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Control of Substances hazard to health (Coshh). By Gul and C onnor. WHAT IS COSHH?. COSHH is the law that requires employers to control all the substances and hazardous to health and safety you can prevent that by: Finding out what the health hazards are;
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Control of Substances hazard to health (Coshh) By Gul and Connor
WHAT IS COSHH? COSHH is the law that requires employers to control all the substances and hazardous to health and safety you can prevent that by: • Finding out what the health hazards are; • Deciding how to prevent harm to health (risk assessment) • Providing control measures and make sure they are used • Keep all the control measures in good order • providing instructions and training to others • Providing monitoring health surveillance appropriate cases • Planing for all the emergenicies
What is substances hazardous to health? COSHH covers substances hazardous to health such as: • Chemicals • Products containing chemicals • Fumes • Dusts • Vapours • Mists • Nanotechnology
COSHH ASSESSMENTIDENTIFYING HAZARD AND ASSESSING RISK • You can walk around the work area and find where is the potential for exposure to substance that might be hazardous to health for example processing the emit dusts fume, vapour, mist or gas and also skin contact with liquids , pastes and dusts.
In what way are the substances harmful to health You can get data sheets and read them and get information from it to help you and also some substances arise from processes and have no safety data sheet for example fumes from welding and soldering, mist from metalworking, dust
Where can I find all the details about Coshh • http://www.hse.gov.uk/coshh/index.htm • And also you can follow on twitter • https://twitter.com/H_S_E • Or www.HSE.CO.UK
EMPLOYEES RESPONSIBILLITIES • TO KNOW ALL THERE RIGHTS AND REGARDS WORKING TIME AND REGULATIONS. • AN ALSO TO ENSURE THAT THEY BEEN TREATED FAIR AT ALL TIMES COMPARE WITH EVERYONE ELSE.
WORKING TIME REGULATIONS • YOU CAN NOT BE FORCED TO WORK MORE THAN 48 HOURES AWEEK AVERAGE THIS IS NORMALLY AVERAGED OVWER 17 WEEKS. • AND YOU CAN ALSO WORK MORE THAN 48 HOURS PER WEEK AS LONG AS ITS LESS THAN 48 HOURS AVERAGEPER 17 WEEKS
RIGHT TO COMPLAIN • YOU ALWAYS HAVE THE RIGHT TO FIGHT FOR YOURSELF IF YOU TREATED UNFAIRLY AT WORK AND ALSO YOU CAN TAKE LIGAL ACTION IF THERE IS NEED TO DO SO.