Health and Safety

These publications support the information provided in the main Health and Safety Section of this website.

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BWF Briefing - Accident Investigations Guidelines

This briefing guide is designed to assist Members to improve their methods of investigation when dealing with accidents in the workplace.

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BWF Briefing - Accident Reporting Requirements

This briefing guide is designed to help Members be more aware of their reporting obligations when dealing with accidents in the workplace.

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BWF Health and Safety Audit

Is your workshop safe? If not it could be very costly to your business.

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Consultation Toolkit-Consulting employees on health safety

This briefing guide is designed to assist Members to improve their methods of communication with their employees and management on health and safety matters.

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COSHH and the Joinery Manufacturer

Using chemicals or other hazardous substances at work can put people's health at risk. Help for employers to control exposure to hazardous substances to prevent ill health as required by the Control of Substances Hazardous to Health Regulations

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COSHH - Model COSHH Policy for adaptation

A model sample policy for adaptation by members which can be used as part of improving safe systems of work.

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Fire: A simple guide to carrying out a risk assessment

Responsibilities under the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005, for ensuring that premises are fire safe.

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Fire Risk Assessment Questionnaire

This additional tool has been designed to highlight those areas within the workplace that could impact on your fire risk assessment.

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Health and Safety Policy Statement - Guide

Briefing notes on how to prepare a simple health and safety policy statement.

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Health and Safety Policy Statement - Small Company

Model health and policy statement covering the essential requirements for a small company.

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Health and Safety Policy Statement - 10 or more employees

Model health and policy statement covering the essential requirements for a company with 10 more employees.

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Manual Handling Presentation (PPT)

Supporting the BWF Health & Safety Hero Campaign -A simple manual handling training guide in the form of a PowerPoint presentation together with speaker's notes.

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Model Risk Assessments Work Activities (XLS)

Model risk assessments covering the various work activities within a joinery and woodworking workshop.

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Monitoring your employees health & safety

A monitoring tool for use within companies as a means of identifying, recording and subsequently managing work-related ill health amongst employees, including office and administration staff.

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Risk Assessment Guidance Notes (including sample)

Simple risk assessment guidance (including a sample risk assessment for a spindle moulder) which can be adapted for other machines.

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Health and Safety

The Woodworking CPD Programme