Local Authority Circulars (LACs)

A - F

A

1. Access equipment

Use of fall arrest systems in steel stockholders LAC: 1/4

2. Accidents

Serious incidents involving agency workers LAC: 2/5

5. Asbestos

Inspection intervention on worker protection: asbestos duty to manage LAC: 5/23

E

18. Electrical equipment

• Cable joints and repairs LAC: 18/1
• Safety in electrical displays LAC: 18/4

19. Electricity

The Electricity at Work Regulations 1989 LAC: 19/3

20. Emergency procedures

• Rope evacuation from mechanical handling equipment LAC: 20/3

22. Enforcement

• LA Enforcement in premises in which they may have an interest LAC: 22/10
• HSE's enforcement policy statement (revised January 2002) further guidance LAC: 22/17
• Formal cautions - HSE guidance LAC: 22/19
• Setting priorities and targeting interventions

23. Enforcing Authority

• Health and safety (enforcement authority) regulations 1998 - motor vehicle repair LAC: 23/13
• Health and Safety (Enforcing Authority) Regulations 1998: A-Z guide to allocation LAC: 23/15
• Management of the risk from falling trees LAC: 23/22
• Parcel carriers – Enforcement allocation LAC: 23/23
• Royal Mail business structure and enforcement allocation LAC: 23/24

27. Fire and Explosions

Dangerous Substances and Explosive Atmospheres Regulations 2002 (DSEAR) SI 2002/2776 LAC: 27/16

31. Food Industry

The hygiene design of food machinery: Supply of Machinery (Safety) Regulations 2008 & Machinery Directive (2006/42/EC) LAC: 31/12

G - L

L

47. Leisure

• The Adventure Activities Licensing Regulations 2004 LAC: 47/22

49. Lifting machinery

Power operated cellar hoists for beer containers LAC: 49/10

50. Lifts

Reducing the risk of falls from tail-lifts LAC: 50/19

52. Liquefied Petroleum Gases

• Work instruction for LPG pipework replacement inspection campaign LAC: 52/19
• Filling portable LPG cylinders at Autogas refuelling stations LAC 52/20
• Buried metallic LPG service pipework initiative - Residential (mobile) home and parks and Holiday parks LAC 52/21

M - S

M

57. Motor vehicle repair

• Defective locking devices identified on modern 2-post lifts LAC: 57/5
• Risk of vehicles falling from two-post vehicle lifts in motor vehicle repair (MVR) LAC: 57/7
• Application of the provision and use of work equipment regulations 1998 and the lifting operations and lifting equipment regulations 1998 to motor vehicle repair LAC: 57/8

O

61. Occupational health

Enforcement management model (EMM) - general guidance on application to health risks LAC: 61/1

P

68. Protective equipment

Standards for Personal Protective Equipment LAC: 68/8

S

77. Slips, trips and falls

Preventing slips and trips in kitchens within catering LAC: 77/5 (rev 1)

79. Standards

Bed rail risk management LAC: 79/8

T - Z

T

85. Transport

• Closed circuit tv on road going vehicles LAC: 85/10
• The Road Haulage and Distribution Industry - overview LAC: 85/14
• An explanation of HSEs role in the investigation of work-related road incidents and advice on responding to enquiries on managing of work-related road safety LAC: 85/16

V

88. Violence

Work-related violence LAC: 88/2

W

90. Work equipment

The Lifting Operations and Lifting Equipment Regulations 1998 LAC: 90/4

95. Working Time

The Working Time Regulations 1998: Guidance on the legislation LAC: 95/1