacuation of high rise buildings. The basis of the project was an analysis of the World Trade Center (WTC) evacuation of 11 September 2001 through face to face interviews with survivors and advanced computer simulation. The evacuation of the WTC complex represents one of the largest full-scale evacuations of people in modern times. The survivors hold a tremendous amount of invaluable information concerning their experiences of the conditions within the towers and the evolving evacuation scenario.

Highways Agency Electronic Service Delivery for Abnormal Loads (ESDAL)   UK
www.highways.gov.uk/esdal
The UK Highways Agency Electronic Service Delivery for Abnormal Loads (ESDAL) website is to help haulage companies plan their journeys when moving abnormal loads (if a load exceeds 2.9m wide, 18.65m long or 44 tonnes in gross weight, it is classed as an abnormal load in the UK). Legislation requires that vehicles and load movements that exceed standard dimensions need to be pre-notified to police, highway and bridge authorities, a process that currently involves millions of faxes being sent every year. ESDAL is streamlining this process using the latest technology, providing welcome relief to everyone involved in the movement of abnormal indivisible loads. Using ESDAL's innovative mapping system, Hauliers can easily identify the route they need to take, and get full details of all the organisations they will need to notify before making the movement.

Home Office   UK
www.homeoffice.gov.uk
Home Office web site give a range of information including chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear incidents, fire safety, flooding, terrorism, severe weather.

Home Office: Events safety   UK
http://police.homeoffice.gov.uk/operational-policing/crime-disorder/public-order.html
The UK Home Office has published new guidance that includes good practice advice for organisers of carnivals, charity and small-scale sporting events. The advice is designed to ensure that such events are as safe as possible for the public and participants

Home Office: Research and Statistics Department           UK
www.homeoffice.gov.uk/rds
Statistics bulletin and other Home Office publications.

Homeworkers Worldwide UK   HWW   UK
www.homeworkersww.org.uk
Homeworkers Worldwide UK provides information to support homeworkers around the world as well as campaigning to make these workers more visible and gain more employment rights. Explains what kind of work is carried out by homeworkers and also has a guide on campaigning aimed at homeworker organisations, unions, and other campaign groups and activists.

Hospital Infection Society   HIS   UK
www.his.org.uk
Hospital Infection Society offers guidelines, publications including the Journal of Hospital Infection and related links.

HSE Books   UK
http://books.hse.gov.uk
HSE Books is the source of priced and non-priced printed and multimedia products published by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE). HSE is the authoritative body in Great Britain for issues relating to health and safety in the workplace. This website provides online search and ordering facilities and is updated daily. HSE is working to improve the quality of some PDFs which are not up to the usual high standards.

Humane Technology: Repetitive strain injury (RSI)   UK
www.humanetechnology.co.uk
Human Technology provides information on over 200 Court Judgments in personal injury claims in which the alleged injury was some type of work-related upper limb disorder, popularly referred to as repetitive strain injuries (RSI). It was developed as part of a research project funded by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE), which examined how the Courts are interpreting HSE guidance documents and certain Regulations, e.g. Health and Safety (Display Screen Equipment) Regulations and Manual Handling Operations Regulations, in personal injury claims for work-related upper limb disorders. The site is referred to as a source of further information in the HSE's latest guidance Upper limb disorders in the workplace.

Humanitarian Assistance Unit   HAU   UK
www.culture.gov.uk/what_we_do/humanitarian_assistance
Humanitarian Assistance Unit of the UK Government Department for Culture, Media and Sport's web site provides the information that people are most likely to need in the medium to longer term following a major incident. Contains excellent link to practical information on a range of topics such as emotional and financial support.

Independent Expert Group on Mobile Phones  IEGMP   UK
www.iegmp.org.uk
This website gives information on the work of the UK Independent Expert Group on Mobile Phones (IEGMP), Chairman Sir William Stewart, FRS, FRSE. In relation to mobile telecommunication technology, the UK Government established an independent expert group to examine possible effects of mobile phones, base stations and transmitters on health. The Group was set up in 1999 and reported in May 2000. This report, known as the Stewart report, was published in May 2000 and concluded that 'the balance of evidence to date suggests that exposures to RF radiation below the NRPB and international guidelines do not cause adverse health effects to the general population'. Since publication of the IEGMP Report in May 2000, the number of page requests has been steady at about 20,000 per month, demonstrating a continuing interest in the topic.

Industry Committee for Emergency Lighting   ICEL   UK
www.icel.co.uk
Industry Committee for Emergency Lighting (ICEL) approval takes the risk out of specifying emergency lighting and ensures the lighting performance of the luminaires has been independently confirmed. ICEL approved products meet all the current product and application standards required to make sure people are able to escape safely from premises in the event of an emergency. If the power fails under any circumstances, the emergency lights will come on and operate to the required duration to allow safe evacuation of the building and provide light for the emergency services to operate effectively. But ICEL does a great deal more than just approve lighting performance, they are the leading UK authority on emergency lighting and have representatives on both British and International Standards committees. These committees set product and application standards. Compliance with these standards helps guarantee people's lives are not put at risk. Publishes guidance, offers training and links to other organisations.

ILI   UK
www.ili.co.uk
ILI are specialists in worldwide hardcopy standards and specifications. ILI has offices in the UK, USA, Germany and France and via its web site checks can be made of their databases and items ordered.

Infection Prevention Society   UK
www.ips.uk.net
The UK Infection Prevention Society exists to promote the advancement of education in infection prevention and control for the benefit of the community as a whole, in particular by the provision of training courses, accreditation schemes, education materials, meetings and conferences.

Instinct Training        UK
www.instinct-training.co.uk
Instinct Training offers occupational safety, health and environment offered via CD-ROM. Covers legislation requirements in the UK and Europe.

Institute of Advanced Motorists   IAM   UK
www.iam.org.uk
Institute of Advanced Motorists (IAM) drives road safety in the UK. Covers accident statistics, vehicle numbers, environmental impacts, official forecasts, global and regional comparisons. A one stop shop for motoring related information.

Institute of Directors   UK
www.iod.com
Institute of Directors UK has various Directors' Briefings on various topics including risk assessment, as well as policy papers on topical subject.

Institute of Environmental Management  IEM       UK
www.iema.net
Institute of Environmental Management access to publications, information on courses and a discussion forum.

Institute of Industrial Accident Investigators IIAI   UK
www.iiai.org.uk
Institute of Industrial Accident Investigators ( IIAI) portal to international research and development for the industrial accident investigation community. Has details on IIAI history, mission and a recent update on IIAI official research projects. Has information on professional training courses as well as the Examination Panel's requirements for new or advancing members. IIAI membership... the only recognisable mark for professional industrial accident investigators.

Institute of Occupational Health IOH, University of Birmingham    UK
www.pcpoh.bham.ac.uk/ioem
Institute of Occupational Health University of Birmingham gives details of the courses, seminars, training, research and publications.

Institute of Occupational Medicine   UK
www.iom-world.org
The Institute of Occupational Medicine is the premier independent UK centre for research, consultancy and training in occupational and environmental health, hygiene and safety. Carries out world class research, analysis, solutions and strategic advice for industry, governments, groups and individuals across the globe.

Institute of Petroleum     IP       UK
www.energyinst.org.uk
Institute of Petroleum forthcoming events, information services, new publications and details of membership, periodicals list and also list of titles of test methods and links to other pages in the petroleum industry.

Institute of Physics NanoTech   UK
www.nanotechweb.org
Institute of Physics nano technology site contains news, features, opinion, events and links.

Institute of Risk Management   UK
www.theirm.org
Institute of Risk Management IRM is risk management's professional education body. Established as a not-for-profit organisation, the Institute is governed by practising risk professionals and has strong links to leading universities and business schools across the world. Recognising that risk management is a multi-disciplinary field, we also work closely with many other specialist institutes and associations and seek to represent an increasingly broad and diverse set of stakeholders. The worldwide membership is drawn from industry, commerce, consultancy and the public sector. Members have backgrounds in many different risk-related disciplines: accountants, project managers, insurers, chartered surveyors, health care professionals, lawyers, bankers, auditors, health and safety professionals and engineers are among those represented. IRM Associateship (AIRM) is recognised worldwide as the sign of a risk management professional and is achieved through examination: Fellowship (FIRM) follows through accredited practical experience. Site includes links.

Institution of Chemical Engineers   IChemE   UK
www.icheme.org
Institution of Chemical Engineers (IChemE) is the hub for chemical, biochemical and process engineering professionals worldwide. It is at the heart of the process community, promoting competence and a commitment to sustainable development, advancing the discipline for the benefit of society and supporting the professional development of members.

Institution of Civil Engineers           UK
www.ice.org.uk
What's new, knowledge expertise, government news, events knowledge and expertise, also Members Area.

Institution of Electrical Engineers           UK
www.iee.org.uk
Contains details of activities, events and publications, also links.

Institution of Fire Engineers   IFE      UK
www.ife.org.uk
Institution of Fire Engineers site lists activities, publications, events and more news.

Institution of Occupational Safety and Health   IOSH    UK
www.iosh.co.uk
Institution of Occupational Safety and Health lists various goals, activities, events and publications, including the Journal of the Institution with abstracts and archive file. Chat Forum helps members with their workplace problems.

