Working with substances hazardous to health: A brief guide to COSHH

About this document

HSE's brief guide to COSHH explains how employers can identify substances hazardous to health, assess exposure, and select measures to prevent or adequately control it. It covers safety data sheets, control equipment and safe working methods, checking and maintaining LEV and PPE, worker training, exposure monitoring, and health checks.

Useful for

• Substances hazardous to health and routes of exposure
• COSHH risk assessment
• Safety data sheets and hazard labels
• Preventing or adequately controlling exposure
• Control measures and good control practice
• Local exhaust ventilation (LEV)
• Personal protective equipment (PPE)
• Checking and maintaining control measures
• Workplace exposure limits (WELs)
• Exposure and biological monitoring
• Health checks
• Worker information, instruction and training