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'[1] for the latest WELs as these supersede any WELs contained in other HSE guidance or publications.

COSHH Essentials publications series:

For more information on COSHH Essentials and a more comprehensive range of COSHH Essentials publications please see the COSHH Essentials website[24].

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  1. EH40/2005 'Workplace Exposure Limits'https://www.hse.gov.uk/pubns/books/eh40.htm
  2. The technical basis for COSHH essentials: Easy steps to control chemicalshttps://www.hse.gov.uk/pubns/guidance/coshh-technical-basis.pdf
  3. COSHH Safe Handling of Chemicals Posterhttps://www.hse.gov.uk/pubns/chemicals-poster.htm
  4. Agriculture (Farming)https://www.hse.gov.uk/coshh/essentials/direct-advice/agriculture.htm
  5. Flour (Bakers and millers)https://www.hse.gov.uk/coshh/essentials/direct-advice/baking.htm
  6. Metalworking fluidshttps://www.hse.gov.uk/coshh/essentials/direct-advice/metalworking-fluids.htm
  7. Microelectronicshttps://www.hse.gov.uk/coshh/essentials/direct-advice/microelectronics.htm
  8. Motor Vehicle Repairhttps://www.hse.gov.uk/coshh/essentials/direct-advice/mvr.htm
  9. Offshorehttps://www.hse.gov.uk/coshh/essentials/direct-advice/offshore.htm
  10. Printinghttps://www.hse.gov.uk/coshh/essentials/direct-advice/printing.htm
  11. Rubberhttps://www.hse.gov.uk/coshh/essentials/direct-advice/rubber.htm
  12. Silicahttps://www.hse.gov.uk/coshh/essentials/direct-advice/silica.htm
  13. Brick and tilehttps://www.hse.gov.uk/coshh/essentials/direct-advice/brick-tile-silica.htm
  14. Ceramicshttps://www.hse.gov.uk/coshh/essentials/direct-advice/ceramics-silica.htm
  15. Constructionhttps://www.hse.gov.uk/coshh/essentials/direct-advice/construction-silica.htm
  16. Foundryhttps://www.hse.gov.uk/coshh/essentials/direct-advice/foundry.htm
  17. Manufacturinghttps://www.hse.gov.uk/coshh/essentials/direct-advice/manufacturing-silica.htm
  18. Quarrieshttps://www.hse.gov.uk/coshh/essentials/direct-advice/quarries-silica.htm
  19. Stoneworkershttps://www.hse.gov.uk/coshh/essentials/direct-advice/stonemasons.htm
  20. Service and Retailhttps://www.hse.gov.uk/coshh/essentials/direct-advice/service-retail.htm
  21. Weldinghttps://www.hse.gov.uk/coshh/essentials/direct-advice/welding.htm
  22. Woodworkinghttps://www.hse.gov.uk/coshh/essentials/direct-advice/woodworking.htm
  23. Dichloromethane (DCM)https://www.hse.gov.uk/coshh/essentials/direct-advice/dichloromethane.htm
  24. COSHH Essentials websitehttps://www.hse.gov.uk/coshh/essentials/index.htm
  25. WL0 – welding, cutting and allied tasks: advice for managers https://www.hse.gov.uk/pubns/guidance/wl0.pdf
  26. FD0 – Foundry (silica): advice for managers https://www.hse.gov.uk/pubns/guidance/fd0.pdf
  27. BK0 – Brick & tile (silica): advice for managers https://www.hse.gov.uk/pubns/guidance/bk0.pdf
  28. CN7 – Construction (silica): abrasive blasting https://www.hse.gov.uk/pubns/guidance/cn7.pdf
  29. HSE Bookshttps://books.hse.gov.uk//hse/public/home.jsf
  30. Research reportshttps://www.hse.gov.uk/research/rrhtm/index.htm
  31. Operational guidancehttps://www.hse.gov.uk/foi/internalops/index.htm
  32. Other languageshttps://www.hse.gov.uk/languages/index.htm

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