How to Access Health and Safety Publications using OHSIS

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The following is a working example of how to find a publication using the Occupational Health and Safety Information System - OHSIS. The following is a working example of how to find a publication using the Occupational Health and Safety Information System - OHSIS.

Access is only possible from a durham.ac.uk internet link Access is only possible from a durham.ac.uk internet link

The procedure starts from the Health and Safety Office home page at The procedure starts from the Health and Safety Office home page at

The example worked through is to find the Health and Safety Executive publication 'Successful Health and Safety Management' which has the HSE reference number HSG65. The example worked through is to find the Health and Safety Executive publication 'Successful Health and Safety Management' which has the HSE reference number HSG65.

Access has been configured to avoid the need for you to enter user names or passwords. This will only work however if you access OHSIS from a durham.ac.uk address. Access has been configured to avoid the need for you to enter user names or passwords. This will only work however if you access OHSIS from a durham.ac.uk address.

Durham University's subscription to OHSIS is funded by the Health and Safety Office and is a free service to Durham University staff and students. Durham University's subscription to OHSIS is funded by the Health and Safety Office and is a free service to Durham University staff and students.

If you have any problems please contact Libby Cansino in the Health and Safety Office. Internal Extension If you have any problems please contact Libby Cansino in the Health and Safety Office. Internal Extension 42660

Go to Health and Safety Office Home Page Scroll down Click on this link

Click here

This brings up the Technical Indexes Login Page Click on "Submit" button

Click on this link to OHSIS

Click on "Advanced Search"

In this case we are looking for the book with doc. no. HSG65 You can search using any or all of these fields, e.g. if you did not have the doc. no., you could type 'Management' in the Title field. You can search for publications by specific organisations, e.g. HSE Click "Search" This is the standard Search Page.

Relevant documents are listed Click this document icon to view latest edition of HSG65

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