Industrial Health and Safety

The BPF is a key source of expertise and information on Health and Safety issues as they relate to the plastics sector. The Federation is dedicated to ensuring that Health and Safety within the plastics industry shows continuing improvement and that employees are appropriately protected.

In the plastics industry the main causes of injury are:

• handling, lifting or carrying
• Slips and trips
• HSE Shattered Lives Campaign
• Machinery related
• Struck by something including knife-cuts

The BPF is committed to the achievement of the highest standards in Health and Safety for the Plastics Industry and as such,  the BPF Industrial Health and Safety Central Expert Committee  meets regularly and closely monitors H&S issues for the industry!

Support for Plastics Business

Guidance and best practise documentation providing an essential beginners guide to Health and Safety. Brought to you by the BPF Health and Safety Committee; Introduction to Health and Safety Managing Health and Safety Starting your business - How to write a policy statement HSE and the law Signpost to the Health and Safety (safety signs and signals) RIDDOR explained Manual Handling: Member Briefing Getting to Grips with Manual Handling COSHH - A Brief Guide for Employers COSHH Essentials Introduction to Machinery Safety Safe working with flammable substances Drug misuse at work - A Guide for Employers Noise at Work - A Guide for Employees REACH

Health & Safety Standards available for purchase;
OHSAS 18001:2001 Health and Safety Management System	CLICK TO BUY
BS EN 201:2009 Plastics and Rubber Machines, Injection Moulding Machines; Safety Requirement	CLICK TO BUY
Click Here to See Other Plastics Related Standards

Seminars & Events

Through the work of its Health and Safety Committee, the BPF devises and holds regular seminars to update industry H&S Practitioners from the member community. For more information on forthcoming events, click here.

**NEW ** Delegate packs for recent seminars are available to download.

 

Useful Links 

Health & Safety Executive	British Safety Council	Industrial Noise & Vibration Council	Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents