Health & Safety Executive

SBES systems are designed to protect not only your staff but your business as well. The Health & Safety Executive publish detailed material as to how risk issues can affect your business – the costs of an accident can quickly mount up!

Unison have recently published their own guide to Working Alone – you can download a copy from www.unison.org.uk/acrobat/10943.pdf.

For examples of how expensive accidents at work can be visit www.hse.gov.uk/costs.

To download a Pdf version of the HSE's Work Alone is Safety, please click here.

For the free HSE booklet, "Reduce risks - cut costs" (ISBN 0 7176 2337 8) either visit www.hsebooks.co.uk
or write to HSE Books, PO Box 1999, Sudbury, Suffolk CO10 2WA. Tel: 01787 881165.

More HSE Links
HSE homepage on Work Related Violence: www.hse.gov.uk/violence/index.htm
Violence in the workplace - lone workers: www.hse.gov.uk/violence/loneworkers.htm
Violence in the workplace - further information: www.hse.gov.uk/violence/information.htm

Leaflets:
Violence at Work - a guide for employers: www.hse.gov.uk/pubns/indg69.pdf
Working alone in safety: Controlling the risks of solitary work: www.hse.gov.uk/pubns/indg73.pdf

General Information
For general information on health and safety at work visit www.hse.gov.uk.