Substance Specific

HSE Guides – Brick, Tile & Silica

A series of HSE Guides published in early 2019 to assist in the control of dust exposures in the Brick, Tile and Silica Industries.  These guides can be viewed and downloaded by following the links below. BK0 “Advice for Managers” …

HSE Guides – Ceramics

In early 2019 HSE produced/updated a series of brief guidesd aimed at the control of dists, and in particular respirable crystalline silica from ceramic processes.  These guides can be accessed and downloaded by following these links:- CR0 “Advice for Managers” …

HSE Guides “Woodworking”

HSE have produced in 2017 a series of guides on controlling dust from woodworking processes.  These guides can be accessed and downloaded by following these links:- WD0 “Advice for Managers” WD1 “Bandsaws” WD2 “Circular Bench Saws” WD3 “Cross-Cut Saws” WD4 …

HSE Guide A9 – “Drilling Holes in Asbestos Cement”

This HSE Guidance Sheet A9, published in 2017 describes good practice when you need to drill holes in asbestos cement, bitumen products, floor tiles or other highlybonded materials containing asbestos. Download PDF Copy  

HSE INDG 346 “Chromium and You”

This HSE guide on working with Chromium was last updated in 2013. The guide discusses working with chromium and its inorganic compounds and how exposure may affect your health. This leaflet tells you about the possible health effects, the preventative measures …

HSE: Sinonasal Cancer; RR933

First published by HSE in 2012 as a Research Report.  It looks at the current burden of sinonasal cancer in the UK where exposure to certain substances in some industries pose a heightened risk. Formaldehyde, wood dust, leather dust (work …

UKLA/HSE Guide “Safe Handling & Disposal of Metal Working Fluids”

Joint publication by UKLA and HSE  provides guidance about maintaining water-mix MWF to prevent ill health in machine workshops. It is well known that skin disease (dermatitis) and lung disease (occupational asthma and occupational hypersensitivity pneumonitis) can occur in operators, …

HSE MDHS95/3 “Measurement of Personal Exposure to Metal Working Fluids”

This HSE approved method describes a procedure for the measurement of time-weighted (TWA) average concentrations of water-mix metalworking fluid originating from metalworking machine operations. The method is only suitable when the machine sump fluid (liquid circulating in the machine) contains …

HSE INDG365 “Working Safely with Metal Working Fluids”

This HSE Guidance leaflet aims to help employees who work with metalworking fluids understand the main risks to their health. It contains general advice on the precautions which they and their employers can take to avoid these risks. Full leaflet can …

HSE Guide P40: Wide-Format Printing with UV-Curable Inks (Ozone)

This HSE Guidance Leaflet, which was published in 2005 describes good practice for digital (ink-jet) printing on machines up to 3.2 metres wide, using UV-curable inks. It advises the use LEV (extraction) for any Ozone produced by the process. Download …