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' 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
• COSHH Safe Handling of Chemicals Poster

COSHH Essentials publications series:

• Agriculture (Farming)
• Flour (Bakers and millers)
• Metalworking fluids
• Microelectronics
• Motor Vehicle Repair
• Offshore
• Printing
• Rubber
• Silica
  • Brick and tile
  • Ceramics
  • Construction
  • Foundry
  • Manufacturing
  • Quarries
  • Stoneworkers
• Service and Retail
• Welding
• Woodworking
• Dichloromethane (DCM)

For more information on COSHH Essentials and a more comprehensive range of COSHH Essentials publications please see the COSHH Essentials website.

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