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Flour (Bakers and millers)

This information will help employers, the self employed and franchisees to comply with the Control of Substances Hazardous to Health Regulations 2002 (COSHH), as amended, to control exposure to flour dusts, etc, and protect workers health.

Baking (Flour)

Bag opening, tipping and dough mixing (PDF) [27]

This sheet describes good practice using dust extraction. It covers the points you need to follow to reduce exposure to an adequate level. It is important to follow all the points, or use equally effective measures.

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FL2: Weighing and handling flour improvers (PDF) [33]

This sheet describes good practice using dust extraction. It covers the points you need to follow to reduce exposure to an adequate level. It is important to follow all the points, or use equally effective measures.

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Dough moulding and dividing (PDF) [37]

This sheet describes good practice using effective engineering controls. It covers the points you need to follow to reduce exposure to an adequate level. It is important to follow all the points, or use equally effective measures.

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Flour bagging (PDF) [43]

This sheet describes good practice using dust extraction. It covers the points you need to follow to reduce exposure to an adequate level. It is important to follow all the points, or use equally effective measures.

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Manual addition of bulk improvers to flour in flour milling (PDF) [48]

This sheet describes good practice using the hierarchy of control. It covers the points you need to follow to reduce exposure to an adequate level. It is important to follow all the points, or use equally effective measures.

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Stand-alone dust collector (PDF) [53]

This sheet describes good practice using a stand-alone dust collector where there is no room to install fixed dust extraction equipment.

