COSHH and your industry

How does COSHH affect you in your industry?

Select your industry to view key messages and how COSHH affects you.

  • Agriculture[61]
    eg dusts, chemicals, diseases, toxic gases.
  • Baking[62]
    eg dusts, enzymes, flavour concentrates, cleaning products.
  • Beauty[63]
    eg products that cause skin irritation, allergies and asthma, acrylic fumes.
  • Catering[64]
    eg products that cause dermatitis,skin allergies, asthma, fumes.
  • Cleaning[65]
    eg products that cause dermatitis, allergies and asthma, corrosive products.
  • Engineering[66]
    eg dusts, fumes, chemicals, germs in metalworking fluids.
  • Hairdressing[67]
    eg products that cause dermatitis, allergies, asthma.
  • Offshore oil and gas[68]
    [Sub-line]
  • Printing[69]
    eg products that can cause dermatitis,skin allergies and asthma, corrosive products, solvent vapours, ingredients that can cause damage to internal organs over a long period of time.
  • Motor vehicle repair[70]
    eg paints, fuels, brake fluid, lubricants, degreasing fluids, cleaning products, welding and cutting fumes, dusts, battery acid.
  • Welding[71]
    eg fumes, dust, chemicals, work in confined spaces, inert gases.
  • Woodworking[72]
    eg dusts, adhesives, paints, stripping fluids, lubricants, disinfectants to treat water systems.

See also

A-Z of guidance by industry[82]

