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Offshore COSHH Essentials

Offshore COSHH Essentials was prepared in partnership by an HSE/Industry/Unions working group and describes good control practice for controlling exposure to chemicals, for a range of common processes and tasks in the offshore industry. The guidance is aimed at managers, safety practitioners, offshore medics and safety representatives in the offshore oil and gas industry, who have responsibility for managing the control of substances hazardous to health. These Offshore COSHH Essential (OCE) and Offshore COSHH Method (OCM) series are part of a suite of guidance on offshore health risks and includes Offshore Food Essentials (OFE) and Offshore Radiation Essentials (ORE).

The Offshore Essentials sheets are not your risk assessments, but they will help you to assess the risks for named tasks and identify good control practice as well as reviewing existing control practice. An individual duty holder is unlikely to need all the sheets and should therefore select and download the appropriate sheets for the process or task that they are interested in and follow the advice given. It is important to look at all the advice and not pick and choose bits of advice, as all the points work together to provide adequate control. Implementing all the advice means that you will be following good control practice and will normally comply with exposure limits. You can also compare any controls you already use with the advice from Offshore COSHH Essentials. If the controls you have in place are the same or more stringent than those recommended by the guidance, then you are likely to be taking the right type of action.

See also

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  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. OCE0 - Advice for managershttps://www.hse.gov.uk/pubns/guidance/oce0.pdf
  62. OCE1 - Preparing surfaces for paintinghttps://www.hse.gov.uk/pubns/guidance/oce1.pdf
  63. OCE2 - Painting by brush/rollerhttps://www.hse.gov.uk/pubns/guidance/oce2.pdf
  64. OCE3 - Painting by sprayinghttps://www.hse.gov.uk/pubns/guidance/oce3.pdf
  65. OCE4 - Solderinghttps://www.hse.gov.uk/pubns/guidance/oce4.pdf
  66. OCE5 - Insulation – installationhttps://www.hse.gov.uk/pubns/guidance/oce5.pdf
  67. OCE6 - Hydrogen sulphidehttps://www.hse.gov.uk/pubns/guidance/oce6.pdf
  68. OCE7 - Pigging operationshttps://www.hse.gov.uk/pubns/guidance/oce7.pdf
  69. OCE8 - Mixing of drilling muds (sack room)https://www.hse.gov.uk/pubns/guidance/oce8.pdf
  70. OCE9 - Use of drilling muds (shale shaker and mud pit areas)https://www.hse.gov.uk/pubns/guidance/oce9.pdf
  71. OCE10 - Chemical injectionhttps://www.hse.gov.uk/pubns/guidance/oce10.pdf
  72. OCE11 - Breaking containment – non-hydrocarbon lineshttps://www.hse.gov.uk/pubns/guidance/oce11.pdf
  73. OCE12 - Breaking containment – hydrocarbon lineshttps://www.hse.gov.uk/pubns/guidance/oce12.pdf
  74. OCE13 - Breaking containment – process cleaning operationshttps://www.hse.gov.uk/pubns/guidance/oce13.pdf
  75. OCE14 - Breaking containment – mercuryhttps://www.hse.gov.uk/pubns/guidance/oce14.pdf
  76. OCE15 - Potable water and legionella controlhttps://www.hse.gov.uk/pubns/guidance/oce15.pdf
  77. OCE16 - Bulk samplinghttps://www.hse.gov.uk/pubns/guidance/oce16.pdf
  78. OCE17 - Laboratory practicehttps://www.hse.gov.uk/pubns/guidance/oce17.pdf
  79. OCE19 - Pressure cleaning – external structureshttps://www.hse.gov.uk/pubns/guidance/oce19.pdf
  80. OCE20 - Sewage system maintenancehttps://www.hse.gov.uk/pubns/guidance/oce20.pdf
  81. OCE21 - Laundryhttps://www.hse.gov.uk/pubns/guidance/oce21.pdf
  82. OCE22 - Cleaning accommodation and facilitieshttps://www.hse.gov.uk/pubns/guidance/oce22.pdf
  83. OCE23 - Cleaning up body fluidshttps://www.hse.gov.uk/pubns/guidance/oce23.pdf
  84. OCE24 - Cementinghttps://www.hse.gov.uk/pubns/guidance/oce24.pdf
  85. OCE25 - Well servicing – chemical injectionhttps://www.hse.gov.uk/pubns/guidance/oce25.pdf
  86. OCE26 - Drilling waste treatmenthttps://www.hse.gov.uk/pubns/guidance/oce26.pdf
  87. OCM1 - Confined spaceshttps://www.hse.gov.uk/pubns/guidance/ocm1.pdf
  88. OCM2 - Local exhaust ventilation (LEV)https://www.hse.gov.uk/pubns/guidance/ocm2.pdf
  89. OCM3 - Personal protective equipment (PPE)https://www.hse.gov.uk/pubns/guidance/ocm3.pdf
  90. OCM4 - Respiratory protective equipment (RPE)https://www.hse.gov.uk/pubns/guidance/ocm4.pdf
  91. OCM5 - Emergency planninghttps://www.hse.gov.uk/pubns/guidance/ocm5.pdf
  92. OCM6 - Exposure monitoringhttps://www.hse.gov.uk/pubns/guidance/ocm6.pdf
  93. OCM7 - Health surveillancehttps://www.hse.gov.uk/pubns/guidance/ocm7.pdf
  94. OCM8 - Storing chemicalshttps://www.hse.gov.uk/pubns/guidance/ocm8.pdf
  95. OFE1 - Food safety and hygienehttps://www.hse.gov.uk/pubns/guidance/ofe1.pdf
  96. ORE1 - Breaking containment: naturally occurring radioactive materials (NORM)https://www.hse.gov.uk/pubns/guidance/ore1.pdf
  97. EH40/2005 Workplace exposure limitshttps://www.hse.gov.uk/pubns/books/eh40.htm
  98. Working with substances hazardous to health: A brief guide to COSHHhttps://www.hse.gov.uk/pubns/indg136.htm
  99. COSHH Essentialshttps://www.hse.gov.uk/COSHH/essentials/index.htm
  100. Case studies (Examples of real life situations with COSHH)https://www.hse.gov.uk/COSHH/casestudies/index.htm
  101. Example risk assessments (Use these to get ideas for completing assessments)https://www.hse.gov.uk/COSHH/riskassess/index.htm
  102. Nanotechnologyhttps://www.hse.gov.uk/nanotechnology/index.htm
  103. Risk assessmenthttps://www.hse.gov.uk/risk/index.htm
  104. Local exhaust ventilation micrositehttps://www.hse.gov.uk/lev/index.htm
  105. Chemicals micrositehttps://www.hse.gov.uk/chemicals/index.htm
  106. Health surveillancehttps://www.hse.gov.uk/COSHH/basics/surveillance.htm
  107. Agriculture micrositehttps://www.hse.gov.uk/agriculture/index.htm
  108. Agriculture free leafletshttps://www.hse.gov.uk/pubns/agindex.htm

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2025-02-25