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Link URLs in this page

  1. COSHH Essentialshttps://www.hse.gov.uk/coshh/essentials/index.htm
  2. Overview - Direct advice sheetshttps://www.hse.gov.uk/coshh/essentials/direct-advice/index.htm
  3. Agriculture (Farming)https://www.hse.gov.uk/coshh/essentials/direct-advice/agriculture.htm
  4. Flour (Bakers and millers)https://www.hse.gov.uk/coshh/essentials/direct-advice/baking.htm
  5. Metalworking fluidshttps://www.hse.gov.uk/coshh/essentials/direct-advice/metalworking-fluids.htm
  6. Microelectronicshttps://www.hse.gov.uk/coshh/essentials/direct-advice/microelectronics.htm
  7. Motor Vehicle Repairhttps://www.hse.gov.uk/coshh/essentials/direct-advice/mvr.htm
  8. Offshorehttps://www.hse.gov.uk/coshh/essentials/direct-advice/offshore.htm
  9. Printinghttps://www.hse.gov.uk/coshh/essentials/direct-advice/printing.htm
  10. RPEhttps://www.hse.gov.uk/coshh/essentials/direct-advice/respiratory-protective-equipment.htm
  11. Rubberhttps://www.hse.gov.uk/coshh/essentials/direct-advice/rubber.htm
  12. Service & Retailhttps://www.hse.gov.uk/coshh/essentials/direct-advice/service-retail.htm
  13. Overview - Silicahttps://www.hse.gov.uk/coshh/essentials/direct-advice/silica.htm
  14. Brick and tilehttps://www.hse.gov.uk/coshh/essentials/direct-advice/brick-tile-silica.htm
  15. Ceramicshttps://www.hse.gov.uk/coshh/essentials/direct-advice/ceramics-silica.htm
  16. Constructionhttps://www.hse.gov.uk/coshh/essentials/direct-advice/construction-silica.htm
  17. Foundryhttps://www.hse.gov.uk/coshh/essentials/direct-advice/foundry.htm
  18. Manufacturinghttps://www.hse.gov.uk/coshh/essentials/direct-advice/manufacturing-silica.htm
  19. Quarrieshttps://www.hse.gov.uk/coshh/essentials/direct-advice/quarries-silica.htm
  20. Stoneworkershttps://www.hse.gov.uk/coshh/essentials/direct-advice/stonemasons.htm
  21. Skin or eye contacthttps://www.hse.gov.uk/coshh/essentials/direct-advice/skin-eye-contact.htm
  22. Weldinghttps://www.hse.gov.uk/coshh/essentials/direct-advice/welding.htm
  23. Woodworkinghttps://www.hse.gov.uk/coshh/essentials/direct-advice/woodworking.htm
  24. Dichloromethane (DCM)https://www.hse.gov.uk/coshh/essentials/direct-advice/dichloromethane.htm
  25. Frequently asked questionshttps://www.hse.gov.uk/coshh/essentials/faq.htm
  26. Advice for managershttps://www.hse.gov.uk/pubns/guidance/fl0.pdf
  27. Bag opening, tipping and dough mixinghttps://www.hse.gov.uk/pubns/guidance/fl1.pdf
  28. G402: Health surveillance for occupational asthmahttps://www.hse.gov.uk/pubns/guidance/g402.pdf
  29. G403: Health surveillance for occupational dermatitis https://www.hse.gov.uk/pubns/guidance/g403.pdf
  30. G406: New and existing engineering control systems https://www.hse.gov.uk/pubns/guidance/g406.pdf
  31. R3: UK Standard Assigned Protection Factor 20 (APF 20)https://www.hse.gov.uk/pubns/guidance/rpe3.pdf
  32. FL8: Stand-alone dust collectorhttps://www.hse.gov.uk/pubns/guidance/fl8.pdf
  33. FL2: Weighing and handling flour improvershttps://www.hse.gov.uk/pubns/guidance/fl2.pdf
  34. G402: Health surveillance for occupational asthmahttps://www.hse.gov.uk/pubns/guidance/g402.pdf
  35. G406: New and existing engineering control systems https://www.hse.gov.uk/pubns/guidance/g406.pdf
  36. R3: UK Standard Assigned Protection Factor 20 (APF 20)https://www.hse.gov.uk/pubns/guidance/rpe3.pdf
  37. Dough moulding and dividinghttps://www.hse.gov.uk/pubns/guidance/fl3.pdf
  38. G402: Health surveillance for occupational asthmahttps://www.hse.gov.uk/pubns/guidance/g402.pdf
  39. G403: Health surveillance for occupational dermatitis https://www.hse.gov.uk/pubns/guidance/g403.pdf
  40. G406: New and existing engineering control systems https://www.hse.gov.uk/pubns/guidance/g406.pdf
  41. R3: UK Standard Assigned Protection Factor 20 (APF 20)https://www.hse.gov.uk/pubns/guidance/rpe3.pdf
  42. FL8: Stand-alone dust collectorhttp://coshh-tool.hse.gov.uk/assets/live/FL/FL8.pdf
  43. Flour bagginghttps://www.hse.gov.uk/pubns/guidance/fl5.pdf
  44. G402: Health surveillance for occupational asthmahttps://www.hse.gov.uk/pubns/guidance/g402.pdf
  45. G406: New and existing engineering control systemshttps://www.hse.gov.uk/pubns/guidance/g406.pdf
  46. G409: Exposure measurement: Air samplinghttps://www.hse.gov.uk/pubns/guidance/g409.pdf
  47. R3: UK Standard Assigned Protection Factor 20 (APF 20)https://www.hse.gov.uk/pubns/guidance/rpe3.pdf
  48. Manual addition of bulk improvers to flour in flour millinghttps://www.hse.gov.uk/pubns/guidance/fl6.pdf
  49. G402: Health surveillance for occupational asthmahttps://www.hse.gov.uk/pubns/guidance/g402.pdf
  50. G406: New and existing engineering control systemshttps://www.hse.gov.uk/pubns/guidance/g406.pdf
  51. R3: UK Standard Assigned Protection Factor 20 (APF 20)https://www.hse.gov.uk/pubns/guidance/rpe3.pdf
  52. FL7: Cleaninghttp://coshh-tool.hse.gov.uk/assets/live/fl07.pdf
  53. Stand-alone dust collectorhttps://www.hse.gov.uk/pubns/guidance/fl8.pdf
  54. G406: New and existing engineering control systemshttps://www.hse.gov.uk/pubns/guidance/g406.pdf
  55. G204: Removing waste from a dust extraction unithttp://coshh-tool.hse.gov.uk/assets/live/g204.pdf
  56. Working with substances hazardous to health: A brief guide to COSHHhttps://www.hse.gov.uk/pubns/indg136.htm
  57. Case studieshttps://www.hse.gov.uk/coshh/casestudies/index.htm
  58. Example risk assessmentshttps://www.hse.gov.uk/coshh/riskassess/index.htm
  59. Publicationshttps://www.hse.gov.uk/coshh/publications.htm
  60. Nanotechnologyhttps://www.hse.gov.uk/nanotechnology/index.htm
  61. Risk assessmenthttps://www.hse.gov.uk/risk/index.htm

Glossary of abbreviations/acronyms on this page

RPE
Respiratory Protective Equipment

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2025-02-25