LRD guides and handbook July 2017

Health and safety law 2017

Further Information

Further information



Legal publications



All regulations made since 1988 can be downloaded from the website at: www.legislation.gov.uk

Some cases referred to in this booklet are in the monthly Industrial Relations Law Reports (IRLR).



Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) cases can be found at: https://www.gov.uk/courts-tribunals/employment-appeal-tribunal

High Court and Court of Appeal cases can be found on the British and Irish Legal Information Institute (BAILII) website at: www.bailii.org

House of Lords decisions can be found at: www.publications.parliament.uk

Other publications



Risks is the TUC’s weekly email bulletin on health and safety which provides health and safety news from the TUC and the unions direct. Sign up at: https://www.tuc.org.uk/mediacentre/register

Hazards magazine, which provides independent and union-friendly health and safety information, is available online at:  www.hazards.org

Organisations providing advice and information



Labour Research Department, 78 Blackfriars Road, London, SE1 8HF; tel: 020 7928 3649; web: www.lrd.org.uk. LRD provides an enquiry service for affiliates and the monthly publications Safety RepLabour Research and Workplace Report. The LRD booklet series also includes health and safety topics.



Hazards, The Hazards Campaign, c/o Greater Manchester Hazards Centre, Windrush Millennium Centre, 70 Alexandra Road, Manchester, M16 7WD, website www.hazardscampaign.org.uk

Health and Safety Executivewww.hse.gov.uk. HSE publications are available from HSE Books, PO Box 1999, Sudbury, Suffolk, CO10 2WA; tel: 01787 881165; booklet enquiry line 01787 884148, web: https://books.hse.gov.uk/hse/public/home.jsf

TUC, Congress House, Great Russell Street, London, WC1B 3LS; tel: 020 7636 4030; web: https://www.tuc.org.uk

Gangmasters and Labour Abuse Authority, PO Box 10272, Nottingham, NG2 9PB, tel: 0845 602 5020 or 0044 845 602 5020 (outside the UK), email: [email protected], web: www.gla.gov.uk.



HM Courts and Tribunals Service, Ministry of Justice, https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/hm-courts-and-tribunals-service. Enquiry line: 0300 123 1204, Minicom: 01509 221564.




Local health and safety organisations



Workers wanting advice on health and safety should approach their union first. The following is a list of other local organisations that may be able to provide further information or help.



Bradford Resource Centre, Tel: 01274 779003, www.brc-net.org.uk

Derbyshire Trade Union Safety Team (TRUST), Tel: 01246 231 441, [email protected], www.safetyteam.org.uk

Families Against Corporate Killers (FACK) c/o GMHC, Tel: 0161 636 7557, [email protected], www.fack.org.uk

Greater Manchester Hazards Centre Greater Manchester Hazards Centre, Tel: 0161 636 7557, [email protected], www.gmhazards.org.uk

Keighley Worksafe Project, Tel: 0789 187 8261, [email protected]

London Hazards Centre, Tel: 020 7525 5107, [email protected], www.lhc.org.uk

Rotherham Occupational Health Advisory Service (ROHAS), Tel: 01709 255837, [email protected]

Scottish Hazards, Tel: 0131 477 0817, [email protected], www.scottishhazards.org

Sheffield Occupational Health Advisory Service ,Tel: 0114 249 5903, [email protected], www.sohas.co.uk

For a full list of local hazards campaigns and occupational health projects, contact Hazards Campaign, tel: 0161 953 4037 or go on the website at: www.hazardscampaign.org.uk/resources/directory-of-groups.