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For basic business safety information try www.safestartup.org

Free factsheets and other info at www.worksafe.org.uk

More free downloads and a host of links at  web-safety.com

Safety groups & bodies

Ayrshire Occupational Health & Safety Group  

Borders Construction Industry Forum 

British Safety Council  - provide information and advice on all aspects of health & safety, both to members and non-members.  They supply training, auditing and assistance with Health & Safety management systems.

CIPD (Chartered Institute for Personal Development) 

CITB offer valuable advice to construction firms

Fife Chamber Of Safety  

The Health & Safety Executive website is always a good place to start when looking for information.  Priced and free publications available at  HSE Books, some are free to download.  RIDDOR accident reports can be made at www.riddor.gov.uk or by email to riddor@natbrit.com

IOSH  are the lead professional body for health & safety practitioners in the UK.  The IOSH Edinburgh Branch meets on the second Thursday of each month, see web page for details.

RoSPA--The Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents--carry health & safety advice on their web site.  The site also hosts the National Health & Safety Groups Council pages

Scottish Borders Community Safety Forum

Safe & Healthy Working - the new free advice service for Scottish SME's

Scotland's Health At Work homepage can give you ideas to promote good health amongst your workforce

Scottish Chamber of Safety-  www.scos.org.uk 

Scunthorpe Area Health & Safety Group 

South Cumbria OH&S Group

Swansea & West Wales Health & Safety Group

Environmental

The Acorn trust www.theacorntrust.org have info on BS8555:2003

Envirowise - www.envirowise.gov.uk

Waste Resource Action Programme www.wrap.gov.uk

Scottish Environmental Protection Agency www.sepa.org.uk

Fire Sites

Government advice at www.firekills.gov.uk   

Fire Industry advice is at www.the-fic.org.uk 

Scottish executive information from http://www.scotland.gov.uk/about/JD/HMIFS/00015130/HMIFS_intro.aspx

The Fire Service College run seminars on fire safety and fire risk assessment.  

Commercial Sites

These links are provided for information only,

SAFETY & INDUSTRIAL EQUIPMENT-

ARCO - www.arco.co.uk  

Key Industries www.keyind.co.uk  

F. Parr & Co.  www.parrs.co.uk

Global Direct www.globaldirect.co.uk  

Slingsby www.slingsbyonline.com

Training videos www.safetymedia.co.uk 

Risk assessment software www.crsrisk.com

MISCELLANEOUS OTHER PRODUCTS - 

Stationery - www.viking-direct.co.uk 

Mobile phone spares www.m-99.co.uk  

Computer parts and accessories.  www.redstore.com

Other useful sites

Borders Today--Scottish Borders news & views powered by the Southern Reporter (Other Tweeddale Press Group titles are  linked from this site)

Border Telegraph  - Central Borders newspaper, links to Peeblesshire News and the East Lothian Courier

Radio Borders is our local independent commercial radio station 

BAA Edinburgh Airport Arrivals--check before leaving to pick up visitors 

Street map--locate addresses by postcode or area

FREE weights and measures converter 

Free STD code searcher available to download here 

Lochcarron Of Scotland—Textile manufacturer www.lochcarron.com

Rodger Builders    Building firm from Earlston      www.rodger.co.uk

Scotia Chiropractic     www.scotiachiropractic.co.uk

Louis France Ltd  PPE & safety equipment, workwear supplier  www.louisfrance.co.uk