Frequently Asked Questions

Just click on register in the top right hand corner, complete your details, setting a user name, password. You will then receive a confirmation email to say that you are now a registered user which contains a link to activate your account. Click on the link in the confirmation email and then login via the login button at the top right. Once logged in click subscribe. On the subscribe page you can choose your subscription and method of payment. Click on subscribe and the system administrator will grant you access to the manual. If you have chosen to pay by account, if the invoice is not settled within 30 days your access to the manual will be revoked. You can now click on 'log on', in the top right hand corner of the site, enter your user name and password and away you go.

Subscriptions last for one year. Sixty days before the year is up you will receive an email reminding you that your subscription is up for renewal. If you choose to pay on account, an invoice will be issued for payment within 30 days. If the account is not settled you will be sent a further reminder 30 days, then 7 days before the subscription is due to expire. If no payment is received then access to the manual will be denied.

A single user licence costs £250 per annum A single user licence plus either hardcopy or cd-rom, plus six monthly amendments costs £295 per annum Multiple user licences please apply direct to enquires@cip-bluebook.com

If you are an existing hardcopy or CD-Rom user wishing to switch to the online service, then you will be eligible for a 50% discount off the first years subscription. A saving of £125. Subsequent years will revert back to the full price of £250. If you wish to subscribe to the online service as well as your hardcopy/ or cd-rom then your first year will be discounted to £147.50 and will include two amendments. Subsequent years will revert back to the full price of £295.

Yes, licences for 10 users are available at discounted prices, please call 0870 078 4400 or email sales@cip-bluebook.com.

Yes, choose a user name and password that you are certain to remember. Passwords must be made up of both letters and numbers. You are advised to create a password that contains both letters and numbers and is at least 6 characters long.

If you forget you password, click on the forgotten password link below the password field. You will be sent an email containing a link that will allow you to reset your password. If you experience problems then email admin@cip-bluebook.com. And the administrator will instruct you how to proceed.

If you forget your user name then you will need to email admin@cip-bluebook.com, and the administrator will reset you as a user, and remove your old user name and password.

Yes you can. Once in the required document within adobe acrobat, choose the select tool, select the area you wish to copy, then press copy and paste in to you destination document.

Go to 'The Manual' and then click on the blue book icon next to the required section. This will then direct you through.

Please email technical@cip-bluebook.com with all your technical queries and we will aim to respond within 48 hours.

Click on the 'The Manual' tab from the top menu. You now have two options:-

1. Click on the table of contents pdf and look for the required section. When you find it, click on the document and this will bring up your chosen section in a pdf document format within adobe acrobat.

2. Use the quick search box. Type your keywords or topic, for example 'Working at Height', press enter, the system will then list all the sections where this string of words appears. Click on one of the sections and the pdf will be uploaded in to adobe acrobat. To find the keyword within the document, you can do a search within adobe acrobat. Click on the search button on the top tool bar and type in your chosen word or string of words, and press search. Acrobat will then list all the occurrences of your search word, and you can click straight through to the individual pages.

Click on the links page and you should find a wide range of links to government organisations, trade associations and other information sources.

The online manual will be updated continuously, details of the date a section was modified or updated can be seen alongside the section in 'The Manual' page. Also details of the sections that have been updated will be posted on the 'Latest Amendments' page, which can be found on the righthand side of the home page, underneath the search button.