Health encyclopaedia

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Getting help of Health and safety at work

Help on health and safety issues is available from a variety of sources:

For useful publications, see the References section to this topic.

The Health and Safety Executive have a range of free leaflets at http://www.hse.gov.uk/pubns/index.htm and information booklets which are available from HSE Books (phone 01787 881165; www.hsebooks.co.uk).

Many trades unions provide advice and support to their members on health and safety matters.  Contact individual unions or the Trades Union Congress (TUC) for more information: phone 020 7636 4030; www.tuc.org.uk.

ACAS (Advisory, Conciliation and Arbitration Service) produces information on employee rights and good management practices (phone 020 7396 5100; www.acas.org.uk).  ACAS have offices across mainland Britain.

• HaemophiliaHaemorrhoidsHair lossHand, foot and mouth diseaseHangoverHay feverHead injuryHead liceHeadacheHealth and safety at workHealth recordsHearing and vision tests for childrenHearing impairmentHearing testsHeart attackHeart blockHeart failureHeart lung transplantHeartburnHeatstrokeHepatitisHepatitis AHepatitis BHepatitis CHernia, hiatusHernia, inguinalHiccupHip replacementHIV and AIDSHome testsHomeopathyHormone replacement therapyHospitals, admissionHospitals, childrenHospitals, dischargeHughes syndromeHuntington's diseaseHydrocephalusHydronephrosisHyperglycaemiaHyperlipidaemia and lipid-lowering medicinesHypoglycaemiaHypothermiaHysterectomy

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