Institution of Occupational Safety and Health: Smoking in the workplace   UK
www.iosh.co.uk/technical
Institution of Occupational Safety and Health technical guidance A breath of fresh air - Introducing a smoke-free policy at work is available to download free.

Institution of Occupational Safety and Health: Wiseup2work   IOSH   UK
www.wiseup2work.co.uk
Institution of Occupational Safety and Health website to help teens to think before they work is an interactive resource for anyone teaching young people before they start work experience or their first job.
"The real life stories had a big reaction - some students were quite horrified by what had happened to other teenagers in their first jobs. The learning tools prompted some really interesting discussions about what situations they could face at work."

International Association of Fire Safety Science           UK
www.iafss.org
Encourages research into science of preventing and mitigating the adverse effects of fires and providing a forum for presenting the results. News, resources, Online Newsletter and members areas.

International Committee for Regulatory Authority Research and Development   UK
www.icrard.org
The UK Health and Safety Executive website to provide information on offshore petroleum safety and environment research programme sponsored by members of the International Committee for Regulatory Authority Research and Development (ICRARD). The website offers easy access to information about safety and environment research projects in member countries, including links to key contacts, research programmes and publications.

International Institute of Risk and Safety Management (IIRSM)       UK
www.iirsm.org
The IIRSM is a professional body for health and safety practitioners. It was created to advance professional standards in accident prevention and occupational health throughout the world.
Membership is open to all individuals who have an interest in occupational health, safety and risk management. The Institute was established in 1975 and is a non-profit making body registered with the Charity Commissioners. It has over 6500 individual members in the UK, Eire, the Channel Islands and in over 60 other countries throughout the world. The IIRSM is administered by a secretariat reporting to the Board of Governors and in partnership with the British Safety Council.

International Labour Office ILO London Office          UK
www.ilo.org/london
International Labour Office London Office covers information especially for the UK and Ireland, Projects, Newsletter, publications, ILO Conventions, and links.

International Network of Safety and Health Practitioner Organisations - INSHPO   UK
www.inshpo.org
International Network of Safety and Health Practitioner Organisations - INSHPO. Members include: American Society of Safety Engineers (ASSE), America Canadian Society of Safety Engineering, Canada Industrial Foundation for Accident Prevention (IFAP), Australia Institution of Occupational Safety and Health (IOSH), UK Institution of Occupational Safety and Health Management (IOSHM), Mauritius Safety Institute of Australia (SIA), Australia. Membership of INSHPO is open to generalist professional safety and health practitioner organisations throughout the world, but it is not open to individual practitioners.

International Occupational Hygiene Association   IOHA      UK
www.bohs.org/ioha
International Occupational Hygiene Association conducts a wide range of activities to promote and develop occupational hygiene worldwide. From its creation in 1987 the IOHA has grown to more than twenty member organisations, representing over 20,000 occupational hygienists worldwide. Promotes the exchange of information.

International Stress Management Association ISMA           UK
www.isma.org.uk
International Stress Management Association gives general information about stress and related topics. Details of services provided by ISMA members plus some articles about stress. There is a list of links to other major worldwide organisations providing advice and guidance.

Intumescent Fire Seals Association         UK
www.ifsa.org.uk
Provides information to architects, services engineers, building control officers, fire officers and all concerned with safe building design and construction. Publishes technical information sheets and the IFSA Code.

IonActive   UK
www.ionactive.co.uk/resources.html
IonActive Consultancy provides free resources and information about health and safety related to radiation protection world wide. Includes frequently asked questions (FAQs), glossary, articles on radiation protection and also 'Radiation Protection News Online'

Jarmin: Repetitive Strain Injury         UK
www.jarmin.com/rsi/links.html
Web site produced by staff member at the Manchester Metropolitan University contains a list of links to useful information about repetitive strain injury (RSI), The RSI Association, The Typing Injury Frequently Asked Questions, exercises and RSI exercises and more.

John Snow Society   UK
www.johnsnowsociety.org
The John Snow Society aims to promote the life and works of Dr John Snow, the pioneer of epidemiological method and celebrated anaesthetist. The Society is administered by the Royal Society for Public Health. Newsletters, news etc.

Know Your Limits: alcohol awareness   UK
www.alcoholstakeholders.nhs.uk
UK Government's Know Your Limits alcohol campaigns. The Units campaign launched in May 2008 to raise awareness of units and the health consequences associated with excessive drinking. This was followed by the launch of the new binge campaign targeting 18 to 24 year old binge drinkers. This website is designed to give you ideas and materials to help you best support this important national campaign.

LabourStart: Health and Safety Newswire   UK
www.labourstart.org/hswire
Most union websites these days have some material on health and safety, but to keep the health and safety information up to date, to keep members informed of breaking news in this important field, would require a huge investment of time and effort. Until now. LabourStart is very pleased to team up with Hazards, the world's foremost health and safety magazine, to offer to all unions a health and safety newswire for your websites. The newswire includes the ten latest health and safety news stories. It is updated every 15 minutes, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. It is very easy to add to your website - all you need to do is copy and paste a single line of code. And of course, it's completely free of charge.

The Lancet: Medical podcasts   UK
www.thelancet.com/audio
The Lancet offers audio summaries featured in the prestigious medical journal the Lancet are available as podcasts. Editorial staff discussing the highlights from the week's issue, and usually include at least one interview with the study author of a key paper. Also produced is a monthly audio summary for The Lancet Infectious Diseases and The Lancet Neurology.

Latex Allergy Support Group   UK
www.lasg.org.uk
UK Latex Allergy Support Group (LASG) is a voluntary self-help organisation founded in 1996, with 300+ members. The aims of the Group are to raise awareness of latex allergy, provide support for those affected, and promote the safe and appropriate use of latex products and equipment. An advisory panel provides advice on medical and technological issues. The Latex Allergy Support Group (LASG) has three aims: To raise awareness of latex allergy amongst the general public and, in particular, healthcare workers. To provide a national support network for those affected by latex allergy. To push for investigation into the increased incidences of the allergy, the identification of "at risk" groups and the prevention of unnecessary contact with known sensitising agents.

Lawtel   UK
www.lawtel.com
Lawtel offers access to 17 legal databases, which includes all UK legislative documents, extensive coverage of recent case reports. Includes Case Law and full text articles from several law journals. Updated daily. Priced service.

Leeds City Council Health and Safety Inspection Group: training package for small businesses   UK
www.leeds.gov.uk/risk
Leeds City Council: Health and Safety Inspection Group in the UK has developed an online training package to help small business carry out successful risk assessments. The package combines simple and practical advice with interactive learning exercises to make a comprehensive step-by step guide to workplace risk assessment. Covers: basic principles behind risk assessment and explains the requirements of the law. Case studies from an office to a warehouse environment and much more.

Lifeblood: The Thrombosis Charity   UK
www.thrombosis-charity.org.uk
Lifeblood: The Thrombosis Charity provides detailed information about all aspects of thrombosis. We aim to 'Stop the Clots' through a programme of education and research.

Lloyds List         UK
www.lloydslist.com
Extended to give additional information on related areas such as shipping, trade, insurance and energy. Links and other information

Local Authority Circulars             UK
www.hse.gov.uk/lau/lacs
The Local Authorities Enforcement Liaison Committee of the UK Health and Safety Executive issue a series of informative Local Authority Circulars covering a wide range of subjects ranging from asbestos to vibration. Regularly updated as the legislation alters.

Local Government Association LGA   UK
www.lga.gov.uk
Local Government Association (LGA) has a range of publications, guidance, advice and events. It has published a final version of its 10-year vision for the UK fire and rescue service. This follows consultation last year and the launch coincided with the LGA's annual fire conference 2007. Communities and Local Government (CLG) and the UK Chief Fire Officers' Association (CFOA) have also bought-in to the 'shared' vision. For LGA, the vision aims to provide an action plan to guide the work of its fire services management committee. It is hoped the CLG will use the document to inform strategy in the regularly updated national framework. CFOA will be expected to use it carefully as a basis for its business plan. You can obtain a copy of the vision at: www.lga.gov.uk/lga/aio/22371 (PDF).

London Fire and Emergency Planning Authority         UK
www.london-fire.gov.uk
London Fire and Emergency Planning Authority covers: description of London Fire Brigade activities, first steps to becoming a firefighter, gallery of pictures, contacts and advice.

London Fire and Emergency Planning Authority - LFEPA       UK
www.london-fire.gov.uk/recalls/search.asp
London Fire and Emergency Planning Authority which includes the London Fire Brigade comprehensive list of products recalled for fire safety reasons. This list has all the recalls going back to 1984 and covers only items that are considered a potential fire hazard.

London Hazards Centre     UK
www.lhc.org.uk
London Hazards Centre is a resource for Londoners fighting health and safety hazards in their workplace and community, but can be for others seeking health and safety information. Handbooks, fact sheets, online resources are updated regularly.

London Prepared    UK
www.londonprepared.gov.uk
London Prepared site with preparation, prevention and emergency information for Londoners and businesses in London.

