Substances hazardous to health The Control of Substances Hazardous to Health Regulations 2002 (COSHH) are designed to prevent people at work being exposed to hazardous substances, such as liquids, dusts, fumes, gases or microorganisms. Employers must carry out an assessment of all substances used, produced or stored in a workplace, considering any risks to health and deciding on any action needed to remove or reduce those risks.
What is a substance that is hazardous to health? For the majority of branded chemicals, a warning label will indicate whether or not they are covered by COSHH regulations. For example, there is no warning label on ordinary household washing up liquid, but there are warning labels on oven cleaners and bleach. COSHH would apply to the oven cleaner and bleach, but not to the washing up liquid. Manufacturers will provide you with a data sheet, which will help you to identify hazardous substances. However you must still carry out your own assessment and decide how to use the substances to avoid risks to your staff.
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