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Guidance on hazardous gases from landfill sites
Published in August 2013 Landfill gas is defined as gas generated from licensed, unlicensed, operating or non-operating landfill sites. It includes gas…
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Guidance on Health and Wellbeing at Work
Published June 2021 Wellbeing is defined by the Oxford English Dictionary as “the state of being comfortable, healthy, or happy”. Looking after…
Guidance on Legionella for Transient Sites
Published 2nd July 2018 Each year over 300 cases of legionnaires disease are reported in England and Wales, with 10 -12% of…
Guidance on Occupational Health
Published in October 2015 Occupational health relates to how work and the work environment can affect an employee’s health and equally how…
Guidance on Occupational Health for Contaminated Land Investigations
Published 14th June 2018 This guidance covers occupational health issues for the intrusive investigation of contaminated sites. Prior to any investigation, a…
Guidance on Occupational Stress
Published 5th March 2020. Work related stress can be a significant cause of illness and has been linked to increased incidence of…
Guidance on Personal Protective Equipment
Published July 2015 Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) is equipment that will protect the user against health or safety risks at work. It…
Guidance on the Borehole Sites and Operations Regulations
Published March 2022 The Borehole Sites and Operations Regulations (BSOR) were made under the Health and Safety at Work etc Act, 1974…
Guidance on the Investigation of Derelict Sites
Published September 2018 Derelict sites will inevitably be ‘brownfield’ sites on account of previous development on the site. By implication such sites…
Guidance on the Prevention of Dermatitis
- Dermatitis occurs when the skin has an acute or chronic reaction to an irritant
- Irritants may be physical, mechanical, chemical or biological
- Robust controls and targeted PPE policy must be in place to prevent contact with irritants