Loss Prevention Certification Board   LPCB   UK
www.brecertification.co.uk
Loss Prevention Certification Board (LPCB) is part of BRE Global Limited (part of the BRE Group) is an independent third party approvals body offering certification of fire, security and sustainability products and services to an international market, including The Red Book - a world renowned listing of independently certified products or company services, and is the essential reference for those responsible for the design, specification and purchase of fire and security products.

Manage Your Time   UK
www.manageyourtime.co.uk
Manage Your Time offers practical advice and tips on managing time better, in order to cut down on stress. Topics covered include stress management, planning, dealing with change, communication, delegation, decision-making and improving team efficiency.

Means of Escape Magazine        UK
www.means-of-escape.com
Means of Escape online magazine addresses the key issues surrounding safe evacuation and the increasing importance of risk assessment and self regulation particularly in fire safety. Specific information on any aspect of risk assessment, or the five disciplines of fire safety are including in the articles database. The Discussion Forum helps to share knowledge, seek comment or answers from fire professionals.

Medical and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency   MHRA   UK
www.mhra.gov.uk
In April 2003, the UK Medical Devices Agency merged with the Medicines Control Agency to form the MHRA. This executive agency of the Department of Health produces a variety of bulletins and alerts including advice on single use items, bench top sterilisers and the decontamination of endoscopes. MHRA aim is protecting and promoting public health and patient safety by ensuring that medicines, healthcare products and medical equipment meet appropriate standards of safety, quality, performance and effectiveness, and are used safely.

Medical Conditions at School   UK
www.medicalconditionsatschool.org.uk
Medical Conditions at School has been launched by Asthma UK. the Anaphylaxis Campaign, the Cystic Fibrosis Trust, Diabetes UK, Epilepsy Action and the Long-term Conditions Alliance, to provide vital resources that will help schools create a safe environment for children living with a medical condition. One of the resources available to download from the website is "Medical Conditions at School: A policy Resources" which enables schools to set up one overall policy to support school children with medical conditions. The pack provides comprehensive awareness information on anaphylaxis, asthma, diabetes and epilepsy, four medical conditions that can have a significant and potentially life-threatening impact on a child or young person's time at school.

Medical Services Overseas    UK
www.mso-uk.com
Medical Services Overseas health solutions for companies operating in the developing world.

Men's Health Forum MHF    UK
www.menshealthforum.org.uk
The Men's Health Forum, which was founded in 1994, is an independent body that works with a wide range of individuals and organisations to improve men's health in England and Wales. Now well-established with an active membership MHF work for the development of health services that meet men's needs and to enable men to change their risk-taking behaviours. The members, partners, staff and executive officers bring a wealth of experience in healthcare, media, business and grassroots activity. Site gives statistics, details of projects, links and other sources of information.

MI5 Security Service   UK
www.mi5.gov.uk
MI5 Security Service country against covertly organised threats to national security. These include terrorism, espionage and proliferation of weapons of mass destruction. MI5 also support the police and other law enforcement agencies in preventing and detecting serious crime. In addition MI5 provide security advice to a range of other organisations, helping them reduce their vulnerability to the threats.

Mobile Telecommunications and Health Research (MTHR)   UK
www.mthr.org.uk
Mobile Telecommunications and Health Research (MTHR) UK was set up following the Stewart Report of the Independent Expert Group work to look into the possible health impacts of mobile telecommunications. Funded by industry and the Government gives details of research studies.

NATAS   UK
www.asbestos-surveyors.com
NATAS, UK was formed in 1996. The aim is to provide high quality, standardised training which complied with the latest legislative guidelines at competitive market rates. It is also nationally respected training organisation and licensed ASET centre. Website covers training, information, events and links.

National Access and Scaffolding Confederation   NASC   UK
www.nasc.org.uk
National Access and Scaffolding Confederation (NASC) gives information for those who work in the scaffolding industry or wish to find a reputable scaffolding company. Details of up-to-date news, reports, frequently asked questions and useful links.

National Approval Council for Security   UK
www.nsi.org.uk
Inspects and regulates firms who install, maintain and monitor electronic security systems.

National Archives   UK
www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/webarchive
UK National Archives aims to ensure that public records are preserved for present and future access. It works to raise awareness amongst readers and staff of the joint responsibility for material in its care. Useful for finding older documents etc, and especially from government departments that no longer exists.

National Asthma Campaign   UK
www.asthma.org.uk
National Asthma Campaign will tell you everything you wanted to know about asthma, including information on children's asthma. Booklets, magazines and other useful resources, news, details of National Asthma Campaign-funded research, events, campaigning and more.

National Back Exchange   UK
www.nationalbackexchange.org
UK National Back Exchange is a multidisciplinary group for those with an interest in backcare and prevention of work related musculoskeletal problems. It aims to promote the exchange of information and ideas on back care, develop and promote common standards of training in safer handling, promote initiatives and act as a forum for providing evaluation and audit of current practice in all matters associated with back care, to lobby employers to provide back care advisory services to reduce work related back problems and to provide support and advice for members.

National Eczema Society   UK
www.eczema.org
UK National Eczema Society is strengthening resources for health and safety managers and officers managing employees with work-related contact dermatitis. Services include advice, guidance, publications and Helpline information service for people affected by eczema. The National Eczema Week aims to raise the profile of the condition and the Society so that more people with eczema know how to access help, information and support.

National Environment Technology Centre  NETCEN      UK
www.airquality.co.uk/archive
National Environment Technology Centre brings together the resources of the AEA Technology and Warren Spring Laboratory and offers a wide ranges of key activities in all aspects of environmental technology.

National Examination Board in Occupational Safety and Health NEBOSH            UK
www.nebosh.org.uk
National Examination Board in Occupational Safety and Health NEBOSH extensive information source containing where to study, publications, newsletter, FAQs, and links to other relevant organisations' web sites.

National Fire Sprinkler Network   UK
www.nfsn.co.uk
National Fire Sprinkler Network was formed in 1998 and remains free from commercial interest. The Network view the development and increase in the application of fire sprinkler technology as an enhancement of the public good. In recent years has launched a number of successful sprinkler campaigns, and are particularly proud of the campaign on large, single-storey superstores. Since January 1st 2000 all such buildings with a compartment size of over 2000 sqm have to be fitted with sprinklers for life safety purposes. Site offers details of publications, events, press releases and links.

National Health Service (NHS): Atlas of Risks   UK
www.nhs.uk/Tools/Pages/NHSAtlasofrisk.aspx
UK National Health Service website has this interactive tool which allows users to find out more about mortality figures and the risks to health across England.

National Health Service (NHS): Back Pain   UK
www.nhsemployers.org/kb/kb-1102.cfm
The UK National Health Service national Back in Work campaign is aimed at everyone who works in the NHS whether in an acute hospital, the community or the local GP practice. It is intended to address everyone from kitchen porters to doctors, from nurses to members of the Board.

National Health Service (NHS): Drinking   UK
www.drinking.nhs.uk
The UK National Health Service has launched a campaign to warn people of the unseen damage that regular alcohol consumption can cause to health

National Health Service (NHS): Hepatitis C   UK
www.nhs.uk/hepatitisc
UK National Health Service website on Hepatitis C which is an unusual disease - most people have no symptoms for years and many don't know they have it at all, but it can cause serious liver disease if it's left untreated. Uses online videos as a tool to explain the key issues including symptoms, testing, testing, treatment and how to avoid contracting the disease in the first place.

National Health Service (NHS): Occupational Health   NHS Plus   UK
www.nhsplus.nhs.uk
UK NHS Plus is a network of NHS occupational health (OH) departments across England, supplying quality services to non-NHS employers. NHS Plus offers support to industry, commerce, and the public sector, with a focus on small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs).

National Health Service (NHS): Purchasing and Supply Agency   UK
www.pasa.nhs.uk
National Health Service NHS Purchasing and Supply Agency website offers guidance on safety devices.

National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence   NICE   UK
www.nice.org.uk
NICE is the independent organisation responsible for providing national guidance on the promotion of good health and the prevention and treatment of ill health. On 1 April 2005 NICE joined with the Health Development Agency to become the new National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (also to be known as NICE).

National Packaging and Waste   UK
http://npwd.environment-agency.gov.uk
UK National Packaging Waste Database (NPWD) is a web-based database supported by the Environment Agency, Defra, the Scottish Environment Protection Agency (SEPA), the Northern Ireland Environment and Heritage Service (NIEHS), the Advisory Committee on Packaging, companies obligated by the packaging regulations, reprocessors, exporters and compliance schemes.

National Patient Safety Agency   NPSA   UK
www.npsa.nhs.uk
The UK National Patient Safety Agency (NPSA) has developed the cleanyourhands campaign which targets hand hygiene as a key patient safety issue www.npsa.nhs.uk/cleanyourhands.

National Rheumatoid Arthritis Society NRAS   UK
www.nras.org.uk
National Rheumatoid Arthritis Society (NRAS) raises awareness and offers support and information to people with rheumatoid arthritis and juvenile idiopathic arthritis. Gives details, helpline and local patient support groups, publications etc.

National Security Inspectorate NSI   UK
www.nsi.org.uk
The UK National Security Inspectorate is the leading approvals and certification body that inspects companies providing home security, business security and fire protection services.

