Engineering

• Publications
  • Health and safety in engineering workshops
  • Lock-out procedures
• Forklift trucks
• HSE engineering microsite

Publications

Health and safety in engineering workshops (4.95MB)

This HSE guidance book has been written for people who run and work in small engineering workshops. It outlines the most serious and frequent hazards that occur in such environments and the best ways of dealing with them.

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Lock-out procedures (61KB)

Many workers have died as a result of being crushed in industrial equipment. If effective lockout and tag practices had been in place and followed, these deaths could have been prevented. Workplaces should have a written lock-out procedure for each machine. The purpose of a lock-out is to prevent injuries caused by a machine starting up or moving unexpectedly. These procedures must be followed every time a machine is going to be cleaned, maintained, adjusted or repaired. This information sheet details the basic steps involved in an effective lock-out procedure.

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Forklift trucks

For more information go to the 'forklift trucks' page

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HSE engineering microsite

A lot of useful information can be found on the HSE engineering microsite:

http://www.hse.gov.uk/engineering/index.htm

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