| One of the biggest challenges facing
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| | employees to a substance hazardous to
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| modern businesses is ensuring that they
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| | health without first undertaking a risk
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| are fully compliant with health and
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| | assessment.
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| safety regulations. COSHH - the Control
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| | This assessment should involve
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| of Substances Hazardous to Health Act is
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| | consultation with any information
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| just one of the relevant guidelines that
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| | provided by the supplier of a substance
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| businesses must be compliant with
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| | in use. This should be reviewed regularly
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| London office cleaning services company
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| | and also where there is reason to believe
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| Sloane Cleaning are fully compliant with
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| | that work patterns have changed
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| COSHH. Their friendly staff are fully
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| | significantly enough to warrant
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| trained in COSHH and can ensure that your
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| | re-evaluation of substance use.
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| business is fully compliant all of the
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| | Employers should also take into
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| criteria outlined by the Health and
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| | consideration the level of occupational
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| Safety Executive.
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| | exposure limits, as outlined by the HSE.
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| What is COSHH?
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| | Control of Exposure - Employers must
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| COSHH refers to the Control Of Substances
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| | either prevent exposure to harmful
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| Hazardous to Health Act of 2002 under
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| | substances, or if unavoidable, implement
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| which, employers have a responsibility to
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| | measures to limit the level of exposure.
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| protect employees and related persons
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| | Control Measures - Employers must take
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| from the hazards of substances used in
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| | action to ensure that measures of
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| the workplace.
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| | controlling, and any necessary use of
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| How does COSHH affect my business?
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| | equpiment or facilities are managed
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| These guidelines stipulate that employers
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| | correctly.
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| must undertake measures to prevent and
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| | Monitoring Exposure - Employers must
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| protect people in their place of business
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| | prove that they have measures in place to
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| from coming into contact with potentially
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| | consistently monitor the level of
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| dangerous substances.
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| | exposure at regular intervals. This
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| COSHH is enforced by both Local
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| | should be in accordance with a risk
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| authorities and the Health and Safety
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| | assessment plan.
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| Executive. As an employer, taking your
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| | Information and instruction - Regulation
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| responsibility towards COSSH is very
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| | 12 of COSHH states that employees who are
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| serious indeed. Breach of the regulations
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| | likely to come into contact with
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| could result in a criminal conviction and
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| | hazardous substances should be provided
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| this can lie with either an organisation
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| | with adequate information and instruction
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| or an individual.
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| | on how to limit exposure to harmful
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| What measures can I undertake to ensure I
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| | substances and potential risk. All
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| am in compliance with COSHH?
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| | employees should be provided with the
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| There are several ways to make your
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| | following:
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| organisation compliant with COSHH, they
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| | - Details of the hazardous substances
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| are as follows:
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| | including names of substances and the
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| Risk assessment
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| | risk that they present.
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| Under Regulation 6 of the Act, employers
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| | - Relevant occupational exposure standard
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| must not carry out work liable to expose
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| | - Findings of risk assessment.
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