| Document library > Health and safety > Health and safety-related guides |
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Factcard: a working guide to zoonotic infections
(Members only) |
Updated October 2005: a factcard for all members who work with animals and/or in the countryside |
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Updated 2004 guidelines on safer driving in the workplace |
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Factcard: VDUs |
A guide to working with display screen equipment (updated July 2007). Covers: the law; good practice; advice; action points |
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Negotiator's guide to health and safety
(Reps only) |
Safety representatives' legal rights, and guidance on how to use those rights. How to use the resources available within Prospect, at local, branch and national level; how to assist in this work and how to communicate and involve Prospect members in safety issues. Guidance on handling safety inspections and dealing with accidents or dangerous occurrences. Sample forms to help you carry out your legal functions are included. Updated September 2005. |
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Prospect members' guide 01: lone working
(Members only) |
Advice for anyone who travels alone, carries out fieldwork or works at outside premises [updated July 2007] |
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Prospect members' guide 03: harassment and bullying
(Members only) |
What is harassment, and how to deal with it [updated September 2007] |
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Prospect members' guide 05: health and safety rights at work
(Members only) |
A summary of what your employer should be doing to protect your health and safety [updated September 2007] |
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Prospect members' guide 08: work-related stress
(Members only) |
The causes of stress, its effect on health, its symptoms, and employers' legal duties - updated October 2005 |
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Prospect members' guide 20: homeworking
(Members only) |
Homeworking is an alternative working arrangement in which workers use their home as their subsidiary or main place of work, either as an office or as a base from which visits are made. If you are thinking about working from home there are a number of issues that you need to consider before you agree to such an arrangement. |
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Stress in the Workplace
(Members only) |
Overview of the HSE Management Standards on Stress. |