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Food and Drink Industry - Resources

This page provides links to web sites relating to health and safety in food and drink manufacture. HSE is not responsible for and cannot guarantee accuracy of information on sites that it does not manage; and inclusion does not mean HSE endorses the linked site.

Health and safety publications by other organisations assisted by HSE

Guidance on dust control and health surveillance in bakeries (2008) also an interactive training package 'Breathe Easy' which includes the guidance booklet, DVD and training notes - The Federation of Bakers[40], 6th Floor, 10 Bloomsbury Way, London WC1A 2SL, Tel 020 7420 7190, Email: info@fob.uk.com.

Guidance on achieving reasonable working temperatures and conditions during production of chilled foods: Guideline No.26 (2000) - Campden & Chorleywood Food Research Association, Chipping Campden Tel:01386 842000 www.campden.co.uk[41]

CE or PUWER? - the application of legislation to machinery maintenance, assemblies, modification, refurbishment and resale (2002) - Processing and Packaging Machinery Association (PPMA), Wallington Tel: 0208773 8111 www.ppma.co.uk[42]

HSE enforcement databases

HSE Prosecutions / Notices database[43]

Publications

The following booklets and information are available from HSE Books[44] online or by telephone on +44 (0)333 202 5070.

Free leaflets

HSE priced publications

Guidance notes

Grain dust EH66[50]

Federation of Bakers

A Baker's Dozen - Thirteen essentials for health and safety in bakeries[51]
This publication is based on guidance previously published by HSE in HSG233 'Baker's Dozen' which was published in 2003 and withdrawn in 2012 when the text was given to the Federation of Bakers.

