?? COSHH: Are You Meeting Your Legal Responsibilities?

?? COSHH: Are You Meeting Your Legal Responsibilities?

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发布日期: 2025年1月14日
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Hi there,?

Workplace exposure to hazardous substances remains a significant health risk. From dusts and fumes to liquids and powders, understanding your COSHH responsibilities is crucial for workplace safety. The Control of Substances Hazardous to Health Regulations COSHH law requires you to adequately control exposure to materials in the workplace that cause ill health by creating a COSHH Risk Assessment.?

What is COSHH??

The COSHH regulations require employers to control exposure to hazardous substances. But what does this mean in practice??

Hidden Hazards: Not all harmful substances carry warning labels. Common workplace processes can create hazardous substances:?

  • Wood dust from sanding?

  • Silica dust from cutting tiles?

  • Fumes from welding?

  • Chemical vapours from cleaning?

Essential Steps for Compliance?

Risk Assessment Your COSHH assessment must:?

  • Identify health hazards?

  • Evaluate exposure risks?

  • Determine necessary controls?

  • Document findings?

  • Review regularly?

Control Measures Implement appropriate controls such as:?

  • Proper ventilation systems?

  • Correct PPE selection?

  • Regular maintenance?

  • Emergency procedures?

PPE Considerations Critical factors include:?

  • Face fit testing for FFP3 masks?

  • Correct glove material selection?

  • Regular PPE maintenance?

  • Proper usage training?

Did you know wearing the wrong type of protective gloves can actually increase chemical exposure risk? It’s important to make sure all PPE comply with safety standards and aren’t toxic to your staff.?

Your Legal Obligations?

Employers must:?

  • Assess health hazards?

  • Prevent/control exposure?

  • Maintain control measures?

  • Provide training?

  • Monitor exposure?

  • Conduct health surveillance?

  • Plan for emergencies?

Training Requirements?

All employees working with hazardous substances need:?

  • Substance hazard awareness?

  • Control measure training?

  • Emergency procedure knowledge?

  • Regular refresher sessions?

Act Today?

Don't risk non-compliance or workplace illness. CQMS offers:?

  • Online COSHH training (￡20+VAT)?

  • Risk assessment support?

  • Practical guidance?

  • Compliance assistance?

??Access COSHH Awareness Training Now??

Stay safe, stay compliant?

The CQMS Team?

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Darren Joint

Managing Director at Viking Signs, the Digital on Demand, Functional Sign Manufacturing company

1 个月

Thanks for the update CQMS Limited - of course many of your readers will know that one of the 'control measures' could be the use of safety signs either warning about the substances: https://www.safetysignsupplies.co.uk/text-search/?ks=coshh And/or for the correct use of PPE: https://www.safetysignsupplies.co.uk/text-search/?ks=PPE&submit_search=Search We're always adding to our range and LOVE to hear from safety professionals like you, if products are missing or would be useful to have in their box of tools.

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