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Document ID (ISN)76281
CIS number 01-126
Year 2000
Convention or series no. HSE Catering Information Sheet No.5
Author(s)
Health and Safety Executive
Title Health and safety training pays in the catering industry: Guidance for owners and managers
Bibliographic information HSE Books, P.O. Box 1999, Sudbury, Suffolk CO10 2WA, United Kingdom, Jan. 2000. 4p. 14 ref.
Abstract This information sheet gives practical advice on how employers can meet their legal obligations to provide information and training on health and safety. It defines who should be trained, and when, and the main topics to be covered by the training: slips, trips and falls; contact with hot surfaces; being struck by an object; handling of knives; handling heavy loads; safe use of equipment; safe procedures; accident reporting. Replaces CIS 95-2117.
Descriptors (primary) responsibilities of employers; United Kingdom; information of personnel; safety and health training; hotel industry
Descriptors (secondary) legal aspects; manual handling; hand knives; role of supervisory staff; falls on the level; safe working methods; data sheet; burns
Document type F - Information notes, codes of practice, standards
Country / State or ProvinceUnited Kingdom
Subject(s) Commerce, services, offices
Broad subject area(s) Industries and occupations
Browse category(ies) Hotels and restaurants
OSH training