Control of Substances Hazardous to Health (COSHH) Essentials guidance publications
Important note: New or revised limits for 13 substances have been introduced on 17 January 2020. Please refer to Table 1 of EH40/2005 'Workplace Exposure Limits'[3] for the latest WELs as these supersede any WELs contained in other HSE guidance or publications.
- The technical basis for COSHH essentials: Easy steps to control chemicals (PDF) [4]
- COSHH Safe Handling of Chemicals Poster[5]
COSHH Essentials publications series:
- Agriculture (Farming)[6]
- Flour (Bakers and millers)[7]
- Metalworking fluids[8]
- Microelectronics[9]
- Motor Vehicle Repair[10]
- Offshore[11]
- Printing[12]
- Rubber[13]
- Silica[14]
- Brick and tile[15]
- Ceramics[16]
- Construction[17]
- Foundry[18]
- Manufacturing[19]
- Quarries[20]
- Stoneworkers[21]
- Service and Retail[22]
- Welding[23]
- Woodworking[24]
- Dichloromethane (DCM)[25]
For more information on COSHH Essentials and a more comprehensive range of COSHH Essentials publications please see the COSHH Essentials website[26].
Related content
- WL0 – welding, cutting and allied tasks: advice for managers (PDF) [27]
- FD0 – Foundry (silica): advice for managers (PDF) [28]
- BK0 – Brick & tile (silica): advice for managers (PDF) [29]
- CN7 – Construction (silica): abrasive blasting (PDF) [30]
- HSE Books[31]
- Research reports[32]
- Operational guidance[33]
- Other languages[34]