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)[25]
A range of guidance identifying and promoting good practice in the use of hazardous substances.

Link URLs in this page

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