Control of Substances Hazardous to Health – COSHH

Using chemicals or other hazardous substances at work can pose a danger to peoples’ health.  Employers are required to protect employees from risks associated with hazardous substances at work.

There are 3 key areas of a COSHH policy.

1) Assessment and hazard identification.  A COSHH assessment must be completed independently for all premises where hazardous toxic or corrosive substances are used or stored.  This should cover

• Storage

• Decanting and distribution

• Usage

• Maintenance of facilities

• Loss of containment

• Disposal
  
  

2) Control.  Are control measures such as enclosure, extraction, personal protective equipment etc in place?

3) Monitoring.  Are control measures used, maintained and recorded?  Also are the control measures effective?

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