Download the Statement on Avian Influenza made by ACDP (47 k)
Issued: 21-02-2006

Electricity is used in all workplaces on a daily basis. However, when it is uncontrolled or misused, it can severely burn, injure or kill individuals or cause fires with devastating results. This leaflet details a simple but essential steps on how to prevent most of the accidents caused by electricity. You may find these useful as a safety checklist.
Download the Electricity - Safety Pays Information Sheet (20 k)
Issued: 10-06-2003

Warehouses, large or small, can be hazardous places. This leaflet details some of the risks that might exist in a typical warehouse and the steps that can be taken to prevent accidents. The main types of risk are described from storage and racking to coldstores. Practical suggestions are given on how the risk can be effectively managed.
Download the Safety in Warehouses - Safety Pays Information Sheet (83 k)
Issued: 10-06-2003

Pesticides cover a wide range of products including weed-killers, insecticides, fungicides, wood preservatives and rodenticides. Unnecessary use or accidental release can put the health of humans, other creatures, plants and the environment at risk. This leaflet details simple but essential safety steps which ensure the safe storage and use of pesticides.
Download the Pesticides (Non Agricultural) - Safety Pays Information Sheet (19 k)
Issued: 10-06-2003

This leaflet highlights some of the hazards and risks that might exist in motor vehicle sales and repair centres. It is by no means an exhaustive list and will vary depending on the particular business. It includes information on risks such as lifting equipment, vehicle inspection pits, compressed air equipment, petrol, used engine oils and exhaust fumes. It takes you step-by-step through each of these risks and gives practical guidance on how they can be managed.
Download the Safety in Motor Vehicle Sales and Repair - Safety Pays Information Sheet (27 k)
Issued: 10-06-2003

Every year some 30 people die in the UK from carbon monoxide poisoning caused by gas appliances and flues, which have not been properly installed or maintained. This leaflet describes early symptoms of carbon monoxide poisoning, warning signs to look for in appliances and what the law requires with regard to installing and maintaining gas appliances. This leaflet will be of use to a variety of people, including someone who is worried about a gas appliance, as well as to landlords and gas installers.
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Issued: 10-06-2003

This leaflet highlights some of the typical hazards and risks that exist in coal bagging plants. It includes information on risks from machinery, vehicle movements, vehicles, manual handling, slips, trips and falls, storage of gas cylinders and noise. It takes you step-by-step through each of these risks and gives practical information on how they can be managed.
Download the Safety in Coal Bagging Plants - Safety Pays Information Sheet (23 k)
10-06-2003

This leaflet highlights some of the typical hazards and risks that exist in dry cleaning premises. It includes information on the main risks associated with dry cleaning: eg dry cleaning machinery, general equipment and health effects of solvents and chemicals. It takes you step-by-step through each of these risks and gives practical information on how they can be managed. This brochure will also be available shortly in pdf format to download.
Request the Video or Dvd of Safety in Dry Cleaning - Safety Pays Information Sheet

Lifts and hoists are used for transporting people and goods vertically between floors. If properly designed and maintained there is relatively little risk to the user. There can however, be a much greater risk to the person who services and repairs the lifts. The safety steps listed in this leaflet will help reduce the risks of accidents caused by lifts through normal use or at times of repair or service.
Download the Lifts & Hoists - Safety Pays Information Sheet (20 k)
Issued: 10-06-2003

LPG (normally sold as butane or propane) is supplied as a liquid under pressure and subsequently vapourised for use as a fuel. The main hazards associated with LPG are leakage (as gas it will sink to the lowest possible level followed by ignition (when mixed with air it is highly flammable and potentially explosive). This leaflet details simple but effective safety steps that can help prevent serious accidents.
Download the Liquefied Petroleum Gas - Safety Pays Information Sheet (19 k)
Issued: 10-06-2003

Hazardous substances are not only used or produced in factories, they can be found in offices, shops, hotels etc.. They may be used directly in the workplace like paints and cleaning agents eg bleach, or they may arise from the work process itself in the forms of fumes and waste products. Contact with, or exposure to hazardous substances at work can result in discomfort, pain, time off work and even death eg skin irritation, dermatitis or skin cancer from frequent contact with oils. This leaflet contains a checklist that describes the steps that need to be taken to control the risks from hazardous substances present in the workplace.
Download The Control of Hazardous Substances - Safety Pays Information Sheet (33 k)
Issued: 10-06-2003

Display screen equipment (DSE) is generally safe, but if used incorrectly it can give rise to problems such as muscular strain injuries (in the neck, arms, hands and back), eye strain, headaches and general fatigue. The simple, but essential steps detailed in this leaflet should help prevent such symptoms being experienced by employees.
Download Safety in the Use of Display Screen Equipment (27 k)
Issued: 10-06-2003