Just having a clear out of our office ready for a move. Somebody has unearthed a few old booklets leaflets from the early(ish) days of HASAWA and I thought they may be of ephemeral interest to somebody rather than send them for recycling.

Going in one lot:
HASAWA: Advice To Employers HSC3 Jan1983, green cover
HASAWA: The Act Outlined HSC2 Jun1978, green cover
HASAWA: Advice To Employees HSC5 Oct1982, blue(ish) cover
Gudance Notes On Employers' Policy Statements For H&S At Work HSC6 Jun1975, red cover
Short Guide to the Employers Liability (Compulsory Insurance) Act 1969 HSE4 Sep1976, red cover
Guidance On The Implementation of Safety Policies IAC/L1 Sep1982, cream cover
Is My Office Safe? A Handbook For Supervisors (Civil Service Issue) 1978
Noise Control On Building Sites Advisory Leaflet 72

Anyone??

Martyn

What use would they be?????

In answer to Pikeman's query, the use/value of any documents or artefacts depends on their age, context, rarity and who might be interested in them.

Over time booklets and other documents which used to be commonplace can become rare because most people tend to discard them as obsolete or of no interest. Within several years the 1974 Act will be 40 years old, so booklets about it may well be of interest to at least some people in the future.

Like other recruits I was given numerous H&S related booklets and documents when I joined HSE in 1977. Some of them were quite old even then and included, for example, an illustrated booklet about nationally agreed standards for the guarding of cotton processing machinery. I had little use for it during my decade with HSE, but have still got it and most of the other stuff partly because I'm fascinated by history and I tend to be a hoarder.

HSE recruits were also given folded copies of some or most of the posters which factory occupiers had to display at the time. This included the Factories Act poster which was commonplace at the time but seems to have become very rare since the requirement to display it was repealed some years ago. Thus, as producers of historical dramas for TV and films sometimes like to use such posters to give authenticity to scenes in workshops and factories, such posters might be worth some money nowadays!

Just to expand this topic, it's likely that various other forum users like Martin have oldish OS&H related booklets, etc., and would prefer not to simply send them for recycling. Therefore, does anyone know of museums, universities or other organisations, industrial historians, etc. which might be interested in them?

I visited this firm in Boston many moons ago. Absolutely fascinating looking at all the old consumer products and groceries they held in storage there for movie producers etc.

http://www.retrowallpaper.co.uk/
- The firm is Trevor Howsam.

There are several prop stores in the country and I'm sure they would be interested in any old posters.