Useful external websites

This page provides links to web sites relating to health and safety in MVR and associated industries.

HSE is not responsible for and cannot guarantee accuracy of information on sites that it does not manage: inclusion on this page does not mean that HSE endorses the linked site.

The Automotive Distribution Association^[48]
(also known as the Independent Automotive Aftermarket Federation) The Automotive Distribution Federation represents manufacturers, importers and independent distributors of automotive parts.
Association of Vehicle Recovery Operators^[49]
Association of Vehicle Recovery Operators representing the interests of vehicle recovery operators and is involved in setting industry standards for its members.
British Coatings Federation ^[50]
The British Coatings Federation represents manufacturers of paints and other coatings supplied to MVR.
The Confederation of Passenger Transport^[51]
The Confederation of Passenger Transport is the trade association representing the bus, coach and light rail industries,
The Communications Workers Union ^[52]
CWU represents the interests of employees in the MVR industry.
The Vehicle and Operator Services Agency^[53]
VOSA provides a range of licensing, testing and enforcement services with the aim of improving the roadworthiness standards of vehicles (including MOT testing operations and driver training)
European Agency for Safety and Health at work^[54]
The Freight Transport Association^[55]
FTA is one of the largest trade associations in the UK representing the interests of some 12,000 companies in the transport industry.
The Garage Equipment Association^[56]
Garage Equipment Association (Ltd) represents equipment suppliers and installers and also operates a lift installation engineer accreditation scheme.
Health and Safety Laboratory^[57]
The Institute of Automotive Engineer Assessors^[58]
IAEA represents engineering assessors who are either self-employed or work for the insurance companies.
The Independent National Inspection and Testing Association^[59]
The Independent National Inspection and Testing Association assists those companies engaged in the business of carrying out statutory examination and testing activities.
The National Tyre Distributors Association^[60]
The National Tyre Distributors Association champions and promotes the interests of the fast fit tyre retailer.
The Retail Motor Industry Federation^[61]
Retail Motor Industry Federation collectively represents a number of motor industry organisations (eg petrol retailers, bodyshops).
The Safety Assessment Federation^[62]
SAFed represents the UK independent engineering inspection and certification industry.
The Society of Operations Engineers^[63]
SOE incorporates the Institute of Road Transport Engineers (IRTE) and other engineering related professional bodies.
The Motor Insurance Repair Research Centre^[64]
The Motor Insurance Repair Research Centre is based at Thatcham. One of it's aims is to improve safety through it's research into improving the ease of repair following an accident.
The Institute of Vehicle Recovery^[65]
IVR is a professional body for persons employed in roadside recovery.
Unite the Union^[66]
UNITE represents employees in the MVR industry.
The Vehicle Builders and Repairers Association.
The Vehicle Builders Repairers Association is a trade association for vehicle body building, commercial and car body and SMART repair industries.

