Tag: hazardous substances

COSHH – EH40/2005 WORKPLACE EXPOSURE LIMITS REVISION PUBLISHED

On 17 January 2020 HSE published a revised version of EH40/2005 ‘Workplace exposure limits’. This has been updated in order to implement amendments to the Carcinogens and Mutagens Directive (2004/37/EC) which introduces or revises 13 binding occupational exposure limit values for a number of carcinogenic substances. Occupational exposure limits are implemented in the UK via […]

IS HEALTH SURVEILLANCE REQUIRED IN YOUR WORKPLACE?

Is health surveillance required in your workplace? Risk assessment and controls (first part of the health surveillance cycle .) The starting point is your risk assessment. Through this you will have found out the hazards in your workplace, identified who is at risk and taken measures to do something to control the risks. Where some risk […]