Gas health and safety

Domestic gas

Information gas consumers need to know in order to manage gas appliances/equipment safely and tells you what to do in an emergency.

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Gas supply

Information on the regulation of health and safety for the onshore natural gas industry.

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LPG

Information on the safe use of Liquefied Petroleum Gas. Issues including safety issues relating to small bulk storage and associated installations.

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Contact HSE - Frequently asked questions

• Are turban-wearing Sikhs exempt from the need to wear head protection in the workplace?
• Advice on smoking at work
• Work at height regulations
• WC Facilities - How many toilets should a workplace have?
• Can a person be left alone at their workplace?
• Health & Safety law poster - What details do you need to put on the new Health & Safety law poster?

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Reporting accidents

Need to report an accident or injury? Find out exactly what you need to report and how to go about it.

Accident reporting

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Health and safety in the construction industry

Help reduce deaths and serious injury and get benefits for your business.

• CDM - health and safety is part of good design  
• New to Health and Safety? Try our step-by-step guides

Construction (Design and Management) Regulations 2015

The Construction (Design and Management) Regulations 2015  (CDM 2015) come into force in Great Britain on 6 April 2015. They set out what people involved in construction work need to do to protect themselves from harm and anyone the work affects.

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National Examination Board in Occupational Safety and Health (M-Mubeen Khalid)

National Examination Board in Occupational Safety and Health (NEBOSH) is a UK-based independent examination board delivering vocational qualifications in health, safety & environmental practice and management.

It was founded in 1979 and has charitable status. It offers a range of qualifications from introductory to professional level. Around 180,000 people worldwide hold a NEBOSH qualification.^[1]

It does not deliver courses. It develops syllabuses for its qualifications and sets methods of assessment, such as examinations and practical coursework. Courses are delivered by NEBOSH Accredited Course Providers.

Courses leading to NEBOSH qualifications attract over 50,000 candidates annually and are offered by over 600 Course Providers based in 40 countries around the world. In 2014/15 nearly 180,000 NEBOSH Assessments were taken in 132 countries. NEBOSH qualifications are recognised by relevant professional membership bodies including the Institution of Occupational Safety and Health (IOSH), the International Institute of Risk & Safety Management (IIRSM), the Institute of Environmental Management and Assessment (IEMA) and Chartered Institute of Environmental Health (CIEH).

NEBOSH maintains Investors in People (IIP) status and is also ISO 9001certified. 

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