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Management of health and safety in defence: arrangements (JSP 375 volume 1)

Guidance and best practice to help with the management of health and safety in defence.

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Ministry of Defence
Published:
1 September 2008
Last updated:
23 September 2025
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  1. Updated 'Retention of records'.

  2. Updated 'Management of hazardous substances'.

  3. Updated '4C system: management of visiting workers and contractors'.

  4. 'Safety risk assessment and safe systems of work' added.

  5. Updated: Display screen equipment (DSE).

  6. Updated 'Safety risk assessment and safe systems of work'.

  7. Updated 'Manual handling'.

  8. Updated 'First aid'.

  9. Updated 'Safety occurrence reporting and investigation'.

  10. Updated 'Noise at work'.

  11. Updated 'Stress in the workplace'.

  12. Updated: Personal protective equipment (PPE) and respiratory protective equipment (RPE).

  13. Updated 'Electrical safety'.

  14. Updated 'Young persons'.

  15. Updated 'Military and civilian workplace safety'.

  16. Updated 'Retention of records'.

  17. Updated 'First aid'.

  18. Updated 'Occupational health, health surveillance, and health monitoring'.

  19. Updated 'Display screen equipment (DSE)'.

  20. Updated 'Display screen equipment (DSE)'.

  21. Updated 'Military and civilian workplace safety' and 'Retention of records'.

  22. Updated 'Occupational health, health surveillance, and health monitoring'.

  23. Withdrawn: Lifting Operations and Lifting Equipment.

  24. Added Chapter 13 'Smoking in the work environment'.

  25. Updated 'Safety risk assessment and safe systems of work'.

  26. 'Smoking in the work environment' is no longer relevant and has been withdrawn.

  27. Updated 'Safety and the management of change'.

  28. Updated: JSP 375 volume 1, chapter 35.

  29. Updated: JSP 375 volume 1, chapter 16.

  30. Updated 'JSP 375 volume 1 chapter 5: First aid'.

  31. Updated JSP 375 - Asbestos.

  32. Updated Chapter 26: Vibration at Work.

  33. Updated: Lone working, Legionella and Managing staff remotely.

  34. 'Military training for land systems' withdrawn. 'Chapter 8 - Risk Assessment’ updated.

  35. 'Vibration at Work' updated.

  36. Updated JSP 375 chapter 25 Noise at work.

  37. Updated JSP 375 Chapter 36 Asbestos to latest version.

  38. Updated 'Office and general workplace safety' title to 'Military and civilian workplace safety' and replaced document with latest version.

  39. Updated 'Accident/incident reporting and investigation - chapter 16'.

  40. Updated: 'Emergency and disaster planning' and 'Office and general workplace safety.'

  41. Added revised editions of Ref: JSP 375, Volume 1, Chapter 2, Chapter 5, Chapter 3, Chapter 4, Chapter 7, Chapter 8, Chapter 10, Chapter 19 and Chapter 40.

  42. Updated: JSP 375 management of hazardous substances.

  43. Updated chapters 25, 26 and 40.

  44. Added JSP 375, Volume 1, Chapters 16, 41 and 42 with full annexes.

  45. Updated JSP 375 PDFs.

  46. Added document: Asbestos (September 2019).

  47. Added an important note about Chapter 36 Asbestos (January 2016) is being reviewed; the currently published guidance shown here on gov.uk should be used for reference only.

