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Safety How To Guides

Safety

  • Guide to DIY Safety
  • 1. Don’t be a DIY disaster
  • 2. Before you start
  • 3. Electricity
  • 4. Gas Alert
  • 5. Ladder Safety
  • 6. Buying and Hiring
  • 7. Gardening without tears
  • 8. If there is an accident
  • Do it safely in the garden
  • Keep danger locked away
  • Using tools safely
  • RCDs – Your questions answered
  • Carbon Monoxide Poisoning
  • Don’t be a tool hire hazard

Ladders

  • Ladder User’s Handbook
  • 1. Ladders – Introduction
  • 2. Ladders – Choosing and checking
  • 3. Putting up ladders
  • 4. Using Ladders
  • 5. Storing Ladders Safely
  • Stepladder user’s guide

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