Guidance on the Control of Substances Hazardous to Health Regulations (COSHH) has been recently revised (INDG136 Rev4).
Category: COSHH
Company fined after exposure to severe dermatitis risk
Wednesday, September 16, 2009
HSE is reminding companies of the importance of managing dermatitis risks, by effective risk assessments and taking
Warehousing chemicals safely - storing packaged dangerous substances
Monday, August 17, 2009
This book will help you keep chemicals and other dangerous substances in your warehouse safe and comply with the law, whatever the size of your storage facility.
COSHH - case studies
Friday, August 7, 2009
Examples of real life situations with Control of Substances Hazardous to Health (COSHH).
COSHH - Working with substances hazardous to health
Friday, July 24, 2009
This leaflet describes how to control hazardous substances at work so that they do not cause ill health.
COSHH - Risk assessments
Tuesday, June 30, 2009
HSE have compiled a set of example Control of Substances Hazardous to Health (COSHH) risk assessments for some industries.
Coping with health and safety legislation
Thursday, June 11, 2009
Netherwood Hotel, Grange-over-Sands, Cumbria. 15 October 2009. Coping with health and safety legislation: manual handling, COSHH and work equipment.
Sign up safely - Free event
Monday, June 8, 2009
Barnsley, 30 June 2009. HSE and The British Sign & Graphics Association free safety and health awareness day,
Statement of evidence: Respiratory hazards of poultry dust
Thursday, April 2, 2009
Poultry dust can harm the respiratory system (nose, throat, airways and lungs) and workers may experience a range of symptoms including sore throat, cough, wheezing, shortness of breath, bronchitis and even occupational asthma.
Controlling exposure to poultry dust
Thursday, April 2, 2009
People working in poultry houses inhale many different airborne particles which collectively are referred to as poultry dust.
Occupational hygiene 2009
Thursday, March 19, 2009
April 28 to 30 2009, Eastbourne. Organised by the British Occupational Hygiene Society (BOHS), this event will bring together leading UK, European and international researchers, practitioners and regulators.
European health and safety legislation
Wednesday, February 4, 2009
Euronews provides revised and updated information about European health and safety legislation on the horizon,
Selecting protective gloves
Thursday, January 8, 2009
The Control of Substances Hazardous to Health (COSHH) essentials guidance sheet on selecting protective gloves has been updated.
Deadline: biocides containing “unsupported” active substances
Wednesday, December 31, 2008
Reminder - certain biocidal products containing active substances cannot be sold in the EU or stored
REACH eBulletin - out now
Monday, December 22, 2008
Sign up to the free REACH chemicals e-Bulletin and join more than 6,000 other subscribers who
Controlling isocyanate exposure in spray booths and spray rooms
Thursday, December 18, 2008
This guidance is aimed at owners and managers of bodyshops and will be of use to employees (particularly paint sprayers) as well as suppliers.
New chemicals at work portal
Thursday, November 13, 2008
There is a new chemicals portal page to help users navigate quickly to their area of interest. The page
DVD: Signposts for health and safety
Friday, September 26, 2008
Originally broadcast on BBC2 as 10 half-hour programmes - a variety of small businesses show how
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