Britain's Health and Safety Commission (HSC) and the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) are responsible for the regulation of almost all the risks to health and safety arising from work activity in Britain.

www.hse.gov.uk

Reporting of Injuries, Diseases and Dangerous Occurrences Regulations 1995 (RIDDOR)

The site provides information about RIDDOR and allows you to report work-related accidents, diseases and dangerous occurrences.  It applies to all work activities, but not to all incidents.

www.riddor.gov.uk

NEBOSH is an independent awarding body attracting 15,000 candidates each year.  Their courses are offered by over 400 programme organisers throughout the UK and overseas.

NEBOSH qualifications are recognised and respected by employers in all sectors of the economy and provide the benchmark standard against which others are compared.

www.nebosh.org.uk

Construction Skills Certification Scheme (CSCS)

CSCS aims to register every competent construction operative within the UK not currently on a skills registration scheme. Operatives will get an individual registration card (similar to a credit card) which lasts for three or five years.  CSCS is owned and managed by CSCS Limited, controlled by a management board whose members are from The Construction Confederation, Federation of Master Builders, GMB Trade Union, National Specialist Contractors Council, Transport and General Workers Union and Union of Construction Allied Trades and Technicians.

www.cscs.uk.com

Her Majesty's Stationery Office (HMSO)

HMSO manages and regulates the use and the licensing of the reuse of all information produced by government which is protected by Crown copyright. HMSO leads on providing a range of publishing and information services to its users and in delivering a Click-Use Licence system for the reuse of government information.

www.hmso.gov.uk

HSE Books

A catalogue of all HSE's publications and multimedia products available from HSE Books.

www.hsebooks.co.uk

Institution of Occupational Safety and Health (IOSH)

IOSH is the professional body for safety and health practitioners.
Founded in 1945, IOSH is Europe's leading body for individuals with a professional involvement in occupational safety and health. A non-profit making organisation, IOSH represents well over 25,000 individual members working across the full spectrum of industry and commerce - from multi national giants to small consultancies.

www.iosh.co.uk

ARCA

The Asbestos Removal Contractors Association, is a non-profit trade association committed to promoting the growth and image of the UK’s asbestos abatement industry. ARCA is committed to working with enforcing authorities and member companies to strive for continuous improvement in standards, quality, safety and efficiency.

 www.arcaweb.org.uk

APS

The Association for Project Safety has been established to provide all those assuming the role of CDM-C under the terms of the Construction (Design and Management) Regulations 2007 with an advisory and representative body to assist development of this field and activity.

www.associationforprojectsafety.co.uk  

NFDC

The National Federation of Demolition Contractors (NFDC), the voice of the UK demolition and dismantling industry. The NFDC is committed to establishing safe working practices for its members, and to represent their interests in areas such as training, safety, the environment, and codes of practice.

www.demolition-nfdc.com