Link URLs in this page

Motor vehicle repairhttps://www.hse.gov.uk/MVR/index.htm
Introductionhttps://www.hse.gov.uk/MVR/introduction.htm
Overview - Common MVR topicshttps://www.hse.gov.uk/MVR/topics/index.htm
Benzenehttps://www.hse.gov.uk/MVR/topics/benzene.htm
Choosing the correct gloveshttps://www.hse.gov.uk/MVR/topics/gloves.htm
Cleaning/degreasing substances including valetinghttps://www.hse.gov.uk/MVR/topics/degreaser.htm
Electric and hybrid vehicleshttps://www.hse.gov.uk/MVR/topics/electric-hybrid.htm
Falls from heighthttps://www.hse.gov.uk/MVR/topics/falls.htm
Fire and explosionhttps://www.hse.gov.uk/MVR/topics/fire.htm
Fluoroelastomershttps://www.hse.gov.uk/MVR/topics/fluoroelastomers.htm
General COSHH essential sheetshttps://www.hse.gov.uk/MVR/topics/general-coshh.htm
Hand-arm vibrationhttps://www.hse.gov.uk/MVR/topics/vibration.htm
Harmful dusts - Inhalation and Dermatitis riskshttps://www.hse.gov.uk/MVR/topics/dusts.htm
Manual handlinghttps://www.hse.gov.uk/MVR/topics/manual.htm
Noisehttps://www.hse.gov.uk/MVR/topics/noise.htm
Safety in the use of two-post vehicle liftshttps://www.hse.gov.uk/MVR/topics/fallofflifts.htm
Slips and tripshttps://www.hse.gov.uk/MVR/topics/slips.htm
Storing and handling airbagshttps://www.hse.gov.uk/MVR/topics/storing-handling-airbags-seat-belt.htm
Struck by...https://www.hse.gov.uk/MVR/topics/struckby.htm
Updated guidance on vehicle liftshttps://www.hse.gov.uk/MVR/topics/updated-guidance-on-vehicle-lifts.htm
Used engine oilhttps://www.hse.gov.uk/MVR/topics/oil.htm
Workplace transporthttps://www.hse.gov.uk/MVR/topics/transport.htm
Overview - Bodyshopshttps://www.hse.gov.uk/MVR/bodyshop/index.htm
2-pack isocyanate paintshttps://www.hse.gov.uk/MVR/bodyshop/isocyanates.htm
Bodyshop mythshttps://www.hse.gov.uk/MVR/bodyshop/myths/index.htm
COSHH essential sheetshttps://www.hse.gov.uk/MVR/bodyshop/coshh-paintspraying.htm
Measuring paint spray booth clearance timehttps://www.hse.gov.uk/MVR/bodyshop/cleartime.htm
Overview - Mechanical repairhttps://www.hse.gov.uk/MVR/mechanical-repair/index.htm
Asbestoshttps://www.hse.gov.uk/MVR/mechanical-repair/asbestos.htm
Hot work on wheelshttps://www.hse.gov.uk/MVR/mechanical-repair/hot-work-on-wheels.htm
Tyre removal, replacement and inflationhttps://www.hse.gov.uk/MVR/mechanical-repair/tyreremoval.htm
Vehicle exhaust emissions (Diesel)https://www.hse.gov.uk/MVR/mechanical-repair/exhaust.htm
Welding and flamecuttinghttps://www.hse.gov.uk/MVR/mechanical-repair/welding.htm
Wheel and tyre explosionhttps://www.hse.gov.uk/MVR/mechanical-repair/wheel-and-tyres.htm
Working under vehicleshttps://www.hse.gov.uk/MVR/mechanical-repair/under-vehicles.htm
Overview - Roadside repair and recoveryhttps://www.hse.gov.uk/MVR/roadside-repair/index.htm
Automotive glazinghttps://www.hse.gov.uk/MVR/roadside-repair/glazing.htm
Essential precautionshttps://www.hse.gov.uk/MVR/roadside-repair/essential-precautions.htm
Repair or recovery of buses and coaches fitted with air suspensionhttps://www.hse.gov.uk/MVR/roadside-repair/buses.htm
Overview - Resourceshttps://www.hse.gov.uk/MVR/resources/index.htm
COSHH essentialshttps://www.hse.gov.uk/coshh/essentials/direct-advice/mvr.htm
Overview - Statisticshttps://www.hse.gov.uk/MVR/resources/statistics/index.htm
Ill health statisticshttps://www.hse.gov.uk/MVR/resources/statistics/illhealthstats.htm
Injury statisticshttps://www.hse.gov.uk/MVR/resources/statistics/injurystats.htm
Useful external websiteshttps://www.hse.gov.uk/MVR/resources/links.htm
Videoshttps://www.hse.gov.uk/MVR/resources/videos/index.htm
Contactshttps://www.hse.gov.uk/MVR/contact.htm
The Automotive Distribution Associationhttp://www.adf.org.uk/
Association of Vehicle Recovery Operatorshttp://www.avrouk.com/
British Coatings Federation http://www.coatings.org.uk/
The Confederation of Passenger Transporthttp://www.cpt-uk.org/
The Communications Workers Union http://www.cwu.org/
The Vehicle and Operator Services Agencyhttps://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/vehicle-and-operator-services-agency
European Agency for Safety and Health at workhttps://osha.europa.eu/en
The Freight Transport Associationhttp://www.fta.co.uk/
The Garage Equipment Associationhttp://www.gea.co.uk/
Health and Safety Laboratoryhttps://www.hsl.gov.uk/
The Institute of Automotive Engineer Assessorshttp://www.iaea-online.org/
The Independent National Inspection and Testing Associationhttps://inita.org.uk/
The National Tyre Distributors Associationhttp://www.ntda.co.uk/
The Retail Motor Industry Federationhttp://www.rmif.co.uk/
The Safety Assessment Federationhttp://safed.co.uk/
The Society of Operations Engineershttp://www.soe.org.uk/
The Motor Insurance Repair Research Centrehttps://www.thatcham.org/
The Institute of Vehicle Recoveryhttp://www.theivrgroup.com/
Unite the Unionhttps://www.unitetheunion.org/
Health and safety in motor vehicle repair and associated industrieshttps://www.hse.gov.uk/pubns/books/hsg261.htm
Tyre removal, replacement and inflationhttps://www.hse.gov.uk/MVR/mechanical-repair/tyreremoval.htm
Fatal accident during maintenance on multipiece vehicle wheel with pneumatic tyreshttps://www.hse.gov.uk/MVR/mechanical-repair/wheel-and-tyres.htm

Glossary of abbreviations/acronyms on this page

MVR: Motor Vehicle Repair
COSHH: Control Of Substances Hazardous to Health
SMART: Small to Medium Area Repair Technique