Food Manufacture - Information sources

Provides links to sources of information and guidance on health and safety in the food and drinks industries.

The following booklets and information are available from HSE Books online or by telephone on 01787 881165.

Free leaflets

• Food and drink
  Includes HSE Food Information Sheets
• Risk assessment

HSE priced publications

• A recipe for safety: Occupational health and safety in food and drink manufacture (2005) [HSG252]
• Slips and trips: Guidance for the food processing industry (1996) [HSG156]
• Moving food and drink: Manual handling solutions for the food and drink industries - 100 case studies (2000) [HSG196]
• Sound solutions for the food and drink industries - Reducing noise in food and drink manufacturing (60 case studies) (2002) [HSG232]
• A baker's dozen - 13 essentials for a safer bakery (2003) [HSG233]

Guidance notes

• Reducing bandsaw accidents in the food industry (2000) PM33
• Grain dust EH66
• Grain dust in maltings EH67
• Flour Dust - Risk assessment document EH 72/11

Videos

• Stop Slips: Managing slips to reduce injuries and costs (2000) 35 mins.
  ISBN 0 7176 1819 6
  

Health and safety publications by other organisations assisted by HSE

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

Health and safety guidance for liquid food process plant (1999) printed by PPMA Available from HSE Food Section, Glasgow Tel: 0141 275 3000

Guidance on dust control in bakeries (1999) also an interactive training package 'Breathe Easy' which includes the guidance booklet, training notes and video Federation of Bakers, London Tel: 0207 420 7190

CE or PUWER? - the application of legislation to machinery maintenance, assemblies, modification, refurbishment and resale (2002). Available from PPMA, Wallington Tel: 0208 773 8111

HSE enforcement databases

• HSE Prosecutions database
• HSE Notices database