The Control of Substances Hazardous to Health Regulations

There are several formal lists of carcinogens. Thus, in the UK under the Control of Substances Hazardous to Health Regulations 1999 (see later) carcinogens are defined as ... 

Introducing COSHH. A bnef guide for all employers to the new requirements for controlling hazardous substances m the workplace introduced m the Control of Substances Hazardous to Health Regulations 1988 (COSHH)... 

Health and Safety The Control of Substances Hazardous to Health Regulations 1988, HMSO, No. 0110876571. 

In the United Kingdom the use of substances likely to be harmful to employees is covered by regulations issued by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE), under the Health and Safety at Work Act, 1974 (HSAWA). The principal set of regulations in force is the Control of Substances Hazardous to Health regulations, 2002 known under the acronym the COSHH regulations. The COSHH regulations apply to any hazardous substance in use in any place of work. 

The Control of Substances Hazardous to Health Regulations 2002 , ISBN 0-11-042919-2, Statutory Instrument 2002, No. 2677, Her Majesty s Stationery Office (HMSO), London, UK, 2002. 

From 6 April 2005, the Control of Substances Hazardous to Health Regulation 2002 has been significantly updated. There is now a new focus on good practice to help employers prevent their employees health being harmed by workplace chemicals, and a change to the way limits are set for exposure to chemicals in the workplace. An outline of the updated regulations is given. 

This information sheet from the Health and Safety Executive summaries the health hazards that can arise from exposure to styrene. It provides practical advance to FRP manufacturers on how to assess and control styrene levels in the workplace and how these control measures should be monitored and maintained in accordance with the Control of Substances Hazardous to Health Regulations 2002. The document applies mainly to contact moulding processes, and aims to define what level of control is currently recognised as being reasonably practicable. EUROPEAN COMMUNITY EUROPEAN UNION UK WESTERN EUROPE... 

Health and Safety Executive, U.K. (1988). The control of substances hazardous to health regulations 1988. Statutory Instruments 1988, No. 1657. 

Because of the low detection limit requirements, a concentration factor from the usual 1 litre of sample of between 1000- and 10 000-fold is required. This is usually achieved by solvent extraction, followed by evaporation of the extract to a small volume. However, the introduction of the Control Of Substances Hazardous to Health Regulation, 1989 (COSHH) has caused concern about the relatively large volumes of solvent used for extraction—especially chlorinated solvents such as dichloromethane. In order to reduce the volume of solvent used, solid phase extraction, using commercially available C 3 bonded-phase cartridges, is being introduced. 

All methods should be carried out only by competent persons and with adequate supervision when necessary. All obligations under The Control of Substances Hazardous to Health Regulations 1999 (COSHH), should be observed, and risk-assessment documentation completed. Appropriate personal protective equipment should be provided and worn whenever recommended. Persons carrying out the procedures in this manual do so entirely at their own risk, and neither the author, publishers, or anyone mentioned in, or connected with this publication can be held in any way responsible for any accidents no matter how caused. 

Health Safety Executive (1999), The Control of Substances Hazardous to Health Regulations (1999), Health Directorate, Health Safety Executive, (SI 437 1999) ISBN 0-11-082087-8. 

The Control of Substances Hazardous to Health Regulations 1994 (COSHH) are set out under the HSWA and protect workers against risk to health from exposure to substances in the workplace. A risk assessment is required and must be made available to workers, with training given to those who might be exposed to such substances. The HSE is the competent authority for CHIP and COSHH in the United Kingdom. 

Before embarking on tests involving the use of solvents or other chemicals, some of which are described in this chapter, it is important to consider the health and safety risks associated with such materials and how to minimize them. In the UK, the use of hazardous materials is regulated by the Control of Substances Hazardous to Health Regulations 2002 (CoSHH). The main objective of the Regulations is to reduce occupational ill health by setting out a simple framework for controlling hazardous substances in the workplace (Health and Safety Executive, 2007). 

Trace Components The trace components of landfill gas mainly comprise a range of alkanes and alkenes, and their oxidation products (aldehydes, ketones, alcohols and esters). Waste Management Paper 26 (DoE, 1986) lists 108 compounds, or groups of compounds found in landfill gas sampled at six different landfill sites. Many of these trace compounds in landfill gas are recognised toxicants when present in air at concentrations which exceed established toxicity threshold limit values (TLVs) or the Occupational Exposure Standards (OESs) set by the Health and Safety Executive. Anyone coming into contact with landfiU gas is therefore potentially at risk from the toxic nature of the minor components, and under the Control of Substances Hazardous to Health Regulations (COSHH, 1988), landfill operators are legally responsible for the health of employees and are required to comply with OES s and exposure limits set by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE). 

The main legislation concerned with safety in the use of chemicals The Control of Substances Hazardous to Health Regulations 2002 (COSHH) which is aimed at reducing the likelihood of ill-health that can result from lax ways of handling and using some of the nastier chemical substances. The main requirements of these Regulations are summarized below. 

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