Posted By Edward Shyer Hi Zaphod, Ideally this would be a brilliant idea as you say it would save time and effort to download from a single point. Unfortunately the problem you may encounter is one of ownership of the work within such an area. In the majority of cases if you are an employee and you have prepared a workplace document then technically your employer is the legal owner of the document. This could in my opinion place IOSH in a bit of a predicament as to allowing the possibility of unauthorised document transfer. Regards Ted

Posted By Descarte I was actually thinking of making a similar request but instead of webspace for us to upload ducoments, how about links to already sanctioned docs such as those of fire authority homepages or the HSE website? I started making a list of commonly asked questions which I was going to add links to either HSE etc sites or previous posts. This would stop duplication of questions and an easier method of finding what your after instead of getting 100 responses from a search query. My list has started as : Accidents – RIDDOR – is it reportable? Reporting after incident where to report and who to I had an accident but it was not reported what can I/what should I do Asbestos – New legislation Notifiable? COSHH Forms MSDS PPE DSE Provision of glasses Min costs Intervals Free tests Online/self assess but to prioritise, must still assess Drug / alcohol testing Fire risk assessments Training Blank templates Pregnancy / RA Risk assessment Templates Safety pictures Injuries Accidents Unsafe acts Manual handling Temperature Maximum Minimum Training Fire RA Fire warden Manual Handling – templates Vibration Using manufacturers guidelines Limiting exposure Measuring Health monitoring Working at heights Access Limits Ladders – planned, assessed inspected, short duration FLT – cages – if designed for purpose MEWP – inspection Working time regs Rest breaks Min breaks Daily breaks Link to law site

Posted By Merv Newman As said, employees need to get employer's authorisation before posting any work-developed or work-related (knocked up in your own time) documents. However independants (such as wot I am)are usually (sometimes) happy to offer our own efforts to desrving cases. But we do like to be acknowledged as original sources of whatever it was. It can take me tens, dozens, hundreds of hours to develop, check, test a ppt. (I've been prresenting what is basically the same BBS presentation for at least five years but I know it can still be improved) half a day to run up an audit check list. Two days to develop a questionnaire. I may give them away but I would like to be acknowledged. Or even paid. Merv Sorry monotors, but I am so loooking forward to this : seared duck breasts with honey glaze, snow peas, sauteé potatoes and beaujolais. And I'm not the one doing the cooking. Oh. and home-brewed coconut yougurt.

Posted By Philby' I have to agree with Peter....Indeed, I tend not to post these days as there seems to be some over sensitive, or overly critical folk out there.... I too just email the required info/documentation/etc direct and, although its nice to be thanked, I do not post an 'emailed you directly', it generally just means you have more posts to wade through. Philby'

Posted By Mark Eastbourne Zaphod, Descarte - Brilliant ideas! In fact I think I'll say it again cos it is a brilliant idea. Like Merv though, I would like some recognition though but must be a way of doing this. Brilliant link to Ottos helpful hints as well.

Posted By Merv Newman Phillip, ok, but why has IOSH banished threads which lead to other such sites. I remember Marks "Free safety site" which was totally napalmed by the monitaurs. Do you pay a fee to be "referenced" ? Merv What would happen today if I were to set up a site with hundreds of documents and links to usefull sites ? In fact, I think I might do that. We have a website www.insafety.org e-mail is insafety@fc-net.fr If posters want to send me docs then I could develop a library of downloadable info. Would I be allowed to to mention this on the chat forum ? Or would I get napalmed ? And how would the monitaurs justify such a reaction ? Merv Time now is 6.38 pm. How long till this gets pulled ?

Posted By Ali Good idea, but there may be copyright issues if people are using it for commercial gain (tut tut...). Also, forms , like anything else, need updating from time time - who is going to do this ? Sorry, I don't mean to be a spoilsport - just thinking ahead.

Posted By B Smart Maybe not so smart after all, the web address should really be http://hse.wiki.com B. Smart