  48. Updated Part 2 guidance

  49. Added updated JSP Part 2 guidance and Chapter 16.

  50. Added updated part 2 Guidance and chapter 16.

  51. Added revised part 2 guidance and chapter 16.

  52. Updated Part 2 and Part 2, Chapter 15.

  53. Added updated chapter 13.

  54. Added revised Section 2 and Chapter 9.

  55. Updated Chapter 34.

  56. Updated several chapters of the Joint service publication.

  57. Added updated version 1.1 for Chapter 20.

  58. Added Part 2 Guidance version 1.4.

  59. Added updated volumes and parts for Chapter 1, Chapter 19.

  60. Added updated Chapter 5 version 1.1.

  61. Updated 'JSP 375 Part 2: Guidance' and'Traffic Management (pedestrians and vehicles) on the defence estate/vessels'.

  62. Added Chapter 40.

  63. Added JSP 375 Part 2, Volume 1, Chapter 29: Pressure systems and equipment.

  64. Added revised Chapter 25 version 1.1 December 2014.

  65. Minor updates to Chapters 3, 10, 11, 26 and 32.

  66. Added new JSP 375 cross reference matrix for old volume 2 leaflets against new wolume 1 chapters.

  67. Updated all documents. Volume 2 is now part 2.

  68. Added updated leaflet 17 and deleted withdrawn leaflet 28.

  69. Removed leaflet 59 as this has now been withdrawn.

  70. Added updated leaflet 26 Edition 2 amendement 2.

  71. Added revised leaflet 27 amendment 3.

  72. Published updated Leaflet 27 first aid at work

  73. Added updated leaflets 13 and 17.

  74. Added updated version of leaflet 14 Edition 2 Amendment 9.

  75. Deleted leaflet 52 and added to list of withdrawn leaflets.

  76. Added updated leaflet 8.

  77. Removed leaflet 31 as of January 2014.

  78. Added updated leaflet 12 edition 2.

  79. Added edition 2 of Leaflet 27 (First Aid at Work) .

  80. Added updated leaflet 50 'Management of smoking in the workplace'.

  81. Updated leaflets 14 and 56

  82. Replaced leaflet 56

  83. Updated leaflet 9 and 21

  84. First published.

Documents

Emergency and disaster planning

Ref: JSP 375, Volume 1, Chapter 1

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/management-of-health-and-safety-in-defence-chapter-1-emergency-and-disaster-planning-jsp-375-volume-1

Military and civilian workplace safety

Ref: JSP 375, Volume 1, Chapter 2

PDF, 225 KB, 16 pages

Traffic Management (pedestrians and vehicles) on the defence estate/vessels

Ref: JSP 375, Volume 1, Chapter 3

PDF, 139 KB, 5 pages

Workplace inspections

Ref: JSP 375, Volume 1, Chapter 4

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/management-of-health-and-safety-in-defence-chapter-4-workplace-inspections-jsp-375-volume-1

First Aid

Ref: Ref: JSP 375, Volume 1, Chapter 5

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/management-of-health-and-safety-in-defence-chapter-5-first-aid-jsp-375-volume-1

Safety signs

Ref: JSP 375, Volume 1, Chapter 6

PDF, 230 KB, 6 pages

Transfer, closure and disposal of defence establishments

Ref: JSP 375, Volume 1, Chapter 7

PDF, 91.1 KB, 4 pages

Safety risk assessment and safe systems of work

Ref: JSP 375, Volume 1, Chapter 8

PDF, 490 KB, 32 pages

Dangerous substances and explosive atmospheres

Ref: JSP 375, Volume 1, Chapter 9

PDF, 439 KB, 22 pages

Manual handling

Ref: JSP 375, Volume 1, Chapter 10

PDF, 1.87 MB, 42 pages

Management of hazardous substances

Ref: JSP 375, Volume 1, Chapter 11

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/management-of-health-and-safety-in-defence-chapter-11-management-of-hazardous-substances-jsp-375-volume-1

Display screen equipment (DSE)

Ref: JSP 375, Volume 1, Chapter 12

PDF, 633 KB, 28 pages

Smoking in the work environment

Ref: JSP 375, Volume 1, Chapter 13

PDF, 160 KB, 7 pages

Occupational health, health surveillance, and health monitoring

Ref: JSP 375, Volume 1, Chapter 14

PDF, 293 KB, 18 pages

Personal protective equipment (PPE) and respiratory protective equipment (RPE)

Ref: JSP 375, Volume 1, Chapter 15

PDF, 296 KB, 16 pages

Safety occurrence reporting and investigation

Ref: JSP 375, Volume 1, Chapter 16

PDF, 475 KB, 26 pages

Stress in the workplace

Ref: JSP 375, Volume 1, Chapter 17

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/management-of-health-and-safety-in-defence-chapter-17-stress-in-the-workplace-jsp-375-volume-1

