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• A Guide to Landlords’ Duties: Gas Safety (Installation and Use) Regulations 1998

  HSE guidance for landlords explaining their duties under the Gas Safety (Installation and Use) Regulations 1998. It covers maintaining gas appliances, arranging annual gas safety checks, keeping and providing gas safety records, managing tenant access, using agents, and responding to unsafe appliances or failed safety checks.

• A Guide to the Gas Safety (Management) Regulations 1996 (as amended) (L80)

  Provides official HSE guidance on the Gas Safety (Management) Regulations 1996, incorporating the 2023 amendments. It explains the legal duties placed on gas transporters and other duty holders, including safety cases, network management, gas quality standards, emergency arrangements, biomethane, LNG facilities, and the operation of the gas transmission and distribution network.

• Managing for health and safety (HSG65)

  HSE guidance on managing health and safety effectively within an organisation. HSG65 explains a practical Plan, Do, Check, Act approach to health and safety management, covering leadership, policy, planning, risk profiling, worker involvement, competence, performance monitoring, incident investigation and organisational learning.

• Reducing error and influencing behaviour (HSG48)

  Issued by the Health and Safety Executive, this guidance document focuses on the impact of human factors on workplace health and safety, providing practical strategies for identifying, assessing, and controlling risks associated with human error and behavior. It includes case studies and emphasizes the importance of understanding how organizational and individual characteristics influence safety outcomes.

• Safety in the Installation and Use of Gas Systems and Appliances (L56)

  HSE Approved Code of Practice and guidance for the Gas Safety (Installation and Use) Regulations. It covers gas systems, appliances, fittings, flues, installation pipework, meters, emergency controls, competence, ACOP material, guidance and typical installation diagrams.

• Work at Height Regulations 2005 — working copy incorporating S.I. 2007/114 amendments only

  Working copy of the Work at Height Regulations 2005 (S.I. 2005/735) incorporating the changes made by S.I. 2007/114 only. It sets out duties for planning and carrying out work at height, choosing and inspecting work equipment, and protecting people from falls, falling objects and fragile surfaces. The schedules specify requirements for guard-rails, working platforms, fall protection systems, ladders and inspection reports.

• Working at height: A brief guide

  Issued by the Health and Safety Executive, this guide outlines employer responsibilities and safety measures to protect employees from falls while working at height, in accordance with the Work at Height Regulations 2005. It provides practical steps for planning, equipment selection, and risk assessment to ensure compliance and enhance workplace safety.