National Society for Epilepsy (NSE)    UK
www.epilepsynse.org.uk
The National Society for Epilepsy (NSE) is the largest UK medical charity for epilepsy our doctors and scientists are internationally renowned for their research and assessment of the condition. NSE services include residential care, outpatient clinics, in-patient assessment services for people with difficult to control epilepsy, a confidential epilepsy helpline, epilepsy awareness training, provision of leaflets, books and videos, a patient self-management programme, and a network of epilepsy information services. Our website offers information about epilepsy and about the NSE, frequently asked questions, personal accounts of living with epilepsy, a message board and more.

National Steering Committee Warning and Information the Public (NSCWIP)    UK
www.cabinetoffice.gov.uk/ukresilience/nscwip.aspx
National Steering Committee Warning and Information the Public (NSCWIP) has a key role in the development of national guidelines for BBC broadcasting outlets, and for the wider emergency planning community to ensure the public have the information they need during a civil emergency.

National Water Safety Forum   UK
www.nationalwatersafety.org.uk
National Water Safety Forum provides safety advice and facts and figures about beaches, inland water sites, swimming pools, water sports and water safety in the home.

National Work-Stress Network   UK
www.workstress.net
UK National Work-Stress Network is committed to the eradication of the causes of work-related stress and associated illnesses. It campaigns to advance this aim through its involvement with the Hazards Campaign; and in conjunction with the TUC, European organisations, within UK Trades Union structures. Site gives details on causes, costs, identifying stress and risk assessing it, news, newsletters and links to other sources.

NGO Forum   UK
www.ngoforum.org.uk
The NGO Forum - bringing government and public health experts together was established to help improve public health and reduce health inequalities across the UK. It does this by bringing together public health experts from non-governmental organisations (NGOs) and government policy makers. Those working in the field can use their expertise to influence and contribute to government public health policy. The NGO Forum works to support engagement between government and different non-governmental organisations on health inequalities and wider public health issues. The Forum is sponsored by the Department of Health and is managed by the Royal Society for Public Health.

Noisenet.org Ltd   UK
www.noisenet.org
Looking for noise information? This site is a noise information resource.

Northern Ireland Fire & Rescue Service   UK
www.nifrs.org/fire_safety.php
Northern Ireland Fire & Rescue Service website contains detailed fire information advice for the community. Safety information covers the home and workplace, with a schools programme also available.

Office of National Statistics   UK
www.statistics.gov.uk/CCI/nscl.asp?ID=6595
UK Office of National Statistics pages of health and safety statistics.

Occupational Road Safety Alliance       UK
www.orsa.org.uk
UK Group of some 40 organisations set up the Occupational Road Safety Alliance (ORSA). The web site gives details of the Alliance and has a directory of occupational road safety resources and other organisations, including RoSPA which in turn give further advice and guidance.

Office of Government Commerce    UK
www.ogc.gov.uk/sdtoolkit/reference/tools
The Office of Government Commerce has developed some 'successful delivery toolkits' including the Business Continuity Management Assessment.

Office of National Statistics     ONS          UK
www.statistics.gov.uk
Office of National Statistics extremely useful site containing an online database of statistics produced by the UK Government Departments and Agencies. Contains a catalogue of statistical products, sources, datasets, contact points and a limited set of linked statistics.

Office of Public Sector Information   OPSI   UK
www.opsi.gov.uk
The full text of the UK legislation has been made available on the OPSI web site usually immediately after publication in Parliament; so you can check the site on a regular basis, by title of the act or the statutory instrument number and year, or a keyword. These are freely available in full text, e.g. The Asbestos (Prohibitions) (Amendment) Regulations 1999 Statutory Instruments 1999/2373 ISBN 0110851676. All acts from 1987 and Statutory Instruments from 1988 are available on the web site.

OSHWorld           UK
www.oshworld.com
Portal to a wide range of information on fire, health, safety, environment, chemical and other related sources. Contains editorials, articles, diary of events, reference shelf, products, services and hundreds of links to other validated and authoritative sources.

Osteopathic Information Service OIS   UK
www.osteopathy.org.uk
UK Osteopathic Information Service (OIS) offers a range of advice and guidance including news, training, press/media and links on back pain, arthritis, pain relief etc. Has a number of leaflets and factsheets.

Oxford Journals Online    UK
http://www.oupjournals.org
Oxford Journals Online offer a variety of journals e.g. Annals of Occupational Hygiene, which is the journal of the British Occupational Hygiene Society, and the BOHS Web site www.bohs.org includes provisional contents lists for forthcoming issues. Contents lists for earlier issues of the Annals and other journals can be accessed from Oxford Journals Online Web site.

Paint Research Association   PRA     UK
www.pra-world.com
Paint Research Association describes the site as the "Coatings Superstore", contains contacts directory, News of the month, Library catalogue, Advice Centre, research, conferences, training, technical services, Coatings Surf Club, List of Members and Members page. Access in English, French, German and Spanish.

Passive Protective Federation   UK
www.pfpf.org
The Federation brings together the collective expertise of the passive fire protection industry and provides a central forum so that the Industry speaks with one voice to articulate the benefits and value of passive fire protection in the achievement of fire safe building design and construction. Passive fire protection is the primary measure integrated within the constructional fabric of a building to provide inherent fire safety and protection by responding against flame, heat and smoke to maintain the fundamental requirements of building compartmentation, structural stability, fire separation and safe means of escape. Passive fire protection measures achieve their intended purpose by raising the fire resistance of the structure, protecting the structure against the effects of fire, reducing fire spread through secondary ignition, limiting the movement of flame and smoke, and minimising the danger of fire-induced collapse or structural distortion. Passive fire protection design, incorporating passive fire protection materials, systems and assemblies, serves by fire containment to protect life, safeguard the building structure, protect assets, maintain building serviceability after fire, minimise rebuild costs, and facilitate quick business recovery and continuity.

Pesticides Newsletter   UK
www.hse.gov.uk/biocides/liveissues
Pesticides information contained in the UK Health and Safety Executive (HSE) Health Directorate Pesticides Newsletter and pages.

Powerwatch   UK
www.powerwatch.org.uk
Powerwatch is an independent organisation with a central role in the UK Electromagnetic Field and Microwave Radiation health debate. They work closely with decision-makers in government and business, and with other like-minded groups, promoting policies for a safer environment. They have been researching electromagnetic field effects on health for the last 20 years, and provide a range of information and equipment to help the general public understand this complex issue and to protect themselves against related hazards.

Practitioners' Forum   UK
www.pforum.fire.gov.uk
The UK Practitioners Forum is the body through which practitioners and stakeholders in the fire industry will work together to provide advice to Government on policy development. It is the driving force in managing change and implementing reforms in the fire and rescue service. CFOA has a pivotal role in this Forum, providing the chair and secretariat, thus ensuring that the strategic direction for the service is developed in the light of practical considerations, and that specific policy initiatives are consistent with working practices on the ground and are deliverable".

Preparing for Emergencies   UK
www.direct.gov.uk/en/Governmentcitizensandrights/Dealingwithemergencies/Preparingforemergencies
This UK Government website has information on how you can help yourself and others in emergencies. A lot of it is based on common sense advice and may seem obvious or familiar to you, but it has saved lives in the past. The text has been arranged so you can access advice tailored to your needs. Covers: What you can do, What businesses can do; what voluntary and community groups can do; What Government is doing; advice on specific emergencies and links to more information such as UK Resilience, Emergency Planning College, London Prepared etc.

Printing Industry Advisory Committee (PIAC) Health and Safety Executive   UK
www.hse.gov.uk/pubns/printidx.htm
The Health and Safety Executive Hazards at Work - Printing site lists a number of publications of interest to both workers and management and include Monitoring for health and safety in print: a guide for management action.

Process Industries Safety Management  PRISM  UK
www.prism-network.org
Process Industries Safety Management assists the process industries in improving both its understanding of and application of human factors the European Process Safety Centre has linked up with leading operating companies, consultancies and research institutes in Europe to create the PRISM network. (Process Industries Safety Management). This is a 'Thematic Network' which has been established with financial support from the European Union Department for Research and Development under its Programme for Competitive and Sustainable Growth. The Objective of PRISM is the improvement of safety in the European process industries through raising awareness of, and sharing experience in, the application of human factors approaches. The following links to documents will help you to locate interesting documents currently held on the PRISM site above - the indexes contain links directly to resources on the PRISM site.
Index of PRISM Guides: www.epsc.org/data/files/PRISM/PRISM%20GUIDES.pdf
Index of PRISM Seminar Materials: www.epsc.org/data/files/PRISM/Seminarindexx2.pdf

Prosecutions Database from the Health and Safety Executive  HSE     UK
www.hse-databases.co.uk/prosecutions
Resulting from a report, entitled Health and Safety Offences and Penalties, this 'Name and Shame' database lists around 1,600 individual offences and includes several big name companies, as well as small firms, local authorities, hospitals, and universities throughout Britain. Users can access this information in a number of ways, including by geographical location, type of industry, size of fine and type of work activity. Health and Safety Offences and Penalties can also be downloaded from the HSE website.