Link URLs in this page

  1. Food & drink manufacturehttps://www.hse.gov.uk/food/index.htm
  2. Common risks - in food and drink manufacturing industrieshttps://www.hse.gov.uk/food/industries.htm
  3. Meat, poultry and fishhttps://www.hse.gov.uk/food/slaughter.htm
  4. Milling, animal feedshttps://www.hse.gov.uk/food/grain.htm
  5. Bakery productshttps://www.hse.gov.uk/food/bakery.htm
  6. Dairy productshttps://www.hse.gov.uk/food/dairy.htm
  7. Fruit and vegetableshttps://www.hse.gov.uk/food/fruitveg.htm
  8. Alcoholic and soft drinkshttps://www.hse.gov.uk/food/drink.htm
  9. Chilled and frozen products https://www.hse.gov.uk/food/chilled.htm
  10. Supply chainhttps://www.hse.gov.uk/food/chain.htm
  11. Safety risks overviewhttps://www.hse.gov.uk/food/safety-hazards.htm
  12. Manual handlinghttps://www.hse.gov.uk/food/handling.htm
  13. Slips on wet or contaminated floorshttps://www.hse.gov.uk/food/slips.htm
  14. Falls from heighthttps://www.hse.gov.uk/food/falls.htm
  15. Workplace transporthttps://www.hse.gov.uk/food/transport.htm
  16. Struck by somethinghttps://www.hse.gov.uk/food/struckby.htm
  17. Overview - Food processing machineryhttps://www.hse.gov.uk/food/machinery.htm
  18. European CEN 'C' Standards for food processing machineshttps://www.hse.gov.uk/food/standards.htm
  19. Packaging machineryhttps://www.hse.gov.uk/food/package.htm
  20. Overview - Prevention of dust explosionshttps://www.hse.gov.uk/food/dustexplosion.htm
  21. Selection and use of vacuum cleanershttps://www.hse.gov.uk/food/dustexplosionapp1.htm
  22. Explosion relief for small bins and siloshttps://www.hse.gov.uk/food/dustexplosionapp2.htm
  23. Overview - Occupational health topicshttps://www.hse.gov.uk/food/healthtopics.htm
  24. Musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs)https://www.hse.gov.uk/food/musculoskeletal.htm
  25. Dermatitishttps://www.hse.gov.uk/food/dermatitis.htm
  26. Noise induced hearing losshttps://www.hse.gov.uk/food/noise.htm
  27. Overviewhttps://www.hse.gov.uk/food/asthma.htm
  28. Low dust flourhttps://www.hse.gov.uk/food/low-flour-dust.htm
  29. Exposure to disinfectantshttps://www.hse.gov.uk/food/disinfectants.htm
  30. Work-related stresshttps://www.hse.gov.uk/food/stress.htm
  31. Overview - Occupational rehabilitationhttps://www.hse.gov.uk/food/rehabilitation/index.htm
  32. OH Case studieshttps://www.hse.gov.uk/food/rehabilitation/casestudies.htm
  33. Overview - Resourceshttps://www.hse.gov.uk/food/information.htm
  34. Case studieshttps://www.hse.gov.uk/food/experience.htm
  35. Useful linkshttps://www.hse.gov.uk/food/links.htm
  36. Food and Drink Manufacture Health and Safety Forumhttps://www.hse.gov.uk/food/forum.htm
  37. Topics of interesthttps://www.hse.gov.uk/food/live.htm
  38. Case studieshttps://www.hse.gov.uk/food/experience.htm
  39. Useful linkshttps://www.hse.gov.uk/food/links.htm
  40. The Federation of Bakershttp://www.fob.uk.com/
  41. www.campden.co.ukhttp://www.campden.co.uk/
  42. www.ppma.co.ukhttp://www.ppma.co.uk/
  43. HSE Prosecutions / Notices databasehttps://www.hse.gov.uk/enforce/convictions.htm
  44. HSE Bookshttps://books.hse.gov.uk/
  45. Bakers - time to clear the air (pocket card)  [INDG429]https://www.hse.gov.uk/pubns/indg429.pdf
  46. Risk assessmenthttps://www.hse.gov.uk/pubns/raindex.htm
  47. A recipe for safety: Occupational health and safety in food and drink manufacture (2005) [HSG252]https://www.hse.gov.uk/pubns/books/hsg252.htm
  48. Moving food and drink: Manual handling solutions for the food and drink industries - 100 case studies (2000) [HSG196]https://www.hse.gov.uk/pubns/books/hsg196.htm
  49. Sound solutions for the food and drink industries - Reducing noise in food and drink manufacturing (60 case studies) (2002) [HSG232]https://www.hse.gov.uk/pubns/books/hsg232.htm
  50. Grain dust EH66https://www.hse.gov.uk/pubns/eh66.htm
  51. A Baker's Dozen - Thirteen essentials for health and safety in bakerieshttps://www.fob.uk.com/health-safety-overview/a-bakers-dozen-13-essentials-for-health-and-safety-in-bakeries/
  52. A recipe for safety: Occupational health and safety in food and drink manufacture https://www.hse.gov.uk/pubns/books/hsg252.htm
  53. Moving food and drink: Manual handling solutions for the food and drink industries https://www.hse.gov.uk/pubns/books/hsg196.htm
  54. Useful links https://www.hse.gov.uk/food/links.htm
  55. Food and Drink Manufacturing Forumhttps://www.hse.gov.uk/food/forum.htm
  56. Federation of Bakers (FoB)https://www.fob.uk.com/
  57. Craft Bakers Associationhttps://www.craftbakersassociation.co.uk/
  58. British Meat Processors Association (BMPA)https://britishmeatindustry.org/
  59. Dairy UKhttps://www.dairyuk.org/
  60. Chilled Foods Association (CFA)https://www.chilledfood.org/
  61. British Frozen Food Federation (BFFF)https://www.bfff.co.uk/
  62. Food Standards Agencyhttps://www.food.gov.uk/
  63. IOSH Food and Drink Grouphttps://www.iosh.co.uk/groups/food_and_drink_group.aspx

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Updated 2023-06-15