Introduction to Fire Safety Management

15.16.8 Information, instruction and training – 
regulation 12
Where their employees are likely to be exposed to sub-
stances hazardous to health, the employer is required 
to provide them with suitable and suffi cient information, 
instruction and training including:
➤
Details of the substances hazardous to health to 
which the employee is liable to be exposed:
➤
The names of those substances and the risk 
they present to health
➤
Any relevant workplace exposure limit
➤
Access to any relevant safety data sheet
➤
Other legal relevant requirements
➤
The 
signifi cant fi ndings of the risk assessment
➤
The appropriate precautions and actions to be taken 
by the employee to safeguard themselves and others
➤
The results of any monitoring (where a WEL is 
approved, the employee should also be informed 
immediately if the results show that this has been 
exceeded)
➤
The collective results of any health surveillance (these 
results must not be identifi able to an individual).

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15.16.9 Arrangements to deal with accidents, 
incidents and emergencies – regulation 13
Employers are required to prepare procedures including 
fi rst aid facilities and relevant drills to protect the health 
of their employees from an accident, incident or emer-
gency related to substances hazardous to health.
Information on the procedures must be made 
available and displayed at the workplace as appropriate. 
This information should also be made available to the 
relevant emergency services to enable them to prepare 
their own response.
In the event of such an accident, incident or 
emergency, the employer must:
➤
Take immediate steps to mitigate the effects, restore 
the situation to normal and inform those who may 
be affected
➤
Ensure that only persons who are essential for carry-
ing out repairs are permitted in the affected area and 
then only if they are provided with appropriate PPE 
and any other necessary specialised equipment.
Note:
The above requirements are without prejudice to 
the requirements for serious and imminent danger pro-
cedures under the Management of Health and Safety at 
Work Regulations 1999 (see later section).