Public Health Authority   UK
www.ukpha.org.uk
Public Health Authority web site gives news, views, events, resources.

Reduced Ignition Propensity Cigarettes (RIP) Coalition   UK
www.firesafercigarettes.org.uk
The UK Reduced Ignition Propensity Cigarettes (RIP) Coalition is campaigning for fire safer cigarettes to help reduce this needless death and devastation by cigarette fires. Cigarette fires are the biggest cause of fire-related deaths in the home. There are an average of 132 deaths, 1,600 injuries and 4,300 fires per year in accidental home fires caused by smoking materials, according to the Department for Communities and Local Government. Every three days someone dies in a fire caused by a cigarette. A significant proportion of the devastation could be prevented through EU legislation to introduce a fire safety standard for cigarettes in the UK.

Reporting of Injuries, Diseases and Dangerous Occurrences Regulations RIDDOR UK
www.riddor.gov.uk
By law, if you are a UK employer; self employed or a manager in any type of business, it's your responsibility to report all serious accidents at work under RIDDOR Reporting of Injuries, Diseases and Dangerous Occurrences Regulations. Now HSE has made that easier to report an accident. You no longer have to notify your normal enforcing authority, instead you can from 1 April 2001 notify HSE by using the Internet, or Telephone: 0845 300 99 23 Fax: RIDDOR on 0845 300 99 24 or E-mail: riddor@natbrit.com, or post: Incident Contact Centre, Caerphilly Business Park, Cardiff CF8 3GG. For a free leaflet about 'RIDDOR and the new Contact Centre' telephone HSE Books , P O Box 1999, Sudbury, Suffolk, UK Tel: +44 0 1787 88 1165 or visit the Health and Safety Executive website.

Resuscitation Council   UK
www.resus.org.uk
UK Resuscitation Council provides education and reference materials to healthcare professionals and the general public in the most effective methods of resuscitation.

RISCAuthority   UK
www.riscauthority.co.uk
UK RISCAuthority took over the role of InFiReS in 2009. In addition to its traditional committees on passive, active, risk control, there is renewed activity for RISCAuthority in the fields of arson and standards. It will also take on some of the tasks latterly handled by the Arson Prevention Bureau, and will form a dedicated Standards Group to offer insurers a voice in this important area. ROBUST, the Resilient Business Software Toolkit is now being actively promoted by a number of insurers and in local government, and has been adopted by 1,000 users. RISCAuthority conducts research and performs representation on behalf of a group of UK insurers into risk mitigation measures from fire and security risks.

Road Safety GB   UK
www.roadsafetygb.org.uk
Road Safety GB (formerly LARSOA) is a national road safety organisation (RSO) that represents local government road safety teams across the UK. Road Safety GB supports RSOs in fulfilling their statutory role - to reduce the number and severity of road accidents through education, training and publicity policies and programmes. Road Safety GB seeks to influence national debate - government policy and action, and public opinion - and works with other organisations to achieve common goals. Gives information on resources, links and events.

RoHS - Restriction of the use of certain Hazardous Substances in electrical and electronic equipment   UK
www.rohs.gov.uk/Default.aspx
The UK National Weights and Measures Laboratory (NWML) has been awarded the contract to set up the UK's national RoHS enforcement body. The Directive 2002/95/EC RoHS Directive stands for "the restriction of the use of certain hazardous substances in electrical and electronic equipment". This Directive bans the placing on the European Union (EU) market of new electrical and electronic equipment containing more than agreed levels of lead, cadmium, mercury, hexavalent chromium, polybrominated biphenyl (PBB) and polybrominated diphenyl ether (PBDE) flame retardants. NWML are now delivering RoHS enforcement since the regulations were fully implemented on the 1st July 2006, and have developed this website to provide you with information and help associated with RoHS compliance and enforcement. This includes a web version of the decision tree we intend to use, an FAQ section which we are continually updating as your enquiries come to us, and a list of other useful resources that are available to you in our links section. If you are hosting events relating to RoHS enforcement and would like input from us, please contact us to discuss. We would like to support as many targeted events in the EEE sector as we can. The RoHS Directive stands for "the restriction of the use of certain hazardous substances in electrical and electronic equipment". This Directive bans the placing on the EU market of new electrical and electronic equipment containing more than agreed levels of lead, cadmium, mercury, hexavalent chromium, polybrominated biphenyl (PBB) and polybrominated diphenyl ether (PBDE) flame retardants.

ROHS News   UK
www.rohs-news.com
ROHS News site collects together news articles from a wide range of sources. A good way of keeping informed of developments in Directive 2002/95/EC Restriction of the use of certain Hazardous Substances in electrical and electronic equipment (RoHS) and Directive 2002/96/EC on Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE).

Royal Association for Disability and Rehabilitation   RADAR   UK
www.radar.org.uk
UK Royal Association for Disability and Rehabilitation (RADAR) is a network of disability organisations and individuals that runs campaigns and produces policy documents to promote equality for disabled people in the UK.

RSI-UK   UK
www.rsi-uk.org.uk
Repetitive Strain Injury/Occupational Overuse Syndrome information from the RSI-UK has links to other sites, is an excellent site, gives extensive information, e.g. Frequency Asked Questions FAQs, strategy for recovery, articles and a good list of links to other sites.

RSI from The UK Hazards and Workers International Health Newsletter   UK
www.hazards.org/strainpain.htm
Repetitive strain injuries information from the UK Hazards and Workers International Health Newsletter contains news, contacts, links worldwide.

Royal Academy of Engineering: Nanotechnology   UK
www.raeng.org.uk/news/releases/shownews.htm?NewsID=188
In June 2003 the UK Government commissioned the Royal Society, the UK national academy of science, and the Royal Academy of Engineering, the UK national academy of engineering, to carry out an independent study of likely developments and whether nanotechnology raises or is likely to raise new ethical, health and safety or social issues which are not covered by current regulation. 'Nanoscience and nanotechnologies: opportunities and uncertainties' - was published on 29 July 2004. The report illustrates the fact that nanotechnologies offer many benefits both now and in the future but that public debate is needed about their development. It also highlights the immediate need for research to address uncertainties about the health and environmental effects of nanoparticles - one small area of nanotechnologies. It also makes recommendations about regulation to control exposure to nanoparticles.

Royal College of Physicians Occupational Health Clinical Effectiveness Unit (OHCEU): Dermatitis   UK
www.rcplondon.ac.uk/clinical-standards/ohceu/Pages/OHCEU-guidelines.aspx
UK Royal College of Physicians Occupational Health Clinical Effectiveness Unit (OHCEU) and National Health Service (NHS) Plus have developed national evidence-based guidelines in occupational health. The list includes guidelines on the Management of Dermatitis in the workplace. Scroll down to click on these publications.

Royal College of Physicians Occupational Health Clinical Effectiveness Unit (OHCEU): Latex Allergy   UK
www.rcplondon.ac.uk/clinical-standards/ohceu/Pages/OHCEU-guidelines.aspx
UK Royal College of Physicians Occupational Health Clinical Effectiveness Unit (OHCEU) and National Health Service (NHS) Plus have developed national evidence-based guidelines in occupational health. The list includes guidelines on occupational aspects of management of latex allergy. Scroll down to click on these publications.

Royal College of Physicians Occupational Health Clinical Effectiveness Unit (OHCEU): Infected food handlers   UK
www.rcplondon.ac.uk/clinical-standards/ohceu/Pages/OHCEU-guidelines.aspx
UK Royal College of Physicians Occupational Health Clinical Effectiveness Unit (OHCEU) and National Health Service (NHS) Plus have developed national evidence-based guidelines in occupational health. The list includes guidelines on occupational aspects of management of infected food handlers. Scroll down to click on these publications.

Royal College of Physicians Occupational Health Clinical Effectiveness Unit (OHCEU): Pregnancy: Physical and Shift Work   UK
www.rcplondon.ac.uk/clinical-standards/ohceu/Pages/OHCEU-guidelines.aspx
UK Royal College of Physicians Occupational Health Clinical Effectiveness Unit (OHCEU) and National Health Service (NHS) Plus have developed national evidence-based guidelines in occupational health. The list includes guidelines on occupational aspects of management of physical and shift work in pregnancy. Scroll down to click on these publications.

Royal College of Physicians Occupational Health Clinical Effectiveness Unit (OHCEU): Upper Limb Disorders   UK
www.rcplondon.ac.uk/clinical-standards/ohceu/Pages/OHCEU-guidelines.aspx
UK Royal College of Physicians Occupational Health Clinical Effectiveness Unit (OHCEU) and National Health Service (NHS) Plus have developed national evidence-based guidelines in occupational health. The list includes guidelines on occupational aspects of management of upper limb disorders. Scroll down to click on these publications.

Royal Environmental Health Institute of Scotland   UK
www.rehis.org
The Royal Environmental Health Institute of Scotland, often referred to by the acronym REHIS®, is an independent, self-financing recognised Scottish Charity whose main objectives are for the benefit of the community to promote the advancement of Environmental Health by stimulating general interest in and disseminating knowledge concerning Environmental Health; promoting education and training in matters relating to Environmental Health; and maintaining, by examination or otherwise, high standards of professional practice and conduct on the part of Environmental Health Officers in Scotland. This website provides information on the work of the Institute.

