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Document ID (ISN)63641
CIS number 95-205
Year 1994
Convention or series no. HSE Booklet IACL14
Author(s)
Health and Safety Commission, Printing Industry Advisory Committee
Title Making your safety policy work. A guide to the implementation of health and safety policies in printing works
Bibliographic information HSE Books, P.O. Box 1999, Sudbury, Suffolk CO10 6FS, United Kingdom, Aug. 1994. 23p. 35 ref. Free.
Abstract This leaflet provides guidance on the preparation and implementation of a health and safety policy in a printing works. Contents: statement of general policy; responsibilities; arrangements for health and safety; identifying hazards and assessing risks; employee consultation; publishing the policy; checking that the policy is carried out (eg machinery safeguards, chemical safety, transport and storage, fire protection, systems of work and maintenance).
Descriptors (primary) printing industry; plant safety and health organization; United Kingdom
Descriptors (secondary) safety devices; harmful substances; manual handling; responsibilities; fire protection; mechanical hazards; data sheet; hazard evaluation
Document type F - Information notes, codes of practice, standards
Country / State or ProvinceUnited Kingdom
Subject(s) Paper-making and printing
Broad subject area(s) Industries and occupations
Browse category(ies) Printing, photography and photocopying industry