Link URLs in this page

  1. COSHHhttps://www.hse.gov.uk/COSHH/index.htm
  2. COSHH overviewhttps://www.hse.gov.uk/COSHH/basics/index.htm
  3. What is a ‘substance hazardous to health’?https://www.hse.gov.uk/COSHH/basics/substance.htm
  4. I’m self-employed. Does this apply to me?https://www.hse.gov.uk/COSHH/basics/selfemployed.htm
  5. What you need to dohttps://www.hse.gov.uk/COSHH/basics/whatdo.htm
  6. COSHH assessmenthttps://www.hse.gov.uk/COSHH/basics/assessment.htm
  7. Substitutionhttps://www.hse.gov.uk/COSHH/basics/substitution.htm
  8. Exposure limitshttps://www.hse.gov.uk/COSHH/basics/exposurelimits.htm
  9. Chemical safety data sheetshttps://www.hse.gov.uk/COSHH/basics/datasheets.htm
  10. Control measureshttps://www.hse.gov.uk/COSHH/basics/control.htm
  11. Permits to workhttps://www.hse.gov.uk/COSHH/basics/permits.htm
  12. Personal protective equipmenthttps://www.hse.gov.uk/COSHH/basics/ppe.htm
  13. Monitoringhttps://www.hse.gov.uk/COSHH/basics/monitoring.htm
  14. Health surveillancehttps://www.hse.gov.uk/COSHH/basics/surveillance.htm
  15. Training for employeeshttps://www.hse.gov.uk/COSHH/basics/training.htm
  16. Emergencieshttps://www.hse.gov.uk/COSHH/basics/emergencies.htm
  17. Detailed overviewhttps://www.hse.gov.uk/COSHH/detail/index.htm
  18. COSHH, CLP and REACHhttps://www.hse.gov.uk/COSHH/detail/coshh-clp-reach.htm
  19. REACH and COSHHhttps://www.hse.gov.uk/COSHH/detail/reach.htm
  20. Principles of good practicehttps://www.hse.gov.uk/COSHH/detail/goodpractice.htm
  21. Overview - Your industryhttps://www.hse.gov.uk/COSHH/industry/index.htm
  22. Agriculturehttps://www.hse.gov.uk/COSHH/industry/agriculture.htm
  23. Bakinghttps://www.hse.gov.uk/COSHH/industry/baking.htm
  24. Beautyhttps://www.hse.gov.uk/COSHH/industry/beauty.htm
  25. Cateringhttps://www.hse.gov.uk/COSHH/industry/catering.htm
  26. Cleaninghttps://www.hse.gov.uk/COSHH/industry/cleaning.htm
  27. Engineeringhttps://www.hse.gov.uk/COSHH/industry/engineering.htm
  28. Fumigationhttps://www.hse.gov.uk/COSHH/industry/fumigation.htm
  29. Hairdressinghttps://www.hse.gov.uk/COSHH/industry/hairdressing.htm
  30. Offshore oil and gashttps://www.hse.gov.uk/COSHH/industry/offshore.htm
  31. Printinghttps://www.hse.gov.uk/COSHH/industry/printing.htm
  32. Motor vehicle repairhttps://www.hse.gov.uk/COSHH/industry/mvr.htm
  33. Weldinghttps://www.hse.gov.uk/COSHH/industry/welding.htm
  34. Woodworkinghttps://www.hse.gov.uk/COSHH/industry/woodworking.htm
  35. Frequently asked questionshttps://www.hse.gov.uk/COSHH/faq.htm
  36. Overview - Resourceshttps://www.hse.gov.uk/COSHH/resources.htm
  37. COSHH Essentialshttps://www.hse.gov.uk/COSHH/essentials/index.htm
  38. Overview - Case studieshttps://www.hse.gov.uk/COSHH/casestudies/index.htm
  39. Soldererhttps://www.hse.gov.uk/COSHH/casestudies/solder.htm
  40. Bakerhttps://www.hse.gov.uk/COSHH/casestudies/baker.htm
  41. Cookhttps://www.hse.gov.uk/COSHH/casestudies/cook.htm
  42. Weldershttps://www.hse.gov.uk/COSHH/casestudies/welder.htm
  43. Isocyanateshttps://www.hse.gov.uk/COSHH/casestudies/isocyanates.htm
  44. Dermatitishttps://www.hse.gov.uk/COSHH/casestudies/dermatitis.htm
  45. Overview - Example risk assessmentshttps://www.hse.gov.uk/COSHH/riskassess/index.htm
  46. Officehttps://www.hse.gov.uk/COSHH/riskassess/office.htm
  47. DIY shop https://www.hse.gov.uk/COSHH/riskassess/diyshop.htm
  48. Workshop https://www.hse.gov.uk/COSHH/riskassess/workshop.htm
  49. Engineer https://www.hse.gov.uk/COSHH/riskassess/engineer.htm
  50. Sandwich makerhttps://www.hse.gov.uk/COSHH/riskassess/sandwichmaker.htm
  51. Garden centrehttps://www.hse.gov.uk/COSHH/riskassess/gardencentre.htm
  52. Paving companyhttps://www.hse.gov.uk/COSHH/riskassess/paving.htm
  53. Feed mill https://www.hse.gov.uk/COSHH/riskassess/feedmill.htm
  54. Die caster https://www.hse.gov.uk/COSHH/riskassess/diecaster.htm
  55. Electronicshttps://www.hse.gov.uk/COSHH/riskassess/electronics.htm
  56. Fruit farmhttps://www.hse.gov.uk/COSHH/riskassess/fruitfarm.htm
  57. Warehousehttps://www.hse.gov.uk/COSHH/riskassess/warehouse.htm
  58. Further informationhttps://www.hse.gov.uk/COSHH/furtherinfo.htm
  59. Publicationshttps://www.hse.gov.uk/COSHH/publications.htm
  60. Research reportshttps://www.hse.gov.uk/COSHH/research-reports.htm
  61. Agriculturehttps://www.hse.gov.uk/COSHH/industry/agriculture.htm
  62. Bakinghttps://www.hse.gov.uk/COSHH/industry/baking.htm
  63. Beautyhttps://www.hse.gov.uk/COSHH/industry/beauty.htm
  64. Cateringhttps://www.hse.gov.uk/COSHH/industry/catering.htm
  65. Cleaninghttps://www.hse.gov.uk/COSHH/industry/cleaning.htm
  66. Engineeringhttps://www.hse.gov.uk/COSHH/industry/engineering.htm
  67. Hairdressinghttps://www.hse.gov.uk/COSHH/industry/hairdressing.htm
  68. Offshore oil and gashttps://www.hse.gov.uk/COSHH/industry/offshore.htm
  69. Printinghttps://www.hse.gov.uk/COSHH/industry/printing.htm
  70. Motor vehicle repairhttps://www.hse.gov.uk/COSHH/industry/mvr.htm
  71. Weldinghttps://www.hse.gov.uk/COSHH/industry/welding.htm
  72. Woodworkinghttps://www.hse.gov.uk/COSHH/industry/woodworking.htm
  73. EH40/2005 Workplace exposure limitshttps://www.hse.gov.uk/pubns/books/eh40.htm
  74. Working with substances hazardous to health: A brief guide to COSHHhttps://www.hse.gov.uk/pubns/indg136.htm
  75. COSHH Essentialshttps://www.hse.gov.uk/COSHH/essentials/index.htm
  76. Case studies (Examples of real life situations with COSHH)https://www.hse.gov.uk/COSHH/casestudies/index.htm
  77. Example risk assessments (Use these to get ideas for completing assessments)https://www.hse.gov.uk/COSHH/riskassess/index.htm
  78. Nanotechnologyhttps://www.hse.gov.uk/nanotechnology/index.htm
  79. Risk assessmenthttps://www.hse.gov.uk/risk/index.htm
  80. Local exhaust ventilation micrositehttps://www.hse.gov.uk/lev/index.htm
  81. Chemicals micrositehttps://www.hse.gov.uk/chemicals/index.htm
  82. A-Z of guidance by industryhttps://www.hse.gov.uk/guidance/industries.htm

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2021-11-17