Resources
This page provides links to sources of general information and specific guidance on health and safety in the motor vehicle repair (MVR) and associated industries.
Example risk assessments
HSE priced publications
- Health and safety in motor vehicle repair and associated industries - HSG261 This new guide is a one-stop-shop for the MVR industry. It replaces two previous publications, Health and safety in motor vehicle repair (HSG67) and Health and safety in tyre and exhaust-fitting premises (HSG62), both published in the early 1990s. The new book reflects changes in the industry since then, including: air conditioning, air bags, hybrid vehicles, compliant paints and spray guns and Small and Medium Area Repair Techniques (SMART).
- The spraying of flammable liquids - HSG178 (1998)
- The storage of flammable liquids in containers - HSG51 (1998)
- Workplace transport safety - HSG136 (1995)
- Control of diesel exhaust emissions in the workplace - HSG187 (1999)
HSE free leaflets
General
- Working safely under motor vehicles being repaired - INDG434
- Safety during tyre inflation in motor vehicle repair - INDG433
- Reducing ill health and accidents in motor vehicle repair - INDG356(rev1) (2009)
- The motor vehicle repair checklist can now be found in Reducing ill health and accidents in motor vehicle repair - INDG356(rev1) (2009)
COSHH
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
- Safe working with LPG fuelled motor vehicles - INDG387 (2003)
- Fire and explosion - how safe is your workplace - INDG370 (2002)
- 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)
Health: Substances
- Safety in isocyanate paint spraying - INDG388
- SMART paint spraying – How to control health and safety risks - INDG473
- Isocyanate paint spraying – Safely managing spray booths and rooms HSG276
- Safe working with vehicle air-conditioning systems - INDG349 (2002)
- Benzene and you - INDG329 (2000)
- Diesel engine exhaust emissions - INDG286 (1999)
Manual Handling
- Choosing a welding set? make sure you can handle it - (Includes welding set buyer's manual handling poster) - INDG390 (2003)
- Getting to grips with manual handling: A short guide for employers - INDG143 (2004)
- Collecting and delivering vehicle tyres : A guide for employers tackling the risk of manual handling injuries
Plant and equipment
- Risk of vehicles falling off two-post vehicle lifts in motor vehicle repair (MVR) - Sector Information Minute 03/2010/02
- Defective locking devices identified on modern 2-post lifts - Sector Information Minute 03/2008/12
- 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 - Sector Information Minute 03/2005/05
- Working safely under motor vehicles being repaired - INDG434
Slips, Trips and Falls
Workplace Transport
Managing vehicle safety at the workplace: A short guide for employers - INDG199