B: Health and welfare

B09 For further information on dermatitis visit the HSE website.  (External link - Opens in a new tab or window)

B09 For further information on alcohol visit the Drinkaware website.  (External link - Opens in a new tab or window)

B09 The HSE publication Keep your top on: Health risks from working in the sun (INDG147) provides more advice for outdoor workers.  (External link - Opens in a new tab or window)

B09 Many other sources of help are available. For further information refer to organisations such as Mind, Time to Change and Bipolar UK.

• Mind  (External link - Opens in a new tab or window)
• Time to Change  (External link - Opens in a new tab or window)
• Bipolar UK  (External link - Opens in a new tab or window)

B09 Training is available in how to help a person who may be developing a problem, experiencing a worsening mental health problem or in a mental health crisis. For further information visit the Mental Health First Aid UK website.  (External link - Opens in a new tab or window)

B10 For further information on L74 visit the HSE website. (External link - Opens in a new tab or window)

B10 There is a range of training available, including mental health awareness and mental health first-aid training. For details of training that best meets the needs of your organisation, visit the Mental Health First Aid UK website.  (External link - Opens in a new tab or window)

B12 The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) publishes a guidance note Workplace exposure limits (EH40), which lists the range of substances where limits to exposure have been set and their exposure limits.  (External link - Opens in a new tab or window) 

B12 For further information on labelling and packaging visit the HSE website.  (External link - Opens in a new tab or window)

B12 The HSE's COSHH Essentials web pages provide basic advice on what to do to control exposure to hazardous substances in the workplace. They provide straightforward advice via industry-specific direct advice sheets and generic control guidance sheets.  (External link - Opens in a new tab or window)

B12 Find out more about how to protect yourself from lead by downloading the free HSE leaflet Old lead paint (Busy Builder series) (248KB, PDF).  (External link - Opens in a new tab or window)

B12 For further information on medical surveillance for lead visit the HSE website.  (External link - Opens in a new tab or window)

B13 Under guidance outlined in the HSE publication Asbestos: the survey guide (HSG264), there are two types of survey.  (External link - Opens in a new tab or window) 

B13 HSE Introduction to Asbestos safety  (External link - Opens in a new tab or window)

B13 For further information on Asbestos essentials and non-licensed work with asbestos visit the HSE website.  (External link - Opens in a new tab or window)

B15 For further information on the noise exposure calculator and ready reckoners visit the HSE website.  (External link - Opens in a new tab or window)

B15 For further information on the Buy quiet initiative visit the HSE website.  (External link - Opens in a new tab or window)

B15 For information on the hand-arm vibration exposure calculator visit the HSE website.  (External link - Opens in a new tab or window)

B16 The HSE has developed online tools to assist employers to carry out manual handling assessments. 

• Variable manual handling assessment chart (V-MAC) tool  (External link - Opens in a new tab or window)
• Risk assessment of pulling and pushing tool (RAPP)  (External link - Opens in a new tab or window)
• Manual handling assessment chart (MAC)  (External link - Opens in a new tab or window)
• Assessment of repetitive tasks (ART)  (External link - Opens in a new tab or window)

B16 For further information refer to the HSE Busy Builder series leaflets  (External link - Opens in a new tab or window): Preventing injury from handling heavy blocks and Preventing injury during plasterboard handling.