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The Health and Safety Executive ensures that risks to people's Health and Safety from work activities are properly controlled. It is the job of the Health and Safety Executive to ensure that employers look after the Health and Safety of their employees. It is also the job of the Health and Safety Executive to make sure that employees and the self-employed look after their own Health and Safety.

The Health and Safety Executive develop new Health and Safety Laws and Standards and plays a full part in international developments, especially in the European Union. The Health and Safety Executive is active in inspecting workplaces and accidents, as well as cases of ill health and enforcing good standards. The Health and Safety Executive publishes guidance and advice on its findings, which can be purchased from the TSO Online bookshop.

The TSO online bookshop provides a comprehensive list of titles from the Health and Safety Executive that are relevant to all areas of industry. Categories include the Health and Safety Executive Legal Series and the Health and Safety Executive - Health and Safety Guidance Series. Also included are specific categories which contain guidance from the Health and Safety Executive on Railways, Event Safety and Dangerous Substances.

Key Health and Safety Executive titles include:

Health and Safety Executive: Fire SafetyFire Safety - An Employer's Guide

This official guide, written by the Home Office and the Health and Safety Executive, advises employers on what they must do to comply with the law relating to fire issues.

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Health and Safety Executive: Essentials of Health and Safety at WorkEssentials of Health and Safety at Work

This Health and Safety Executive publication provides guidance and tips for small firms on good practice in Health and Safety management.

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