The handbook for students on NEBOSH and other introductory H&S courses
Third Edition

Phil Hughes MBE, MSc, FIOSH, RSP
Partner Southfield Consulting, Health and Safety Management Consultants, Rugby, U.K. Former Chairman of NEBOSH (1995-2001). Former President of IOSH (1990-1991). MBE for services to health and safety and as a director of RoSPA.
Ed Ferrett PhD, BSc (Hons Eng), CEng, MIMechE, MIEE, MIOSH
Vice Chair of NEBOSH. Course manager for NEBOSH courses at Cornwall Business School of Cornwall College, U.K.

Under UK legislation it is mandatory for businesses with 5 or more employees to have a health and safety policy and a member of staff concerned solely or partly with health and safety issues. Therefore, demand for training and introductory texts to the area is high. Developed for the NEBOSH National General Certificate in Occupational Safety and Health, which attracts 15,000 students a year, this book introduces the subject at a level suitable for all NVQ level 3 and 4 courses. The new edition of this extremely successful textbook has been updated in line with the ever-changing health and safety legislation and restructured to match the latest, unitised syllabus from NEBOSH. More information on exam preparation and sample answers have been added, and the international chapter has been revised to cater more fully for the NEBOSH International Certificate.

Are you looking to save your company money whilst improving employee well being? A safe, healthy working environment is good for business. The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has identified companies where specific financial advantages were attributable to improved health and safety: one company saved £12 for every £1 it spent; a 73% reduction in employee insurance claims and 18% fewer days lost to injuries; a 50% reduction in civil claims. When you consider that in 2004-5 28 million working days were lost due to work-related ill-health and 7 million due to workplace injury, the benefits of a health and safety culture are obvious.

This book explores the managerial roles and responsibilities with regard to safety. Applying key legal requirements to the workplace, it looks at how workplace facilities are managed and how materials and equipment are used, stored and maintained for optimum effectiveness. It not only aids organisations to achieve success, but to maintain it.

Sixth Edition

John Ridley (Editor) BSc, CEng, MIMechE, FIOSH, DMS Independent Consultant, U.K. Formerly Chief Safety Engineer, Reed International.
John Channing (Editor) MSc(Safety), MSc(Chemistry), FIOSH, RSP Formerly Manager Health, Safety and Environment, Kodak Manufacturing. Director, Pharos Consultancy Services Limited, U.K.
John Adamson (Contributor) MRSC FBIOH, Dip.Occ.Hyg., ROH, MIOSH, RSP Manager Health, Safety, Hygiene and Fire, Kodak Chemical Manufacturing
L. Bamber (Contributor) BSc, DIS, FIRM, FIOSH, RSP Consultant, Risk Solutions International
G. N. Batts (Contributor) BSc, M.Phil., PhD, DIC Environmental Adviser, Kodak European Region A. J. Boyle (Contributor) BSc, MSc, PhD, CPsychol, AFBPhS, FIOSH, RSP
Chris Buck (Contributor) BSc(Eng), MIEE, FIOSH, RSP Consultant
J. E. Caddick (Contributor) BSc(Hons), CEng, MIMechE Zurich Risk Services
Ray Chalklen (Contributor) MIFireE Fire consultant
John Channing (Contributor) MSc(Safety), MSc(Chemistry), FIOSH, RSP Formerly Manager Health, Safety and Environment, Kodak Manufacturing. Director, Pharos Consultancy Services Limited, U.K.
A. R. L. Clark (Contributor) MSc, MB, BS, MFOM, DIH, DHMSA
T. Coates (Contributor) MB, BS, FFOM, DIH, DMHSA
Nick Cook (Contributor) MRSC, CChem, MIOSH Occupational Hygienist, Kodak Ltd
Jonathan David (Contributor) BSc The Chartered Institution of Building Services Engineers
Frank S. Gill (Contributor) BSc, MSc, Ceng, MIMinE, FIOSH, FFOM(Hon), Dip.Occ.Hyg. Consultant ventilation engineer and occupational hygienist
Andrew Hale (Contributor) PhD, CPsychol., MErgS, FIOSH Safety Science Group, Delft University of Technology, Netherlands
Chris Hartley (Contributor) PhD, MSc, MIBiol Visiting Fellow to Ashton University and a consultant
R. W. Hodgin (Contributor) LL.M School of Law, University of Birmingham, U.K.
Edwin Hooper (Contributor)
Roland Hudson (Contributor) FIOSH, RSP, FRSH, ASSE Construction safety consultant
Amanda Jones (Contributor) Solicitor, Pattinson and Brewer
R. G. Lawson (Contributor) LL.M, PhD Consultant in marketing and advertising law
M. Maslanyj (Contributor) National Radiological Protection Board
John McMullen (Contributor) BSc, CEng, MIMechE Zurich Risk Services
R. D. Miskin
(Contributor) Solicitor
Samantha Moss (Contributor) BSc(Hons), MIOSH, AMIEMA HSE Manager, Business Operations
John Ridley (Contributor) BSc, CEng, MIMechE, FIOSH, DMS Independent Consultant, U.K. Formerly Chief Safety Engineer, Reed International.
Peter Shaw (Contributor) National Radiological Protection Board Stan Simpson (Contributor) CEng, MIMechE, FIOSH
Eric J. Skellett (Contributor) Solicitor
Ron W. Smith (Contributor) BSc(Eng), MSc(Noise and vibration) Hodgson & Hodgson Group Ltd
Brenda Watts (Contributor) MA, BA Barrister, Senior Lecturer, Southampton College of Higher Education, U.K.
Ashton West (Contributor) BA(Hons), ACII Claims Director, Rubicon Corporation
A. D. Wrixon (Contributor) DPhil, BSc(Hons) International Atomic Energy Agency

Safety at Work is widely accepted as the authoritative guide to safety and health in the workplace and covers all aspects of safety management.

The sixth edition has been revised to cover recent changes to UK practice and standards in health, safety, employment and environmental legislation. It also incorporates EU directives and references to harmonised and international standards.

Reflecting the importance of the roles of directors and managers in health and safety, new chapters cover the management of risk, emphasising the need for a sound organisational structure to achieve effective risk management. Developments in the behavioural approach to risk management and current thinking on the development of an international standard on safety management are also covered.

Quality of the environment is rapidly becoming part of the safety manager’s responsibilities both in the workplace and in the context of global pollution. A completely new part consisting of five chapters has been added dealing solely with environmental issues (including ISO 14001).

The increasingly important role of ergonomics in health and safety is reflected in a new chapter on Applied Ergonomics, dealing with the subject pragmatically, that will allow the manager and practitioner to design process and operations that are within the limits of the human body. The effects of stress, an emerging concern in health and safety, are covered in various chapters.