retail

• Aren't shops safe and healthy places to work?  more...
• I am worried about being assaulted at work. How can I make sure I am safe?  more...
• Who is responsible for policing health and safety in shops?  more...
• I work in an in-store bakery and get very hot. What can I do?  more...
• How can I make my checkout more comfortable?  more...
• What does the HSE recommend about checkouts?  more...
• Could the laser in my checkout damage my eyes?  more...
• Who is responsible for health and safety where I work?  more...
• Who should I speak to if I have a health and safety problem at work?  more...

further information

NEW: A new HSE website gives information and advice about work-related violence: www.hse.gov.uk/violence

NEW: Violence at work, available at www.hse.gov.uk/pubns/indg69.pdf

NEW: Usdaw’s ‘Freedom from fear’ campaign. For information see: www.usdaw.org.uk/campaigns/freedom_from_fear

NEW: Retail crime: Breaking the hearts of communities, available from www.co-op.co.uk

Checking out health and safety in shops, available from Usdaw, tel: 0161 224 2804, www.usdaw.org.uk.

Late-night working: Preventing violence to staff, available from Usdaw, tel: 0161 224 2804, www.usdaw.org.uk.

Keep your cool! Tackling heat stress at work, available from Usdaw, tel: 0161 224 2804, www.usdaw.org.uk.

Working alone in safety, available from www.hse.gov.uk, or HSE Books, tel: 01787 881165, fax: 01787 313995, free.

Work-related upper limb disorders: A guide to prevention, HS(G)60, available from www.hse.gov.uk, or HSE Books, tel: 01787 881165, fax: 01787 313995, free.

Checkouts and musculoskeletal disorders, available from www.hse.gov.uk, or HSE Books, tel: 01787 881165, fax: 01787 313995, free.