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Health and Safety

Priorities for Health and Safety in the Dairy Industry – HSE Information Sheet
Health and Safety Executive

Contains a safety checklist and details about relevant publications
http://www.hse.gov.uk/pubns/fis08.pdf

PUBLICATIONS
You can order a number of publications from the Health and Safety Executive that set out your obligations as far as the workplace is concerned. Links to these are shown below:

ISBN / Stock Code
Title
Price Exc. VAT
0717621782 Accident book (pack of 25 books)
£112.81
0717626032 Accident book
£4.75
INDG259REV1 An introduction to health and safety
Price varies
0717661792 Essentials of health and safety at work
£10.95
0717624935 Health and Safety Law
£6.38
0717661970 Managing shift work
£9.95

 

 

 

 

Health and Safety Executive Area Offices

Yorkshire and North-East Division
http://www.hse.gov.uk/contact/maps/yne.htm

Marshalls Mill, Marshall Street, LEEDS LS11 9YJ
Phone: 0113 283 4200
Fax: 0113 283 4296
Covers: West and North Yorkshire

Edgar Allen House, 241 Glossop Road SHEFFIELD, S10 2GW
Phone: 0114 291 2300
Fax: 0114 291 2379
Covers: East Yorkshire, North Lincolnshire, NE Lincolnshire, South Yorkshire, Kingston-upon-Hull

Arden House, Regent Centre, Regent Farm Road, Gosforth, NEWCASTLE-UPON-TYNE NE3 3JN
Phone: 0191 202 6200
Fax: 0191 202 6300
Covers: Northumberland, Tyne and Wear, Durham, Cleveland

North West
http://www.hse.gov.uk/contact/maps/northwest.htm

Grove House, Skerton Road, MANCHESTER M16 0RB
Phone: 0161 952 8200
Fax: 0161 952 8222
Covers: Merseyside, Cheshire, Greater Manchester

Marshall House, Ringway, PRESTON PR1 2HS
Phone: 0161 952 8200
Fax: 01772 836 222
Covers: Lancashire, Cumbria

Office also at Carlisle

Midlands
http://www.hse.gov.uk/contact/maps/midlands.htm

1 Hagley Road, BIRMINGHAM B16 8HS
Phone: 0121 607 6200
Fax: 0121 607 6349
Covers: West Midlands and Warwickshire

5th Floor Belgrave House, 1 Greyfriars, NORTHAMPTON NN1 2BS
Phone: 01604 738300
Fax: 01604 738333
Covers: Northampton, Leicestershire, Rutland

City Gate West, Level 6 (First Floor), Toll House Hill, Nottingham, NG1 5AT
Phone: 0115 971 2800
Fax: 0115 971 2802
Covers: Nottinghamshire, Derbyshire, Lincolnshire (most)
(North Lincolnshire covered by Sheffield office)

Lyme Vale Court, Lyme Drive, Parklands Business Park, Newcastle Road, Trent Vale,
Stoke on Trent, ST4 6NW
Phone: 01782 602300
Fax: 01782 602400
Covers: Staffordshire and Shropshire

National Agricultural Centre, Stoneleigh, Kenilworth WARWICKSHIRE CV8 2LG
Phone: 02476 698350
Fax: 02476 696542
Covers: Warwickshire, West Mids, Leicestershire

Haswell House, St Nicholas Street WORCESTER WR1 1UW
Phone: 01905 743600
Fax:
01905 723045
Covers: Worcestershire and Herefordshire

Wales and South West
http://www.hse.gov.uk/contact/maps/waleswest.htm

Government Buildings, Phase 1, Ty Glas, Llanishen, CARDIFF CF14 5SH
Phone: 029 2026 3000
Fax: 029 2026 3120
Covers: Merthyr Tydfil, Rhondda Cynon Taff, Vale of Glamorgan, Bridgend, Neath Port Talbot, Powys, Blaenau Gwent, Caerphilly, Cardiff, Monmouthshire, Newport, Torfaen and part of Powys

4th Floor, The Pithay, All Saints Street, BRISTOL BS1 2ND
Phone: 01179 886000
Fax: 01179 262998
Covers: Bristol, Somerset, Bath and North East Somerset, North Somerset, Gloucestshire, South Gloucestershire, Dorset (public services only), Swindon and Wiltshire
Agriculture in North, Mid and East Devon
Construction in Devon (but not Cornwall or Plymouth City Council area - see Plymouth Office)

East and South East
http://www.hse.gov.uk/contact/maps/eastsoutheast.htm

AW House, 6-8 Stuart Street, LUTON, Bedfordshire LU1 2SJ
Phone: 01582 444200
Fax: 01582 444320
Covers: Hertfordshire, Cambridgeshire, Bedfordshire and Milton Keynes and Buckinghamshire (for Construction only)

Priestley House, Priestley Road, BASINGSTOKE RG24 9NW
Phone: 01256 404000
Fax: 01256 404100
Covers: Berkshire, Hampshire, Oxfordshire, Isle of Wight, Buckinghamshire (except for Milton Keynes and construction) and Dorset (construction only)

Wren House, Hedgerows Business Park, Colchester Road, Springfield CHELMSFORD
CM2 5PF
Phone: 01245 706200
Fax: 01245 706222
Covers: Essex (except Barking, Redbridge and Waltham Forest these LAs are covered by London), Norfolk and Suffolk
Excludes Topics: Agriculture, Food and Wood. Please see Lakeside 500, Norwich

Phoenix House, 23-25 Cantelupe Road, EAST GRINSTEAD, West Sussex RH19 3BE
Phone: 01342 334200
Fax:
01342 334222
Covers: Kent (service industries only), East & West Sussex, Surrey

Lakeside 500, Old Chapel Way, Norwich, NORFOLK NR7 0WQ
Phone: 01603 828000
Fax: 01603 828055
Covers: Norfolk, Suffolk, Essex (please also see Chelmsford)
Covers Topics: Agriculture, Food and Wood

International House, Dover Place, Ashford, KENT TN23 1HU
Phone: 01233 653900
Fax: 01233 634827
Covers: Kent (except service industries - as these enquiries should be direct to East Grinstead)

London
http://www.hse.gov.uk/contact/maps/london.htm

Rose Court, 2 Southwark Bridge, LONDON SE1 9HS
Phone: 020 7556 2100
Fax: 020 7556 2102
Covers: London only

Scotland
http://www.hse.gov.uk/contact/maps/scotland.htm

Belford House, 59 Belford Road, EDINBURGH EH4 3UE
Phone: 0131 247 2000
Fax:
0131 247 2121
Covers: Borders, Lothian, Central Perth, Kinross, Fife and Dundee

375 West George Street, GLASGOW, G2 4LW
Phone: 0141 275 3000
Fax: 0141 275 3100
Covers: West Scotland

Lord Cullen House, Fraser Place, ABERDEEN AB25 3UB
Phone: 01224 252500
Fax:
01224 252525
Covers: Angus, Aberdeenshire, Moray and Shetlan

Offshore Safety Division, Lord Cullen House, Fraser Place, ABERDEEN AB25 3UB
Phone: 01224 252500
Fax: 01224 252662
Covers: Aberdeen

Scottish Food and Drink
http://www.scottishfoodanddrink.com/view_item.aspx?item_id=13274

The Learning & HR Information section of the Scottish Food and Drink website contains a wealth of downloadable resources on Health and Safety.

Health and Safety in the Ice Cream Industry
http://www.ice-cream.org/UPLOAD/ICAFACTSHEET6.PDF
Ice Cream Alliance
Identifies potential hazards during the ice cream making process

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