Updating author: Richard Bretton

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Summary
Future developments
Practical example
Action point checklist
Key references
Questions and answers
Asbestos
Confined spaces
Construction work
Cooling towers
Display screen equipment
Electricity
Fire
Gas fittings
Lead
Lifting operations and lifting equipment
Manual handling
Noise
Personal protective equipment
Smoking
Substances hazardous to health
Vibration
Work equipment
Workplaces
Work at height

Summary

8.667 A prudent employer will seek to identify and assess the risks from hazards associated with:

• asbestos; (See 8.669 Asbestos)
• confined spaces; (See 8.670 Confined spaces)
• construction work; (See 8.671 Construction work)
• cooling towers; (See 8.672 Cooling towers)
• display screen equipment; (See 8.673 Display screen equipment)
• electricity; (See 8.674 Electricity)
• fire; (See 8.675 Fire)
• gas fittings; (See 8.676 Gas fittings)
• lead; (See 8.677 Lead)
• lifting operations and lifting equipment; (See 8.678 Lifting operations and lifting equipment)
• manual handling; (See 8.679 Manual handling)
• noise; (See 8.680 Noise)
• smoking; (See 8.682 Smoking)
• substances hazardous to health; (See 6.683 Substances hazardous to health)
• vibration; (See 6.684 Vibration)
• work equipment; (See 6.685 Work equipment)
• workplaces; (See 6.686 Workplaces)
• work at height. (See 6.687 Work at height)

When controlling identified risks, including those listed above, means of protection other than personal protective equipment must be used whenever reasonably practicable. (See 8.681 Personal protective equipment)

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Future developments

8.668 There are no future developments.

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Asbestos

8.669 Asbestos is a very useful mineral and over the years products containing it have been widely used in buildings as, for example, construction materials, fireproofing, thermal insulation and roofing products.