COVID-19 and employer responsibilities
Employers must identify whether there is a risk to health of employees from exposure to coronavirus at their workplace. Where a risk to health is identified at a workplace, employers must, so far as is reasonably practicable, eliminate or reduce the risk.
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Metal fabrication: Improving safety through first aid facilities layout and design
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Metal fabrication: Improving safety through lighting layout and design
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Guarding metal cutting guillotines: A health and safety solution
Metal fabrication: Improving safety through transporting materials layout and design
Metal fabrication: Improving safety through unloading and loading areas layout and design
Guarding printing presses: A health and safety solution
Metal fabrication: Improving safety through welding and grinding task layout and design
Guarding woodworking bandsaws: A health and safety solution
Metal fabrication: Improving safety through work area layout and design
Metal welding safety: Practical advice for employers on controlling hazards when welding
Safe use of knives in the meat and food industry
Spraying of flammable liquids
Guide to safety in wood products manufacturing industry