Health & Safety

Latest:

• Health and Safety Matters - Autumn 09 Edition

• Police Federation of England & Wales Health & Safety Page

Welcome to the Health & Safety section of the web site, in these pages you will find some good general guidance on Health & Safety legislation, it is by no means an exhaustive list but it should give you an insight into the main subjects that we deal with in the Police Service.

Because Health & Safety legislation covers not only the Police Service, but all other working activities, legislation is constantly being changed or revised & whilst we try to keep these pages up to date there are occasions when we are over run with legislative changes.

For those of you who have never read any Health & Safety Legislation it can be very difficult to follow and understand if you find yourself in this situation please speak to your local Police Federation or Unison Safety representative they should be able to offer advice or if you prefer please call me on the numbers provided below.

Relevant Documents

• Check lists for H&S Reps

• The Idiot's guide to CHIP

• Consulting Employee on Health and Safety

• Coshh a brief guide to the regulations

• Crossing high-speed roads on foot during temporary traffic-management works

• Driving at work

• Electrical safety and you

• Fire Safety - A short guide

• Getting to grips with Manual Handling

• Health and safety law

• Health and safety regulation .... a short guide

• HSC Enforcement policy statement

• Legionnaires’ disease - A guide for Employers

• A guide for new and expectant mother who work

• Noise at work

• PFEW Health & Safety Policy

• Improving efficiency and productivity by managing attendance and work-related stress

• The Health and Safety of First Responders at Major Incidents

• Tackling stress: The Management Standards approach

• A Guide to measuring Health and Safety Performance

• RIDDOR Explained

• RIDDOR Reporting

• A strategy for workplace health and safety

• Working with VDUs

• Working together to reduce stress at work

• Women's Health Leaflet

• Workplace (Health, Safety and Welfare) Regulations 1992

• Workplace transport safety

Relevant Legal Background Documents

• A Short Guide for Managers

• Guide to working with substances hazardous to health

• A Guide to RIDDOR

• Working Time Regulations

• Working Time Regulations - Annex 3

• Health and Safety at Work Act 1974

• The Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations 1999

Since 1 July 1999, The Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1984 has applied to members of Police Forces. If you have a concern about a health and safety matter (be it concerning your working environment at your place of duty or operational matters), then you should raise it with your Workplace Safety Representative.