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What Is Coshh

COSHH is a law requiring employers to control substances hazardous to health by finding hazards, assessing risks, providing controls, training employees, and monitoring health. It covers chemicals, fumes, dusts, vapours, gases, and biological agents that may cause harm if the substance packaging has hazard symbols.

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What Is Coshh

COSHH is a law requiring employers to control substances hazardous to health by finding hazards, assessing risks, providing controls, training employees, and monitoring health. It covers chemicals, fumes, dusts, vapours, gases, and biological agents that may cause harm if the substance packaging has hazard symbols.

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What is COSHH

COSHH is the law that requires employers to control substances that are hazardous
to health. You can prevent or reduce workers' exposure to hazardous substances by:

finding out what the health hazards are;

deciding how to prevent harm to health (risk assessment);

providing control measures to reduce harm to health;

making sure they are used ;

keeping all control measures in good working order;

providing information, instruction and training for employees and others;

providing monitoring and health surveillance in appropriate cases;

planning for emergencies.

Most businesses use substances, or products that are mixtures of substances. Some
processes create substances. These could cause harm to employees, contractors
and other people.
Sometimes substances are easily recognised as harmful. Common substances such
as paint, bleach or dust from natural materials may also be harmful.

What is a substance hazardous to health?


COSHH covers
COSHH covers substances that are hazardous to health. Substances can take many
forms and include:

chemicals

products containing chemicals

fumes

dusts

vapours

mists

nanotechnology

gases and asphyxiating gases and

biological agents (germs). If the packaging has any of the hazard symbols
then it is classed as a hazardous substance.

germs that cause diseases such as leptospirosis or legionnaires' disease and


germs used in laboratories.

COSHH does not cover

lead,

asbestos or

radioactive substances

Because these have their own specific regulations.

Chemical safety data sheets


Safety data sheets provide information on chemical products that help users of those
chemicals to make a risk assessment. They describe the hazards the chemical
presents, and give information on handling, storage and emergency measures in
case of accident.

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