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Chemicals

Control of substances hazardous to health (COSHH)

Labeling, packaging and transport

Chemical Hazard Alert Notices (CHANS)

All Chemicals Hazard Alert Notices (CHANS) have been suspended. Those seeking advice on substances for which a CHAN had previously been issued should follow the same approach as they would for any other hazardous substance, eg apply the CHIP and COSHH regulations.

Alternative sources of advice and information include:

Methods for the determination of hazardous substances (MDHS)

Methods for the Determination of Hazardous Substances (MDHS)[27]
A range of guidance identifying and promoting good practice in the use of hazardous substances.

Link URLs in this page

  1. Publicationshttps://www.hse.gov.uk/pubnS/index.htm
  2. HSE Bookshttps://books.hse.gov.uk/
  3. Arsenic and You https://www.hse.gov.uk/pubnS/indg441.htm
  4. Benzene and You https://www.hse.gov.uk/pubnS/indg329.htm
  5. Beryllium and You https://www.hse.gov.uk/pubnS/indg311.htm
  6. Better alarm handling https://www.hse.gov.uk/pubnS/chis6.pdf
  7. Biological Monitoring in the Workplace https://www.hse.gov.uk/pubnS/indg245.htm
  8. Cadmium and you - working with Cadmium - are you at risk? https://www.hse.gov.uk/pubnS/indg391.pdf
  9. Chemical reaction hazards and the risk of thermal runaway https://www.hse.gov.uk/pubnS/indg254.htm
  10. Chromium and you https://www.hse.gov.uk/pubnS/indg346.htm
  11. Cobalt and you https://www.hse.gov.uk/pubnS/indg442.htm
  12. Domestic production of biodiesel - health and safety warning https://www.hse.gov.uk/pubnS/biodiesel.htm
  13. Do you know how to work safely with PCBs? https://www.hse.gov.uk/pubnS/msa19.htm
  14. Do you use MbOCA? https://www.hse.gov.uk/pubnS/msa21.htm
  15. Preventing contact dermatitis at work https://www.hse.gov.uk/pubnS/indg233.htm
  16. Storing and handling Ammonium nitrate https://www.hse.gov.uk/pubnS/indg230.pdf
  17. Working with 2-pack isocyanate paints https://www.hse.gov.uk/pubnS/indg388.htm
  18. Working safely with solvents https://www.hse.gov.uk/pubnS/indg273.htm
  19. Working with substances hazardous to health: A brief guide to COSHH https://www.hse.gov.uk/pubnS/indg136.htm
  20. Hydrofluoric acid poisoning - Recommendations on first-aid procedures https://www.hse.gov.uk/pubnS/indg307.htm
  21. COSHH Essentials: online assessment tool and guidance sheets https://www.hse.gov.uk/coshh/essentials/index.htm
  22. COSHH Websitehttps://www.hse.gov.uk/coshh/index.htm
  23. COSHH principles of good practicehttps://www.hse.gov.uk/coshh/basics/control.htm
  24. Industry-specific COSHH Essentialshttps://www.hse.gov.uk/pubnS/guidance/index.htm
  25. COSHH Essentials websitehttps://www.hse.gov.uk/coshh/essentials/index.htm
  26. EH40/2005 Workplace Exposure Limitshttps://www.hse.gov.uk/pubnS/books/eh40.htm
  27. Methods for the Determination of Hazardous Substances (MDHS)https://www.hse.gov.uk/pubnS/mdhs/index.htm
  28. HSE Bookshttps://books.hse.gov.uk/
  29. Research reportshttps://www.hse.gov.uk/research/rrhtm/index.htm
  30. Operational guidancehttps://www.hse.gov.uk/foi/internalops/index.htm
  31. Other languageshttps://www.hse.gov.uk/languages/index.htm
  32. HSE Books +44 (0)333 202 5070https://books.hse.gov.uk/
  33. Translated leafletshttps://www.hse.gov.uk/languages/index.htm
  34. Legislationhttps://www.hse.gov.uk/legislation/index.htm
  35. Statisticshttps://www.hse.gov.uk/statistics/index.htm
  36. Science and Researchhttps://www.hse.gov.uk/research/index.htm
  37. Subscribe - news and updateshttps://www.hse.gov.uk/news/subscribe/index.htm

Glossary of abbreviations/acronyms on this page

PCBs
Polychlorinated biphenyls
MbOCA
methylene bis (ortho-chloroaniline)

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2022-03-10