COSHH Risk Assessment Example

The Control of Substances Hazardous to Health (COSHH) Regulations 2002 are required to be followed under law, which means that employers must manage materials, ensuring that all mandatory precautions are adhered to.

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COSHH Regulations are hugely important to businesses. By non-compliance, not only is there a risk of harsh financial and reputational repercussions, but in extreme cases the chance of a criminal conviction.  

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Performing a COSHH Risk Assessment

• Identify the hazard:
• Identify who is at risk:
• Apply control measures:
• Record your findings:
• Monitor measures continually:

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To ensure that compliance is followed and that the risk to both your business and the safety of you employees is limited, you should ensure that you perform a risk assessment to identify any hazardous substances in the working environment. Be advised that some hazardous substances such as asbestos and lead have their own unique set of regulations and require their own processes when present in the workplace. 

Under COSHH regulations, employers should:

• Regularly observe tasks that involve hazardous substances.
• Provide the correct health surveillance checks.
• Supply, maintain and where appropriate replace necessary Personal Protective Equipment (PPE).
• Check that employees are always following safe and correct procedure.
• Prevent and control employee exposure to hazardous substances.
• Ensure staff are adequately trained and understand COSHH.
• Provide an accident plan in the event of an accident.
• Provide COSHH risk assessments.

Performing a COSHH Risk Assessment

Identify the hazard:

• Recognise substances that could cause harm. This includes substances such as dust, fumes and chemicals.

Identify who is at risk:

• This will help evaluate the risk of harm, who is likely to be at risk and the likelihood of it happening.

Apply control measures:

• If the Hazard cannot be completely eradicated, then control measures need to be applied. This can include PPE and specialist equipment.

Record your findings:

• Record the hazards you find, and what measures you put in place to limit exposure.

Monitor measures continually:

• Ensure you monitor the results of your evaluation and your COSHH assessment to highlight areas of improvement and new risks.

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Talk to a Croner expert for practical COSHH advice and guidance to keep your workforce safe. From manual handling assessment training to practical training, Croner offers it all and much more.

Correctly manage Health and Safety at work to legally compliant and productive.

With Croner’s help, you can ensure your staff are professionally trained, avoid accidents before they occur, and protect your business from risk.

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