Royal National Institute for the Deaf   UK
www.rnid.org.uk
Royal National Institute for the Deaf (RNID) gives details of deafness and hearing loss, tinnitus, hearing aids, employment, education etc. Links to other sources.

Royal Society for the Promotion of Health   UK
www.rsph.org.uk
The Royal Society for the Promotion of Health (RSPH) is also known as the Royal Society of Health (RSH). Since our foundation in 1876, our aim has been to promote continuous improvement in human health world-wide through education, communication and the encouragement of scientific research.

Royal Society of Chemistry    RSC       UK
www.rsc.org/chemsoc
Contains information about Royal Society of Chemistry, details of journals, books, and many services.

Royal Society of Medicine   RSM      UK
www.roysocmed.ac.uk
Access to the Royal Society of Medicine Library Catalogue, publications, Diary of Events etc.

Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents RoSPA   UK
www.rospa.com
Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents has a wide range of services, publications and training courses for safety and health at work, water and leisure, education and at home. RoSPA Information Services database is available in OSH UPDATE www.oshupdate.com.

Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents RoSPA: Driving   UK
www.rospa.com/RoadSafety/Resources/Teachers/RoadSafetyInCitizenship
Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents RoSPA education resource linking directly with the Key Stage 4 Citizenship agenda. It includes teachers notes and student sheets on Learning to Drive or Ride, Drink, Drugs and Driving, The Impact of the Media and Passenger Safety.

Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents RoSPA: GoPOP   UK
www.rospa.com
Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents GoPOP - Going Public on Performance project encourages organisations to report their health ands safety performance in an open and transparent way. This revamped website now includes: What's New in Occupational Safety and Health reporting; the RoSPA Showcase, including award winners.

Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents RoSPA: Home safety   UK
www.rospa.com/homesafety
Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents RoSPA Home safety advice and guidance. Every year in the UK more than 4,000 people die in accidents in the home and nearly three million turn up at accident and emergency departments seeking treatment. But, because the accidents happen behind closed doors in isolated incidents they rarely attract public and media attention. RoSPA is one of the few national voices speaking out on this issue. RoSPA also campaigns for change and provide a large range of resources to inform, educate and help to prevent accidents in the home and garden.

Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents RoSPA: Improving Riding and driving standards   UK
www.helpingldrivers.com
The Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents (RoSPA) researched the problems facing novice drivers and launched a new website to educate parents about the need to ensure their children gain as much supervised driving (or riding) experience as possible during their learning period, and that private practice supports their professional lessons. The more private practice a learner takes the more experienced they become and the less likely they are to crash.

Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents RoSPA: Learning about risk and lasers   UK
www.lasersafety.org.uk
The Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents (RoSPA) with funding from the Department of Health, RoSPA was tasked to develop the LASER Accreditation Programme. It is widely accepted that LASER is one of the best ways of ensuring young people have an understanding of hazard and risk. The website allows the existing schemes to access the resources needed for accreditation and provides a forum for them to share information on best practice.

Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents RoSPA: Leisure Safety   UK
www.rospa.com/leisuresafety
The Leisure Department's main efforts are focused on reducing the several hundred drowning deaths that occur every year. They provide balanced advice, campaign for change and drive improvements where appropriate. To do this they work with a wide range of professionals, the UK Government and most importantly members of the public.

Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents RoSPA: Managing Occupational Road Risk   UK
www.rospa.com/drivertraining/morr
Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents RoSPA has a website devoted to Managing Occupational Road Risk that includes advice and guidance, care on the road, education, training and publications.

Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents RoSPA: Occupational Road Safety Alliance   UK
www.orsa.org.uk
Together with other key players, The UK Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents RoSPA has established the Occupational Road Safety Alliance (ORSA) which now includes some 66 members. The web site links to all the various members websites

Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents RoSPA: Product Recall   UK
www.rospa.com/HomeSafety/AdviceAndInformation/Product
The Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents Products Recall website. Many people suffer injury or death as a result of poor product design or manufacture. RoSPA's Product Safety Adviser can help designers and manufacturers to meet obligations requiring their products to be legally 'safe', thereby reducing the threat of legal action. RoSPA has the expertise to advise, preferably at the design stage, or after manufacture with detailed unbiased reporting, making RoSPA the first port of call for designers, manufacturers - in fact everyone with an interest in safe product design. RoSPA does not endorse specific products.

Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents RoSPA: Road Safety   UK
www.rospa.com/roadsafety/info/ownvehicle.pdf
www.rospa.com/roadsafety/info/workdrinkdrugs.pdf
The Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents has produced two free road safety resources: Driving for Work: Drink and Drugs and Driving for Work: Own Vehicles. These aim to inform employers and line managers who have staff who drive for work, and those who have their own vehicle. One provides advice on how to ensure that staff do not drive when impaired by alcohol, drugs or medicines. The other offers advice on helping staff who use their own private vehicles for work purposes.

Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents RoSPA: Road Safety Planner   UK
www.rospa.com/roadsafety
The Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents has produced a new journey planner to help bosses keep their drivers safe at the wheel. Covers: driver fatigue, reducing distances, controlling hours spent on the road, safer routes etc.

Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents RoSPA: RUA DUMMY 2?   UK
www.rospa.com/leisuresafety/ruadummy2
The Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents campaign to reduce the number of people who die in drowning accidents has launched, in conjunction with the Environment Agency this website to provide free water safety resources aimed specifically at young people.

Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents RoSPA: Safety Education   UK
www.rospa.com/safetyeducation
Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents RoSPA Safety Education department supports those who work with children and young people to promote safety - teachers, youth workers, road safety officers, voluntary group, police, fire and ambulance services and others, as well as young people themselves.

Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents RoSPA: Safety Groups   UK
www.safetygroupsuk.org.uk
Safety Groups UK mission is to ensure that health and safety groups are key players in the UK health and safety system and in the delivery of UK health and safety strategy. The organisation, established in 1947, and formerly called The National Health & Safety Groups Council is the co-ordinating body for the network of local Occupational Health and Safety Groups located throughout the UK.

Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents RoSPA: Statistics   UK
www.hassandlass.org.uk/query/HassLassFAQ.htm
UK Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents (RoSPA) home and leisure accident web pages. For the first time home and leisure accident data is available for you to search independently. Data is provided for the years 2000 to 2002, taken from a representative sample of hospital attendances around the UK. National estimated figures are given. Contact details for further information.

Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents RoSPA: Training Courses   UK
www.rospa.com
Full details of the Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents health and safety training programmes and in-company courses are on the website.

Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents RoSPA: Videos online   UK
https://www.epayments.co.uk/epages/es118341.sf/en_GB/?ObjectPath=/Shops/es118341_shop
Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents RoSPA Customers from around the world are signing up for RoSPA's Videos online service, which allows its popular occupational health and safety training videos to be viewed on-line without the need to buy a tape. It is particularly beneficial for multi-site organisations where co-ordinating training proves difficult. Staff can be trained at their own desks and there is an interactive element, helping managers to check how well the messages have been understood. Programmes cover a range of topics, including: the office, the construction industry, driver safety, COSHH (Control of Substances Hazardous to Health), personal protective equipment and manual handling. Companies wanting to test the new system can have a seven-day free trial. Users will have their own password to access the internet service.

Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents RoSPA: Water Safety   UK
www.rospa.com/LeisureSafety/AdviceAndInformation/WaterSafety
Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents RoSPA's Leisure department covers not only leisure pursuits in or near water, but also accident prevention around canals, rivers, the sea or lakes. An especially important area covered by RoSPA's water safety experts is the increasing number of public and private sites, including shopping centres and works complexes with decorative water features.

Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents RoSPA: Winter driving tips   UK
www.rospa.com/RoadSafety/AdviceAndInformation/Driving/winter-driving-tips.aspx
Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents (RoSPA) driving advice. Skidding can generally be avoided through good observation and anticipation - and smooth use of the vehicle's controls. Your risk of skidding increases if your tyres do not have adequate tyre depth. The legal minimum tread depth for cars and light vehicles in the UK is 1.6mm, but for safety RoSPA recommends 3mm. If you are unsure about the tread depth of the tyres, get them checked by a professional. Correct tyre pressure is also very important. Under-inflated tyres will increase your fuel consumption. Over-inflated tyres will reduce your grip on the road, making it vital that you reduce your speed. It is better to avoid skidding rather than hope you can control a skid when it happens. Such a hope is rarely realised.

Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents RoSPA: Workers' Memorial Day   UK
www.rospa.com/occupationalsafety/memorial
Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents (RoSPA) National Occupational Safety and Health Committee (NOSHC) initiated the creation of an online hub, designed to provide detailed information about dozens of memorial sites across the UK. The first official Workers' Memorial Day was marked with a website dedicated to thousands of people who never returned home from work. Wednesday, 28 April 2010, gave the UK's workforce a chance to reflect on the many people who are killed, seriously injured or made ill while doing their job. Compiled by health and safety information expert Sheila Pantry, the regularly updated electronic guide includes locations of everything from plaques to pillars, as well as photographs, details of temporary commemorative sites, links to other sources and a diary of events. Among the many permanent memorials listed are those dedicated to victims of disasters at the Piper Alpha oilrig near Aberdeen, the Flixborough chemical plant in Lincolnshire and the Senghenydd mine in Wales. Yet for every catastrophe involving multiple fatalities, there are hundreds more accidents for which there is no memorial and which can only be remembered quietly by grieving families, colleagues and employers.

