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HSE Guidance

DSEAR Regulation

ATEX User Directive 99/92/EC

ATEX European Guidance

Guidance - Safe use of Flammable Substances

Safe working with flammable substances (INDG 227) 

Guidance - Safe use of Flammable Liquids

HSG51 The storage of flammable liquids in containers 

HSG140 Safe use and handling of flammable liquids 

HSG176 The storage of flammable liquids in tanks

HSG178 The spraying of flammable liquids

Guidance - Safe use of Petrol

INDG216 Dispensing petrol as a fuel: Health and safety guidance for employees

INDG331 Safe use of petrol in garages

Guidance – Safe use of Flammable Gases

HSG139 The safe use of compressed gases in welding, flame cutting and allied processes 

INDG297 Safety in gas welding, cutting and similar processes  

INDG327 Take care with acetylene

Guidance - Safe use of Combustible Dusts

 

HSE ACoPs covering different aspects of DSEAR

L133 Unloading petrol from road tankers. DSEAR 2002, Approved Code of Practice and guidance 

L134 Design of plant, equipment and workplaces. DSEAR 2002, Approved Code of Practice and guidance  

L135 Storage of dangerous substances. DSEAR 2002, Approved Code of Practice and guidance 

L136 Control and mitigation measures. DSEAR 2002, Approved Code of Practice and Guidance 

L137 Safe maintenance repair and cleaning procedures. DSEAR 2002, Approved Code of Practice and Guidance.

Additional specific advice activities, equipment and locations

HSG37 An introduction to local exhaust ventilation

HSG71 Chemical warehousing: The storage of packaged dangerous substances 

HSG113 Lift trucks in potentially flammable atmospheres 

HSG131 Energetic and spontaneously combustible substances: Identification and safe handling 

HSG243 Fuel cells: Understanding the hazards, controlling the risks 

INDG314 Hot work on small tanks and drums