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COSHH - A Guide to the Regulations

COSHH - A Guide to the Regulations. Mark Mallen Health and Safety Manager Fenlock Hansen Ltd. Introduction . COSHH C ontrol O f S ubstances H azardous to H ealth. Introduction . Directly Naturally By-products If exposure is not controlled Injuries Illness or death. Objectives.

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COSHH - A Guide to the Regulations

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  1. COSHH - A Guide to the Regulations Mark Mallen Health and Safety Manager Fenlock Hansen Ltd Hansen - Managing Safely

  2. Introduction • COSHH • Control • Of • Substances • Hazardous to • Health Hansen - Managing Safely

  3. Introduction • Directly • Naturally • By-products • If exposure is not controlled • Injuries • Illness or death Hansen - Managing Safely

  4. Objectives • Name 5 potential health effects • 5 employers’ duties and 3 employees’ • Name 5 hazardous substances • Name 5 routes of entry • Name 3 means of identifying substances • Name and describe 5 hazard symbols • Describe the hierarchy of control • Conduct an assessment Hansen - Managing Safely

  5. Agenda • Potential health effects • Legal background • Hazardous substances • Routes of entry • Identifying substances • Exposure limits • Controlling risks • Working safely • Summary Hansen - Managing Safely

  6. Potential Health Effects •  Skin problems • Dermatitis • Skin cancer • Asthma • From exposure to sensitisers • Isocyanates • Dusts Hansen - Managing Safely

  7. Potential Health Effects • Poisoning • By drinking from unlabelled bottles • Cancer • May appear years after first exposure • Infection • Exposure to bacteria, spores and micro organisms Hansen - Managing Safely

  8. Potential Health Effects • Short-term - acute effects • Skin / eye irritation • Headaches • Dizziness • Nausea • Unconsciousness Hansen - Managing Safely

  9. Potential Health Effects • Long-term - chronic effects • Cancer • Lung disease • Liver / kidney dysfunction • Skin disease Hansen - Managing Safely

  10. Potential Health Effects • Intermediate effects • Physiology • Symptoms may improve Hansen - Managing Safely

  11. Legal Background • The Control of Substances Hazardous to Health Regulations 1999 • A systematic approach to the control of risk  Hansen - Managing Safely

  12. Employers' Responsibilities • Assess risks • Prevent or control exposure • Decide on precautions • Ensure controls are used and maintained • Monitor exposure, and conduct health surveillance, where necessary • Provide adequate supervision • Provide information, instruction and training Hansen - Managing Safely

  13. Employees' Responsibilities • Follow the rules and safe systems of work • Use the controls provided, properly • Co-operate with monitoring and health surveillance Hansen - Managing Safely

  14. Hazardous Substances • Solvents • De-fat the skin • Skin disease and dermatitis Hansen - Managing Safely

  15. Hazardous Substances • Acids • Burn body tissue Hansen - Managing Safely

  16. Hazardous Substances • Gases • Affect the respiratory system • Lung damage Hansen - Managing Safely

  17. Hazardous Substances • Oils and lubricants • Skin disease • Engine fumes • Carbon monoxide poisoning Hansen - Managing Safely

  18. Hazardous Substances • Wood dust • Some hardwoods carcinogenic at low levels Hansen - Managing Safely

  19. Hazardous Substances • Asbestos • Can lead to lung cancer Hansen - Managing Safely

  20. Hazardous Substances • Welding fume • Metal fume fever • Lead • Poisoning Hansen - Managing Safely

  21. Hazardous Substances • Animals • Contact with rat’s urine may cause Weil’s disease Hansen - Managing Safely

  22. Routes of Entry • Inhalation • Breathing in vapours, gases, fumes or dusts • Ingestion • Eating or drinking substances • Absorption • Skin or eyes Hansen - Managing Safely

  23. Routes of Entry • Injection • Entering the body through the skin • Skin contact • On Hansen - Managing Safely

  24. Routes of Entry - Substances • Solvents • Liquids through the skin • Vapours through inhalation Hansen - Managing Safely

  25. Routes of Entry - Substances • Acids • Skin contact • Inhalation Hansen - Managing Safely

  26. Routes of Entry - Substances • Gases • Inhalation or • Through the skin Hansen - Managing Safely

  27. Routes of Entry - Substances • Petrol • Inhalation • Absorption • Skin contact • Ingestion Hansen - Managing Safely

  28. Routes of Entry - Substances • Oils and lubricants • Skin contact • Engine fumes • Inhalation Hansen - Managing Safely

  29. Routes of Entry - Substances • Wood dust • Skin contact or • Inhalation Hansen - Managing Safely

  30. Routes of Entry - Substances •  Welding fume • Inhalation • Lead • Skin absorption • Inhalation • Ingestion Hansen - Managing Safely

  31. Routes of Entry - Substances • Bio hazards • Weil’s disease • Farmer’s lung • Injection • Inhalation • Ingestion Hansen - Managing Safely

  32. Routes of Entry - Substances • In summary • Many ways to enter the body • Not always be obvious Hansen - Managing Safely

  33. Identifying Substances • Methods • The label • Product safety data sheet • COSHH assessment Hansen - Managing Safely

  34. Hazard Warning Labels • All commercially supplied substances are labelled in a standardised way • To enable easy identification • Identify type of hazard posed • Provide some information Hansen - Managing Safely

  35. Hazard Warning Labels • The label should state • The name of the product • Hazard symbol(s) • An indication of danger • Warning (risk phrase) • Safety advice (safety phrase) • Manufacturers or suppliers details Hansen - Managing Safely

  36. Hazard Warning Labels • Designed to warn • Advise of action to protect • Not work instructions • Always refer to • The risk assessment • COSHH assessment • Safe working practice Hansen - Managing Safely

  37. Hazard Warning Labels • Do not assume • Labels may be missing • Substances may have been decanted • May not be hazardous in the form supplied • May become hazardous when mixed • If in doubt, seek advice Hansen - Managing Safely

  38. Hazard Warning Labels • Sad but true • A cleaner mixed Harpic and Domestos creating chlorine gas, as used in the trenches in WW1 • She died Hansen - Managing Safely

  39. Hazard Symbols • Corrosive Hansen - Managing Safely

  40. Hazard Symbols • Corrosive • May causeserious burns • Minor contact may cause skin damage Hansen - Managing Safely

  41. Hazard Symbols • Flammable Hansen - Managing Safely

  42. Hazard Symbols • Flammable • Burns with little heat applied Hansen - Managing Safely

  43. Hazard Symbols • Harmful or Irritant - Xn or Xi Hansen - Managing Safely

  44. Hazard Symbols • Irritant – Xi • Non-corrosive • May cause painful inflammation • Could lead to dermatitis • Harmful – Xn • May cause limited health effects Hansen - Managing Safely

  45. Hazard Symbols • Oxidising Hansen - Managing Safely

  46. Hazard Symbols • Oxidising • May cause spontaneous combustion • In contact with other substances Hansen - Managing Safely

  47. Hazard Symbols • Toxic / Very Toxic Hansen - Managing Safely

  48. Hazard Symbols • Very toxic • Extremely serious acute or chronic health effects or even death • Toxic • Serious acute or chronic health effects or even death Hansen - Managing Safely

  49. Hazard Symbols • Risk of Explosion Hansen - Managing Safely

  50. Hazard Symbols • Environmental Hazard Hansen - Managing Safely

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