Scottish Centre for Healthy Working Lives   UK
www.healthyworkinglives.com
The Centre for Healthy Working Lives provides a free and confidential occupational health and safety service for small and medium sized enterprises in Scotland.

Safer Needles Network   UK
www.saferneedles.org.uk
Safer Needles Now! has been established by the Safer Needles Network to promote the full implementation of the Department of Health guidance designed to minimise needlestick injuries in the NHS. The Safer Needles Network aims to assist in the reduction in the number of needlestick injuries. This will be achieved by promoting preventive measures and safer systems of working.

Safety Assessment Federation (SAFed)   UK
www.safed.co.uk
UK Safety Assessment Federation (SAFed), the UK's leading trade body for independent engineering inspection and certification industry. The site is aimed at all those concerned with health and safety. Gives details of publications, guidelines, complete list of British Standards that can be ordered alongside SAFed's own publications. Links to other relevant websites.

Safety Health and Environment Buyers Guide SHEbuyersguide   UK
www.shebuyersguide.com
Safety Health and Environment Buyers Guide is an online service for practitioners who need safety, health, environment, fire, chemicals, protective equipment and other products. Contains two major sources of information - alphabetical list of suppliers and list of products.

Safety Helmet Assessment and Rating Programme   SHARP   UK
http://sharp.direct.gov.uk
Department of Transport UK Safety Helmet Assessment and Rating Programme (SHARP) conducts rigorous test on motorcycle helmets and gives them a safety rating from 1- 5 stars - but all helmets must meet the minimum safety standards. The website offers a search facility for over a hundred helmets. The results can be sorted by make, model, size and price.

Safety News   UK
www.safetynews.co.uk
Safety News includes a range of subjects, topical news, features, jobs, books, Health and Safety Executive books, news from courts, training, standards, diary of events and links.

Scottish Environment Protection Agency SEPA   UK
www.sepa.org.uk
Scottish Environment Protection Agency site gives Prevention of pollution and protection of the environment in Scotland. Groundwater regulations and list of contacts.

Security Service National Security Advice Centre NSAC   UK
www.mi5.gov.uk/output/security-advice.html
The UK Security Service is responsible for protecting the UK against threats to national security. This National Security Advice Centre website provides information on the current major threats to UK security and practical advice to help businesses and organisations to protect against them.

Sheffield Occupational Health and Safety Association SOHSA   UK
www.sohsa.org.uk
Sheffield Occupational Health and Safety Association (SOHSA) UK mission is to protect people's health and safety by ensuring risks in the changing workplace are properly controlled. They look after health and safety in nuclear installations and mines, factories, farms, hospitals and schools, offshore gas and oil installations, the safety of the gas grid and the movement of dangerous goods and substances, railway safety, and many other aspects of the protection both of workers and the public. The Sheffield Occupational Health & Safety Association, established in 1922, are committed to helping businesses, and individuals involved in health and safety, to achieve a level of knowledge and awareness, which will enable them to improve their health and safety performance.

Skin Care Campaign (SCC)   UK
www.skincarecampaign.org
Skin Care Campaign (SCC) is an umbrella organisation representing the interests of all people with skin diseases in the UK. Established in 1992, it is a subsidiary of the National Eczema Society, a registered charity. Gives details of skin conditions, information, news, publications, FAQs, training and links.

Smokefree Liverpool Group   UK
www.smokefreeliverpool.com
The Smokefree Liverpool Group brings together partners from the voluntary statutory sector and includes the Roy Castle Lung Cancer Foundation, Central, North and South Primary Care Trusts, Liverpool City Council's Environmental Health and Trading Standards Departments, Liverpool Chamber of Commerce, North West TUC, Health@Work, Scarman Trust and Liverpool Health Promotion Service. Smoking kills and there are numerous medical studies to back this up. But tobacco doesn't just kill smokers - each year up to 100 people die in Liverpool as a direct result of inhaling second hand tobacco smoke.

Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders Ltd   UK
www.smmt.co.uk
Contains legal advice, technical legislation and standards, international data and more.

Society of Occupational Medicine  SOM   UK
www.som.org.uk
Society of Occupational Medicine is a forum for its membership and aims to stimulate interest, research and education in occupational medicine. It has wide-ranging contacts with government departments and professional bodies and responds with the Society's view to consultative documents and topics of interest. The site contains glossary, links, publications, news and Newsletter.

The Stationery Office Ltd   TSO   UK
www.TSOonline.co.uk
The Stationery Office Ltd is a private company publishing UK Government information. This site provides a wide variety of information about UK Government publishing services, and also an online bookshop.

Steel Construction Institute SCI   UK
www.steel-sci.org
Steel Construction Institute information can help construction industry practitioners, also publications, courses and membership details.

Suzy Lamplugh Trust   UK
www.suzylamplugh.org
Suzy Lamplugh Trust is a national charity for personal safety. It aims to create a safer society and enable people to live safe lives, providing practical personal safety advice for everyone, everyday, everywhere.

TechXtra   UK
www.techxtra.ac.uk
TechXtra is a free service which can help you find articles, books, the best websites, the latest industry news, job announcements, technical reports, technical data, full text reprints, the latest research, thesis & dissertations, teaching and learning resources and more, in engineering, mathematics and computing.

Telework Association   UK
www.telework.org.uk
Telework Association promotes remote working and offers information and advice to both teleworkers and employers. As a membership organisation much of the association's website is pass word protected there are plenty of resources including benefits of teleworking, guidance and setting up a home office. Case studies, statistics and reports are also available.

Thermal Insulation Contractors Association   TICA   UK
www.tica-acad.com
Thermal Insulation Contractors Association site also includes the Asbestos Control and Abatement Division and the Insulation and Environmental Training Agency information sources.

Toxic Substances Bulletin TSB   UK
www.hse.gov.uk/toxicsubstance
Contains copies of the UK Health and Safety Executive's Toxic Substances Bulletin. TSB covers the Control of Substances Hazardous to Health regulations COSHH, new exposure limits, Chemicals Hazard Information and Packaging for Supply Regulations; developments in European Directives concerned with worker protection and news of new publications.

Trades Union Congress  TUC   UK
www.tuc.org.uk
Trade Union Congress offer a good range of information including office hazards.

Trades Union Congress  TUC   Asbestos   UK
www.tuc.org.uk/extras/asbestosguide.pdf
Trades Union Congress (TUC) and the Health and Safety Executive Brief guide for safety representatives on asbestos and the new Control of Asbestos Regulations 2006 (the Regulations). It does not cover the legal functions of safety representatives. You can also contact your trade union for more advice on asbestos or go to www.tuc.org.uk/asbestos.

Trades Union Congress  TUC   Asbestos   UK
www.tuc.org.uk/h_and_s/index.cfm?mins=262
Trades Union Congress (TUC) Asbestos pages explains that the three main types of asbestos. Contains links to free leaflets, asbestos support groups, Safety Reps' checklist on the duty to manage asbestos and other documents.

Trades Union Congress   TUC   Bullying at Work   UK
www.tuc.org.uk/h_and_s/tuc-13809-f0.cfm
Trades Union Congress site contains guidance for safety representatives to use when dealing the cases of bullying and harassment within many workplaces. Bullying is a major problem and often remains a hidden problem and can be accepted or even encouraged by the culture of an organisation. Bullying at work can never be acceptable. The TUC believes that all workers have the right to be treated with dignity and respect at work and any form of bullying is totally unacceptable behaviour. In addition it can lead to work related stress and ill health for many workers. The main TUC site on bullying is at www.tuc.org.uk/tuc/rights_bullyatwork.cfm and contains links to other advice and guidance. See also www.sheilapantry.com/books/1856046133.html

Trades Union Congress   TUC   Health and Safety: Worksmart   UK
www.worksmart.org.uk
Trades Union Congress Worksmart site is aimed at employees and provides a one-stop-shop for helpful advice and information about the world or work, including employment law, health and safety and a range of other topics such as teleworking, summer heat, colds and flue, careworking, voice damage, risks associated with flying. There is a Jargon Buster that defines terms of employment etc.

Trades Union Congress  TUC   Noise and Hearing Loss   UK
www.tuc.org.uk/h_and_s/tuc-4566-f0.cfm
Protecting workers from noise-induced deafness, the Trades Union Congress Health and Safety pages contains a summary of the draft Noise at Work Directive on 'the minimum health and safety requirements regarding the exposure of workers to the risks arising from physical agents (noise)' - the draft Noise at Work Directive. For details see the web site, which includes Noise in the leisure industry amendment to exempt the leisure industry from the effects of the new proposals in the Directive and the Committee's report for a few years (the industry would still be covered by the current Noise Directive) after which the new requirements would come into effect unless other proposals had been made by then.