Lone working

Ref: JSP 375, Volume 1, Chapter 18

PDF, 225 KB, 12 pages

Young persons

Ref: JSP 375, Volume 1, Chapter 19

PDF, 1.09 MB, 19 pages

New and expectant mothers

Ref: JSP 375, Volume 1, Chapter 20

PDF, 95.9 KB, 5 pages

Managing staff remotely

Ref: JSP 375, Volume 1, Chapter 21

PDF, 235 KB, 18 pages

Work equipment

Ref: JSP 375, Volume 1, Chapter 22

PDF, 107 KB, 6 pages

Electrical safety

Ref: JSP 375, Volume 1, Chapter 23

PDF, 401 KB, 28 pages

Lifting operations and lifting equipment [Withdrawn and incorporated into JSP 975 MOD Lifting Policy]

Ref: JSP 375, Volume 1, Chapter 24

PDF, 224 KB, 8 pages

Noise at work

Ref: JSP 375, Volume 1, Chapter 25

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/management-of-health-and-safety-in-defence-chapter-25-noise-at-work-jsp-375-volume-1

Vibration at Work

Ref: JSP 375, Volume 1, Chapter 26

PDF, 534 KB, 50 pages

Preventing falls and falling objects

Ref: JSP 375, Volume 1, Chapter 27

PDF, 135 KB, 10 pages

Confined spaces

Ref: JSP 375, Volume 1, Chapter 28

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/management-of-health-and-safety-in-defence-chapter-28-confined-spaces-jsp-375-volume-1

Pressure systems and equipment

Ref: JSP 375, Volume 1, Chapter 29

PDF, 122 KB, 10 pages

Permit to work

Ref: JSP 375, Volume 1, Chapter 30

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/management-of-health-and-safety-in-defence-chapter-30-permit-to-work-jsp-375-volume-1

Hot working

Ref: JSP 375, Volume 1, Chapter 31

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/management-of-health-and-safety-in-defence-chapter-31-hot-working-jsp-375-volume-1

Legionella

Ref: JSP 375, Volume 1, Chapter 32

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/management-of-health-and-safety-in-defence-chapter-32-legionella-jsp-375-volume-1

Construction and excavation

Ref: JSP 375, Volume 1, Chapter 33

PDF, 107 KB, 7 pages

4Cs system: management of visiting workers and contractors

Ref: JSP 375, Volume 1, Chapter 34

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/management-of-health-and-safety-in-defence-chapter-34-4cs-system-management-of-visiting-workers-and-contractors-jsp-375-volume-1

Safety and the management of change

Ref: JSP 375, Volume 1, Chapter 35

PDF, 293 KB, 19 pages

Asbestos

Ref: JSP 375. Volume 1, Chapter 36

PDF, 329 KB, 27 pages

Public events

Ref: JSP 375, Volume 1, Chapter 37

PDF, 165 KB, 12 pages

Animals in the workplace

Ref: JSP 375, Volume 1, Chapter 38

PDF, 104 KB, 6 pages

Retention of records

Ref: JSP 375, Volume 1, Chapter 39

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/management-of-health-and-safety-in-defence-chapter-39-retention-of-records-jsp-375-volume-1

Military training for land systems [Withdrawn and incorporated into Chapter 8 Safety risk assessment and safe systems of work]

Ref: JSP 375, Volume 1, Chapter 40

PDF, 249 KB, 9 pages

Heat illness prevention

Ref: JSP 375, Volume 1 , Chapter 41

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/management-of-health-and-safety-in-defence-arrangements-jsp-375-volume-1-chapter-41

Cold Injury prevention

Ref: JSP 375, Volume 1, Chapter 42

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/management-of-health-and-safety-in-defence-arrangements-jsp-375-volume-1-chapter-42

Force health protection aspects of medical planning

Ref: JSP 375, Volume 1, Chapter 43

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/management-of-health-and-safety-in-defence-chapter-43-force-health-protection-aspects-of-medical-planning-jsp-375-volume-1

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