- Aren't hotels, bars and restaurants safe and healthy places to work? more...
- I am worried about being assaulted at work. How can I make sure I am safe? more...
- Who is responsible for policing health and safety in hotels, pubs and restaurants? more...
- I work in a pub. Is breathing in other people's tobacco smoke harmful? more...
- Shouldn't my employer be protecting me from passive smoking? more...
- What about smoking in back-of-house areas? more...
- What is the Public Places Charter? more...
- Can loud music damage my hearing? more...
- What is noise-induced hearing loss? more...
- What should my employer do to protect me from noise at work? more...
- What about slips and trips? more...
- How do I know that the catering equipment I use is safe? more...
- How do I know the cleaning products I use are safe? more...
- What kind of accidents should I report? more...
- What's the safest way to handle heavy loads? more...
- Who can I talk to about health and safety where I work? more...
further information
The HSE guide Safe use of cleaning chemicals in the hospitality industry is available from: www.hse.gov.uk/pubns/cais22.pdf
Late-night working: Preventing violence to staff, available from Usdaw, tel: 0161 224 2804, www.usdaw.org.uk
Smoking in public places, Fact sheet no. 14, Action on Smoking and Health (ASH), www.ash.org.uk
The Public Places Charter on Smoking, available from Atmosphere Improves Results (AIR): www.airinitiative.com
Keep your cool! Tackling heat stress at work, available from Usdaw, tel: 0161 224 2804, www.usdaw.org.uk
HSE publications:
- Caring for cleaners: Guidance and case studies on how to prevent musculoskeletal disorders, HSG234, ISBN 0 7176 2682 2, £9.50
- Passive smoking at work, IND(G)63rev
- Introducing the noise at work regulations, IND(G)75rev
- The main health and safety law applicable to catering, Catering Information Sheet No. 11
- Managing the health and safety of catering equipment and workplaces, Catering Information Sheet No. 8
- Slips and trips: Summary guidance for the catering industry, Catering Information Sheet No. 6
- Manual handling in the catering industry, Catering Information Sheet No. 13
- Health and safety for waiting staff, Catering Information Sheet No. 20
- Health and safety of new and expectant mothers in the catering industry, Catering Information Sheet No. 20
All HSE publications are available from www.hse.gov.uk, or HSE Books, tel: 01787 881165, fax: 01787 313995, free.
Catering with care, www.unison.org.uk/safety/guides.asp
The HSE produces leaflets for catering workers in several languages, including Bengali, Chinese, Gujarati, Greek, Turkish and Urdu. The leaflets are available at www.hse.gov.uk/languages or from HSE Books, tel: 01787 881165
