Where substances have been classified as carcinogens, mutagens or asthmagens, to comply with the Control of Substances Hazardous to Health Regulations 2002 (COSHH), exposure must be controlled to as low as is reasonably practicable (ALARP).

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.

Hazard pictograms alert us to the presence of a hazardous chemical. The pictograms help us to know that the chemicals we are using might cause harm to people or the environment.

COSHH Safe Handling of Chemicals Poster. Date of publication: April 2019 ISBN: 9780717666584. Download a free copy - Chemicals poster; Buy this product - Chemicals poster; A variety of harmful substances are found in our working environments and knowing how to handle these safely is key to safety and protection from injury. With photographic ...

How to carry out a COSHH risk assessment. Identify, assess and control the risks from hazardous substances in your workplace

COSHH, CLP and REACH. Two new European Regulations are already having an impact on the way chemicals are supplied, packaged and labelled. CLP Regulation

This Technical Measures Document refers to issues surrounding the storing and segregation of hazardous materials and how it can be used to minimise the foreseeable risks of a major accident or hazard.

Example COSHH risk assessments showing the kind of approach a small business might take. Use it as a guide to think through some of the hazards in your business and the steps you need to take to control the risks.

There is a broad hierarchy of control options available, based on inherent reliability and likely effectiveness. COSHH regulation 7 refers to many of these options. They include: elimination of the hazardous substance; modification of the substance, process and/or workplace; applying controls to the process, such as enclosures and LEV;

Working with substances hazardous to health: A brief guide to COSHH; Case studies; Example risk assessments; Publications; Nanotechnology; Risk assessment