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Guidance Leaflets to Employers

Guidance Leaflets to Employers from HSE
Why do I need a Safety Data Sheet? H&S Law Poster INDG 173 Officewise - Common myths about regulations COSHH - a brief guide to the regulations
Sun Protection - advice for employers of outdoor workers First Aid at Work - your questions answered Working near water - Personal buoyancy equipment on inshore waters What to do in an Emergency
Working alone in Safety
Safe Use of Gas Cylinders Pressure Systems - Safety & You! Control of Legionellosis - a guide for employers Health & Safety Risks from hand-arm vibration - advice to employees
PUWER : simple guide to the Provision & Use of Work Equipment Regulations 1998 An Introduction to Health & Safety Managing Health & Safety - 5 steps to success Health & Safety Risks from hand-arm vibration - advice to employers
Safe use of Agricultural mowers There are many suggestions in this guidance note of interest to Greenkeepers Selecting Protective Gloves Health & Safety for gamekeepers : There are many suggestions in this guidance note of interest to Greenkeepers
Pesticides - use them safely Using equipment safely
FIS 23 Injuries and ill-health caused by handling in food and drink industries CATER 12 Maintainance priorities in catering Reporting Accidents in the catering Industry
         
NOISE AT WORK Noise at Work - Advice for employers Protect your hearing or lose it - pocket size leaflet Noise Assessment - getting what you need Noise (agricultural Information Sheet 8)
       
VIBRATION AT WORK Control the risks from hand-arm vibration - Advice for employers on the Control of Vibration at Work Regulations 2005 [PDF 168kb] Hand Arm Vibration Calculator
Guide to using the hand-arm vibration calculator
Hand-arm vibration - Advice for employees [PDF 48kb] Initial screening questionnaire
Health hazards from whole-body vibration caused by mobile agricultural machinery Whole-body vibration calculator - Version 1-06 (May 2006)
         
Guidance Leaflets to Employers from DEFRA - Department for Environment, food and rural affairs (Formerly MAFF)
The 'GREEN CODE' - Code of Practice for Using Plant Protection Products - Scottish Draft Code The 'GREEN CODE' - Code of Practice for Using Plant Protection Products - England & Wales LERAP - Local Environment Risk Assessment for Pesticides
Guidance Leaflets to Employers from the Scottish Environmental Protection Agency
Publications Index Scottish Agricultural Pollution Group
Blank MHS-golf forms in*.doc format
Blank Calibration sheets for Hand Held Applicator Blank Calibration sheets for Tractor Sprayer
Golf Buggy Policy
Accident Form

EDUCATION LINKS

LANTRA SQA QCA NPTC Chartered Institute of Environmental Health
GTC - Greenkeeper Training Committee BASIS
BIGGA - British International Golf Greenkeepers Association BIGGA - Central Scotland
GCSAA - Golf Course Superintendent Association of America GCSAI - Golf Course Superintendent Association of Ireland Federation of European Golf Greenkeepers Association
Elmwood College Greenmount College Merrist Wood College Myerscough College Reaseheath College

USEFUL LINKS

HSE - Health & Safety Executive Guidance Notes on Hazards at Work Agriculture Guidance Notes RIDDOR Guidance Catering & Food Guidance Notes
Chemicals Guidance Notes Construction Guidance Notes Woodworking Guidance Notes
         
DEFRA - Department for Environment, food and rural affairs (Formerly MAFF) Pesticide Safety Directorate Crop Protection Association
   Scottish Environment Protection Agency  Environment Agency    
         
Institute of Safety & Health Health & Safety Authority (Ireland)
R&A Course Practice Best Practice Guidelines Andreas Heising Greenkeeping Links, Germany Turfpages - a classified directory for the UK turf industry

SUPPLIERS

SEED SUPPLIERS
British Seed Houses Barenbrug Seed Company
PESTICIDE SUPPLIERS
CSC Cropcare Rigby Taylor Bayer Environmental Products Luxan
Headland Amenity Products Vitax Zeneca in now Syngenta Professional Products
EQUIPMENT SUPPLIERS
Allen Power Equipment Allett Mowers Atco Mowers Bernhard Cylinder Grinding
Charterhouse Turf Machinery John Deere
Dennis Mowers E-Z-GO Graveley Lawn Equipment Hayer Mowers
Honda Power Equipment Kubota Ransome-Jacobsen-Textron New Holland Tractors
Toro Ifor Williams Trailers
  Disabled Golf Carts NB These do NOT have EC Clearance      
Sprayer suppliers
Allman Sprayers Micron Sprayers Hardi Sprayers Solo Sprayers
Agricultural Machinery Index
SPORTS TURF SUPPLIERS
Amenity Technology Inturf Rainbird Irrigation
Alginure - seaweed soil treatment Orkney Seaweed Maxicrop Hunter Irrigation
Balmoral Storage tanks LBS Group - Horticultural Supplies Better Methods Hand Tools Tildenet - netting manufacturer