Example risk assessments

• Motor vehicle repair body shop
• Motor vehicle mechanical repair shop
• Motor vehicle showroom
• Road haulage

Press releases

• Search for MVR related press releases

HSE priced publications

• Health and safety in motor vehicle repair HSG67 (1991)
• Health and safety in tyre and exhaust fitting premises HSG62 (1991)
• The spraying of flammable liquids HSG178 (1998)
• The storage of flammable liquids in containers HSG51 (1998)
• A guide to the handling and storage of airbags and seat belt pretensioners at garages and motor vehicle repair workshops. HSG280 (1998)
• Workplace transport safety HSG136 (1995)
• Control of diesel exhaust emissions in the workplace HSG187 (1999)

HSE free leaflets

General

• Reducing ill health and accidents in motor vehicle repair: leaflet INDG356 (2002) [637KB]
• Reducing ill health and accidents in motor vehicle repair: leaflet INDG356a checklist [420KB]

Electrical Safety

• Do you use a steam/water pressure cleaner INDG68 (1997) [925KB]

Flammable and Explosive Substances

• Application of DSEAR to MVR - Information document HSE 803/71 part 1 [18KB] and
• Application of DSEAR to MVR - Information document HSE 803/71 part 2 [ 100KB]
• Safe working with LPG fuelled motor vehicles - INDG387 (2003) [52KB] and
• Safe working with LPG fuelled motor vehicles poster [82KB]
• Fire and explosion - how safe is your workplace - INDG370 (2002) [192KB]
• Safe use of petrol in garages INDG331 (2001) [169KB] and
• Safe use of petrol in garages poster [63KB]
• Hot work on small tanks and drums INDG314 (2000) [724KB]
• Safety in gas welding, cutting and similar processes INDG297 (1999) [715KB]
• A guide to handling and storage of airbags and seatbelt pretensioners at garages and motor vehicle repair shops INDG280 (1998)
• Safe working with flammable substances INDG227 (1996) [114KB]
• Hot work on vehicle wheels EIS1 (2002) [34KB]

Health: Substances

• Safety in motor vehicle repair: working with 2-pack isocyanate paints - INDG388 (2003) [103KB]
• Safe working with vehicle air-conditioning systems INDG349 (2002) [104KB]
• Benzene and you INDG329 (2000) [32KB]
• Latex and you INDG320 [124KB]
• Diesel engine exhaust emissions INDG286 [135KB]

Manual Handling

• Collecting and delivering vehicle tyres : tackling manual handling risks [444KB]
• Choosing a welding set? make sure you can handle it - (Includes welding set buyer's manual handling poster) INDG390 (2003) [168KB]
• Getting to grips with manual handling: A short guide for employers INDG143 (2004) [436KB]

Plant and equipment

• Risk of vehicles falling off two-post vehicle lifts in MVR HSE sim 03/2005/05 [38KB]
• 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. Information Document SIM 03/2005/05 [37KB]

Slips, Trips and Falls

• Preventing falls from vehicles - INDG413 [99KB]
• Preventing slips, trips and falls at work INDG225 (2003) [69KB]

Workplace Transport

• Managing vehicle safety at the workplace: A short guide for employers INDG199. [267KB]

Vibration

• Reducing the risk of hand-arm vibration injury from hand-held power tools [195KB]