HSE priced publications

• Health and safety in motor vehicle repair HSG67 (1991) (£5.50)
• Health and safety in tyre and exhaust fitting premises HSG62 (1991) (£7.50)
• The spraying of flammable liquids HSG178 (1998) (£9.50)
• The storage of flammable liquids in containers HSG51 (1998) (£9.50)
• Guidance on the handling, storage and transport of airbags and seatbelt pretensioners HSG184 (1998) (£7.95)
• Workplace transport safety HSG136 (1995) (£7.50)
• Control of diesel exhaust emissions in the workplace HSG187 (1999) (£6.95)

Example of risk assessment paperwork

Mechanical Repair

• Risk assessment in motor vehicle mechanical repair

HSE free leaflets

General

• Reducing ill health and accidents in motor vehicle repair: leaflet INDG356 (2002) and checklist

Electrical Safety

• Do you use a steam/water pressure cleaner INDG68 (1997)

Flammable and Explosive Substances

• Application of DSEAR to MVR - Information document HSE 803/71 part 1 [18KB] and part 2 [100KB]
• Safe working with LPG fuelled motor vehicles - INDG387 (2003) and Do's and Don'ts checklist INDG387
• Fire and explosion - how safe is your workplace - INDG370 (2002)
• Safe use of petrol in garages INDG331 (2001) and Do's and Don'ts checklist INDG331
• Hot work on small tanks and drums INDG314 (2000)
• Safety in gas welding, cutting and similar processes INDG297 (1999)
• A guide to handling and storage of airbags and seatbelt pretensioners at garages and motor vehicle repair shops INDG280 (1998)
• Safe working with flammable substances INDG227 (1996)
• Hot work on vehicle wheels EIS1 (2002)

Health : Substances

• HSE/SMART industry joint publication 'Motor vehicle repair: Good practice for SMART sprayers' (WEB33) [522KB]
• Control of isocyanate exposure in motor vehicle repair (MVR) bodyshops - Inspector's Topic Pack [968KB]
• IM 03/2006/03 Reducing ill health in the motor vehicle repair (MVR) industry. Developing issues [140KB]
• IM 03/2006/12 Consequences of the ‘paints’ directive – isocyanate paints are not being banned [30KB]
• SL/2006/43 Review of commercially available party fog machines suitable for determining the clearance time of paint spray booths and rooms [154KB]
• RR 496 Isocyanate exposure, emission and control in small motor vehicle repair premises using spray rooms: Phase 1 [1.1MB]
• HSE/ British Coatings Federation joint publication - "This product contains Isocyanates" A4 sized poster [85KB]
  • Isocyanates A3 sized poster [90KB]
  • Isocyanates A2 sized poster [90KB]
• Safety in motor vehicle repair : working with 2-pack isocyanate paints - INDG388 (2003)
• Safe working with vehicle air-conditioning systems INDG349 (2002)
• Benzene and you INDG329 (2000)
• Latex and you INDG320
• Diesel engine exhaust emissions INDG286 (1999)

Manual Handling

• Collecting and delivering vehicle tyres : tackling manual handling risks [PDF 444KB]
• Choosing a welding set ? make sure you can handle it - INDG390 (2003) and poster of INDG390
• Getting to grips with manual handling: A short guide for employers INDG143 (2004)

Plant and equipment

• Risk of vehicles falling off two-post vehicle lifts in MVR HSE sim 03/2005/05 [38KB]
• Guidance on the application of Provision and Use of Work Equipment Regulations 1998 and the Lifting Operations and Lifting Equipment Regulations 1998 to Motor Vehicle Repair. Information Document HSE 803/69

Slips, trips and falls

• Preventing slips, trips and falls at work INDG225 (2003)

Workplace transport

• Managing vehicle safety at the workplace: A short guide for employers INDG199.

Vehicle recovery

• Safe recovery (and repair) of buses and coaches fitted with air suspension (PM85) [350KB]

Vibration

• Reducing the risk of hand-arm vibration injury from hand-held power tools [195KB]

e-COSHH essentials

• e-COSHH essentials worksheets - Available from the COSHH Essentials web site

Research

• Review of targeted initiatives in the manufacturing sector. Research report RR620