Useful resources
This section of our website contains links to external websites and documents which provide information for building occupiers and others with a duty of care surrounding the provision of air and a safe workplace environment.
General Workplaces
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Legal Requirements, Guidelines and Green Air Monitoring Services
Overview of Legal Requirements, Guidelines, Standard Specification and Green Air Monitoring Services
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BS40102-1:2023 Health and Wellbeing in non-domestic buildings – Code of Practice
This document, coming into effect on 30 April 2023, looks at thermal comfort, air quality, light quality and acoustic and soundscape quality
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Health and Safety Executive EH40/2005 Workplace Exposure Limits (Fourth Edition 2020)
This document contains a list of the workplace exposure limits for use with the Control of Substances Hazardous to Health Regulations.
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Workplace (Health, Safety & Welfare) Regulations 1992
Full document available for download at the HSE website
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Health & Safety at Work Act 1974
Link to the full act via the HSE website
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Workplace health & safety a short guide for managers
HSE short guide on controlling substances hazardous to health
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An overview provided by the HSE to risks to occupants from radon.
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HSE short guide to COSHH 2002 regulations on working with substances hazardous to health
Specialist Workplaces
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“Time to clear the air!” this HSE document provides a worker’s pocket guide to local exhaust ventilation. Aimed at employees exposed to airborne dust, mist, fumes or gas.
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A simple guide from the HSE to buying and using local exhaust ventilation (LEV) systems.
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This HSE leaflet explains what employers and employees should do to prevent lung disease caused by exposure to silica at work. Silica is a natural substance found in most rocks, sand and clay and in products such as bricks and concrete.
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HSE guidance on working with and exposure to wood dust.
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Average humidity levels of less than 38% increase risk of upper respiratory symptoms
A study on indoor air pollutants in office buildings in Japan found significant evidence that average humidity levels of less than 38% showed an increased risk of upper respiratory symptoms (November 2022 Azuma at al).
