Warehousing and storage: a guide to health and safety (HSG76): HSG76 / HSG 76 (Health and safety guidance, HSG76 / HSG 76)

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You should also do intermediate external examinations. You must act on the results of the examinations and do any necessary repairs to ensure the tanks remain fit for service. You must keep the results of examinations and repairs. HSG180: Application of electro-sensitive protective equipment using light curtains and light beam devices to machinery HSG245: Investigating accidents and incidents: A workbook for employers, unions, safety representatives and safety professionals You must have systems in place to make sure that loading, unloading and storage are safe, considering any associated risks. This can include:

Tanks, pipework and fittings must be examined by a competent person, following a written scheme. The scope and frequency of examination must also be determined by a competent person. You must work out how often to carry out these internal examinations using a risk assessment approach. This should be based on: You must store aerosol canisters under cover in secure, well-ventilated containers, and within caged storage areas. You must also store them in a well-vented place that is not subject to extreme temperatures or direct sunlight. You must not store canisters in open containers to prevent the risk of them spreading fires by ‘missiling’ or ‘ejection’.You must transfer wastes from containers into other storage vessels using a dip pipe, not by pouring. The most trusted BIM Library in the UK, certified to the internationally-recognised NBS BIM Object Standard HSG167: Biological monitoring in the workplace: A guide to its practical application to chemical exposure You must make a record of any spillages. You must retain spillages within the bunded areas and collect them promptly using, for example, pumps or absorbents. The regulations as they are haven’t changed since HSE published its HSG76 guidance document in 2007. A lot of that HSE guidance document is based on EU Directive EN 15635, including the part about an expert inspection at least once every 12 months.

Falls from height are the third highest cause of fatal injury, accounting for 20% of fatal accidents, as well as around 80 major injuries a year. Staff need proper training in how to safely work at height, including ladder safety, as unstable or incorrectly used ladders can be highly dangerous. Workers should always use high-quality ladders, steps and platforms, with appropriate safety features. 8. Falling objects HSG90: The law on VDUs: An easy guide: Making sure your office complies with the Health and Safety (Display Screen Equipment) Regulations 1992 (as amended in 2002) You must provide adequate bunding of all storage areas, and containment and treatment of any water run-off. You must have measures in place to make sure that couplings are a correct fit. This will prevent couplings from loosening or becoming detached. You should provide, maintain and clean your own couplings and hoses to guarantee their integrity and fitness. You should also: All pipes, hoses, connections, couplings and transfer lines must be fit for purpose and resistant to the wastes being stored. You must use a suitable pipework coding system (for example, RAL European standard colour coding).No, it’s not. That’s what HSE means when they say “you are free to take other action”. However, HSE go on to state that “if you do follow the guidance you will normally be doing enough to comply with the law”. In 2009/10 the storage, warehousing and road haulage industries reported over 8500 work related accidents to the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) and Local Authorities. Almost 1600 of these accidents were classified as major injuries such as fractures and amputations. Resources You must clearly mark hazardous waste storage areas and provide signs showing the maximum quantity and hazardous properties of wastes that can be stored there.

You must make sure that tankers are not used as blending or reaction vessels as this is not their designed purpose.You must inspect storage areas, containers and infrastructure daily. You must deal with any issues immediately. You must keep written records of the inspections. You must rectify and log any spillages of waste. Under cover storage provides better protection for containers than open air storage and minimises the generation of contaminated water. Covered storage also: have programmed engineering inspections (extending to water testing if structural integrity is in doubt) HSG158: Flame arresters: Preventing the spread of fires and explosions in equipment that contains flammable gases and vapours