Accessibility statement
We're committed to making our websites and applications accessible
to all our users and have an ongoing programme of making useful
updates and improvements. We're always happy to receive feedback by
email to our Web
team or via the helpline:
+44 (0)116 257
3144
Code
The Institution of Occupational Safety and Health (IOSH) website
has been developed to best practice coding conventions
corresponding with guidelines stipulated by the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) Web
Accessibility Initiative (WAI) Web Content
Accessibility Guidelines 1.0 (WCAG 1.0) and is XHTML 1.0
strict valid. Our site complies with the regulations of the report
at the level of AA.
Text size
You can change the text size on this application to make it
either larger or smaller via your browser settings. Some browsers
will allow you to magnify the whole page. To change the text size,
follow the instructions below:
Internet Explorer
- Click View to open the View menu or press
Alt and V
- Select the Text Size option or select by
pressing X
- Choose your preferred text size using your mouse or use the up
and down arrow keys
- Click to select the size or press Enter
- The text size should change to reflect your choice
- To zoom in on the page hold the Control key
down and press + until you're happy with
the size of the page
- Zoom out by holding the Control key down
and pressing -, or hold Control
and 0 to get back to your standard setting
Firefox
- Click View to open the View menu
- Select the Text Size option
- Select Increase or
Decrease
- The text on our site should change to reflect your choice
- To zoom in on the page hold the Control key
down and press + until you're happy with
the size of the page
- Zoom out by holding the Control key down
and pressing -, or hold Control
and 0 to get back to your standard setting
Safari
- Click View to open the View menu
- Click on the Make Text Bigger or Make
Text Smaller or to use the keyboard shortcuts select
Apple and + (plus) or
Apple and - (minus)
- The text size on our site should change to reflect your
choice.
Windows
Some versions of Windows have Accessibility options
that will help you change text size and other accessibility
options.
Consistent page headings and titles
A consistent heading structure has been used so that page
information is compatible with access technology.
Browsers
The following browsers have been tested for compatibility:
- Internet Explorer (Windows) v8.0, v7.0 and v6.0
- Firefox (Windows and Mac) v3.0 and v2.0
- Safari (Mac) v2.0
- Google Chrome v1.0