COSHH Data Sheets

COSSH stands for Control of Substances Hazardous to Health. This relates to the regulations which are intended to protect people from ill health caused by exposure to hazardous substances.

The Regulations require employers to:

    - assess the risks to health and safety in the workplace
    - determine what precautions are needed to prevent ill health
    - prevent or control exposure to hazardous substances
    - ensure that the right control measures are used and maintained
    - carry out health surveillance if appropriate and monitor exposure
    - ensure that all employees are properly rained, supervised and kept informed.

What is a Hazardous Substance?

Chemicals should be identified by orange hazard warning symbols on the containeers which indicate how toxic, harmful or corrosive a chemical is. All Chemex Chemicals are marked with the appropriate signage.

    - Any substance that has been assigned a workplace exposure limit.
- Dust in high levels of concentration
- Biological agents such as viruses, fungi, bacteria and parasites.
    - High levels of carbon dioxide and nitrogen
    - Tobacco smoke or radon gases

Routes of entry into the body

This can be through inhalation, ingestion or by skin contact. Avoid contact with the eyes and seek medical advice immediately upon contact. Some hazardous substances can pass into the body through puncture wounds in the skin or general cuts.

Risk assessment

    - Chemex can carry out a risk assessment
    - Chemex operate a cleaning and hygiene control programme
    - Chemex provide staff training and advice

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