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This guide is an overview of HSG33 - Health and safety in roof work, to support the construction industry address the fatalities and accidents caused by working on roofs and guidance on how to plan and work safely on roofs.

This guidance explains gives explains the importance of having a documented contingency process in place ready to deal with the consequences of any unforeseen events is crucial. It gives an overview of how to report accidents and incidents as well as reporting under RIDDOR.

This guidance clarifies who a designer on a project is and what they must take into account the health and safety issues arising from the installation and use of products they select for a sheeting and cladding project. An detailed example of a designers risk assessment is included.

This document has been developed to set out the minimum requirements required by NFRC members when working on pitched roofs.

This four page guidance sheet gives information about the control of Respirable Crystalline Silica (RCS) issues associated with the disc cutting of concrete and clay roof tiles.

This guidance gives an overview of supervising and manging young people and inexperienced workers on constructions sites and their health and safety.

This guidance outlines considerations to either eliminate the risk or specify risk mitigation measures when carrying out hot works.

This two-page guidance document provides a summary of the 2005 Work at Heigh Regulations. It raises awareness of the most common causes of work at height accidents, who the regulations apply to, how to you comply with them and considerations when planning work at height.

This two-page guidance document covers how to select, fix and use timber battens as secure footholds as an alternative to roof ladders. It includes selecting the correct battens, checks during the fixing process and safe systems of work.

This Guidance Sheet is intended to assist all those involved in arranging for work and working on roofs handling solar collectors and other large items.

This document gives guidance on counter-balanced edge protection systems and clarifies what Standards and Regulations such edge protection systems should comply with.

This guidance sets out the importance of following the hierarchy of fall protection as set out in the Work at Height Regulations 2005.

This guidance gives advice for the commercial client when planning roof works. It gives an explanation of selecting a contractor, exchanging information, agreeing the method of work and monitoring the work.

This guidance explains short duration work and the considerations and measures required to carry out short duration work safely.

This guidance gives advice on how to spot counterfeit or illegal PPE and what you need to be checking.

This guidance gives advice on the correct use of RPE face fit masks to effectively control the dust levels when cutting roof tiles a chase in brickwork or paving slabs.

This guidance explains The Construction (Design and Management) Regulations (CDM 2015) which are the main set of regulations for managing the health, safety and welfare on construction projects and the simple steps required to ensure compliance.

This guidance provides information on the types of fire extinguishers relevant to roofing works. It outlines the skills, knowledge and training that anyone in engaged in roofing work should have.

This guidance sets out the simple steps you must work through when carrying out rope access working at height. It gives an overview of rope access and advice on selecting a contractor for rope access work.

This guidance note is for roofing trades who may encounter or be affected by gas flues whilst undertaking their work, for example, when a vertical flue is venting through a tiled roof.