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Risk assessment

Safe handling of chemicals

Into: Keep yourself safe Safety at work

Using chemicals or other hazardous substances at work can put people’s health at risk. So the law requires employers to control exposure to hazardous substances to prevent ill health. The Control of Substances Hazardous to Health (COSHH) regulations require employers to control substances that can harm workers’ health. COSHH requires employers to: assess the risks to health from chemicals and decide what controls are needed; use those controls and make sure workers use them; make sure the (...) Read more

Chemicals , Protective equipment , Risk assessment

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Use of personal protective equipment

Into: Keep yourself safe Safety at work

Your employer must provide personal protective equipment (PPE) to you free of charge. You must use this correctly, and follow the training and instruction you’ve been given. In some jobs, failure to use PPE properly can be grounds for disciplinary action or even dismissal. However, you can refuse to wear PPE if it puts your safety at risk (eg PPE of the wrong size could put you at risk because of its poor fit). Ask your employer or the firm’s safety representative for the right size (which (...) Read more

Protective equipment , Risk assessment

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Risk assessments

Into: Keep yourself safe Safety at work

Your employer has a ’duty of care’ to ensure, as far as possible, your health, safety and welfare while you’re at work. They should start with a risk assessment to spot possible health and safety hazards. They have to appoint a ’competent person’ with health and safety responsibilities (usually one of the owners in smaller firms, or a member of staff trained in health and safety). For businesses employing five or more people, there must also be: an official record of what the assessment finds (...) Read more

Risk assessment

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