Trades Union Congress   TUC   Portuguese workforce in the UK   UK
www.trabalharnoreinounido.org
The UK TUC has launched a new Portuguese language website to support the large number of Portuguese workers in the UK. The website explains the rights workers can expect at work, from the national minimum wage (NMW) and working time, through to holiday entitlement and sick pay. The website - launched with the Citizens Advice service (CAB) and Portuguese union Confederação Geral dos Trabalhadores Portugueses (CGTP) - also contains information about social issues such as housing and health, and guidance about what living and working in the UK is really like.

Trades Union Congress   TUC   Safety and Migrant workers   UK
www.tuc.org.uk/h_and_s/tuc-13458-f0.cfm
Trades Union Congress TUC have published "Safety and Migrant workers: a practical guide for safety representatives" that gives advice on how they can work with migrant workers to help ensure their health and safety is protected. The guide can be downloaded: Safety & Migrant Workers: A practical guide for safety representatives (PDF).

Trades Union Congress   TUC   Safety Representatives   UK
www.unionreps.org.uk
Trades Union Congress (TUC) Safety Representatives web site contains bulletin boards, newsletters, directory, events to help safety representatives.

Trades Union Congress   TUC   Stress   UK
www.tuc.org.uk/h_and_s/
To try to tackle the UK's stress epidemic, the UK Trades Union Congress (TUC) web-based tool enables safety reps to assess the risk of stress in the workplace, before using the TUC online stress MOT to diagnose any problems. The TUC is also offering online help and advice for all workers in identifying and dealing with stress at work at www.worksmart.org.uk/health/index.php

Trades Union Congress   TUC   Women's Health and Safety   UK
www.tuc.org.uk/h_and_s/index.cfm
Women's health and safety topics, advice and guidance.

Trades Union Congress   TUC   Work Life Balance   UK
www.tuc.org.uk/changingtimes
The Trades Union Congress (TUC) Changing Times is for companies interested in improving the work-life balance for their employees. The site has step-by-step process for implementing more flexible working policies.

Trading Standards Central   UK
www.tradingstandards.gov.uk
Trading Standards Central is a one stop shop for consumer protection in the UK. The site is supported and maintained by the TSI, the Trading Standards Institute and contains, what's new, safety warning, information for business, consumers, schools, list of legislation applicable.

TyreSafe   UK
www.tyresafe.org/trucktyres
TyreSafe was set up with the responsibility of raising the awareness of the importance of the dangers of defective and worn tyres. Contains advice for fleet managers, workshop managers, fleet inspectors and drivers on tyre maintenance. Basic checks such as making sure tyres are correctly inflated can make all the difference, as the pressurised air inside an HGV tyre has to support the weight of the vehicle and its load. Tyres must also be well maintained in order to keep the vehicle stable as it travels around corners, work in harmony with the vehicle's main suspension system and help the vehicle accelerate and brake effectively. Site gives information on the importance of tyre pressure, tread depth, wheel alignment, regrooving and tyre disposal.

UK Labour Inspectorate   UK
www.hse.gov.uk/aboutus/strategiesandplans
UK Labour Inspectorate is within the Health and Safety Executive organisation.

UK Resilience    UK
www.cabinetoffice.gov.uk/ukresilience.aspx
Portal site providing specific UK Government advice and guidance on contingency matters for the UK public. It also provides examples of advice and guidance issued by other organisations. The Civil Contingencies Secretariat - CCS web site will respond to emergencies in the same way with up-to-date news and guidance, plus briefings and links, e.g. at the time of writing the SARS (Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome) outbreak is dominant news and the web site carries the latest information from the Public Health Laboratories Service. In addition, the content has been revised and enlarged to provide a broad range of information on a variety of possible emergencies, with links to government departments, agencies, and other bodies who provide help and assistance. All of the content from the old News Co-ordination Centre site is here, including Civil Contingencies information with advice for businesses, and resilience planning information. There are links to other relevant sites.

UK Statute Law Database   SLD   UK
www.statutelaw.gov.uk
The UK Statute Law Database (SLD) is the official revised edition of the primary legislation of the United Kingdom made available online. For more information about SLD and what it contains see this site, you may find that the Help facility and the Frequently Asked Questions will help you to find your way around more quickly. The content of SLD is available for viewing and private use free of charge, but please see the Crown Copyright notice for further information about re-use of the data.

UL International (UK)   UK
www.ul-europe.com
UL International provides testing and certification solutions. The services and marks support access and acceptance in the major world markets. A household name in the United States, UL is one of the most recognised conformity assessment providers in the world. Solutions support your business during the complete product development cycle, from design to production, ensuring consistent compliance with all technical and safety requirements and accelerating market access.

Union of Construction, Allied Trades and Technicians (UCATT)   UK
www.ucatt.org.uk/health_safety.htm
Union of Construction, Allied Trades and Technicians (UCATT) health and safety pages cover a range of topics: law, UCATT safety representative, occupational ill health, work related asthma, asbestos, manual handling, dermatitis, noise and deafness.

Universities Safety and Health Association (USHA)   UK
www.usha.org.uk
The UK Universities Safety & Health Association gives details of its constitution, history, members, what's new and other activities, plus details of the Executive Committee.

University of Aston in Birmingham Health and Safety Unit         UK
www.aston.ac.uk
University of Aston in Birmingham Health and Safety Unit is a centre of excellence for teaching and research in the management health and safety. Enjoys an international reputation for its professional training of safety and health specialists. The site details the taught programmes as well as those provides on a flexible basis, on Campus, full-time or part-time and by distance learning whether part-time or full-time. In addition there are short course modules and bespoke industrial courses.

University of Liverpool Chemical Information Service     UK
www.liv.ac.uk/Chemistry/Links/links.html
University of Liverpool Chemical Information Service contains extensive information, material safety datasheets MSDS, journals, and many links to other useful chemical sources of information. Provides an excellent gateway to quality environmental engineering information.

University of Oxford Material Safety Datasheets MSDS Service    UK
http://physchem.ox.ac.uk/msds
University of Oxford Material Safety Datasheets MSDS Service extensive site covering carcinogens, Chemical Abstracts Service CAS numbers, flash points low, highly toxic compounds, Hazard Codes UN, gases, glove materials, maximum exposure limits, foreign languages databases, MSDS, peroxides, risk and safety phrases, shock sensitive materials, chemical synonyms, teratogens, toxicity abbreviations.

University of Sheffield   CHEMDEX    UK
www.chemdex.org
University of Sheffield extensive chemical source containing CHEMDEX, a well organised list of chemistry sites.

Virtual Risk Manager: Road Risk Assessment   UK
www.virtualriskmanager.net
During 2003 and 2004 groundbreaking evaluation research undertaken by Australian Napier University's Centre for Mathematics and Statistics showed a clear statistical link between drivers' performance on the Virtual Risk Manager Road RISK assessment and their reported crash outcomes. In total the four studies involved eight, thirteen and twenty-six thousand people. This remains the only driver risk assessment validation study that we are aware of, and means that as a tool for driver risk assessment, monitoring and improvement, the Virtual Risk Manager is unique in that it has been validated through applied University research. The outcome shows a clear relationship between crashes and the assessment results for attitude, behaviour, knowledge, hazard perception and personal exposure. Interactive Driving Systems® is an award winning 'research-led' provider of global fleet risk management solutions working from offices in Europe and North America. 'Research led', means that we deliver products and services that are both proven and independently validated to work.

Warwick IC Systems   UK
www.warwickicsystems.com
Software for the occupational safety, health and the working environment from Warwick IC Systems.

Water UK       UK
www.water.org.uk
Water UK extensive information source gives details about Water UK, its publications, information, press releases. Also links to the many water and environmental web sites.

Work and Pensions, Department     DWP     UK
www.dwp.gov.uk
Work and Pensions Department, UK government was formed on 8 June 2001 from parts of the former Department of Social Security, parts of the former Department for Education and Employment and the Employment Service.

Workers Web site      UK
www.hse.gov.uk/workers/index.htm
Workers Web pages launched by the UK Health and Safety Executive (HSE) is intended to give employees access to information about workplace health and safety. Covers roles and responsibilities of workers and employers regarding health and safety. The web site includes many HSE information leaflets that can be printed from the site.

Working Time Questions and Answers     UK
www.amicustheunion.org/pdf/23Workingtime.pdf
The Graphical, Paper & Media Union (GPMU) have some useful advice on working time and give information on : What are the Working Time Regulations?; What do they cover?; How do the limits work?; Rests and Breaks? Night work; Do we get longer holidays and negotiating the details.
The UK Working Time Regulations 1998 www.opsi.gov.uk/si/si1998/19981833.htm
The UK Working Time (Amendment) Regulations 2001 www.opsi.gov.uk/si/si2001/20013256.htm

Workplace Intelligence Unit   UK
www.workplaceintelligence.co.uk
Workplace Intelligence Unit, UK has a number of case studies showing where innovative design has been applied to the workplace. Includes a government report on how we could be working in 2030. Also has articles giving advice and information on developing intelligent workplaces.

Workplace Transport Safety Forum   UK
www.wptsforum.org
Workplace Transport Safety Forum aims to share ideas, experiences, information, best practice and questions with other interested managers, organisations and individuals.

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