COSHH-SAFETY-PRODUCTS

Coshh Cabinets are designed to help ensure the safe and correct storage of hazardous substances. Cupboards are fitted with a integral sump to help ensure that any spillages are contained with the cabinet which can then be cleaned up properly using a spill kit.

COSHH (Control of Substances Hazardous to Health) guidelines are applicable to all workplaces in the UK and it is a requiremnet for employers to carry out a COSHH risk assesment on their premises to ensure they are complying with COSHH regulations. There are many substances that fall within the COSHH guidelines. These substances will normally carry a label which says, Toxic, Poison, Harmful, Irritant or Corrosive.

The basics of Hazardous Materials and using CoSHH Cabinets for their safe storage.

CoSHH quite simply is a law that requires all employers in the UK to control substances that are hazardous to health. It is the company’s responsibility to reduce workers exposure and limit any damage that may be caused to people during disaster, for example a fire on the premises.

As an employer you can reduce or in some cases totally prevent your workers’ exposure to hazardous substances by following a few simple steps, these are;

• Find out what and where all of the health hazards are around your premises that are caused by hazardous substances
• Decide how to prevent harm to people, this can be total avoidance of specific areas or controlling access to hazardous substances so that only properly strained people can handle them. One of the best ways of controlling access and being CoSHH compliant is to store all substances that are harmful to health in CoSHH Cabinets.
• Provide control measures for all employees to reduce the potential risk of harm to health
• Make sure that all control measures are used
• Continually review control measure to ensure that they are being adhered to and to assess if they can be improved in any way.
• Provide information, training and instruction for all employees who work with or near hazardous substances.
• Monitor the health of all employees who are in regular close proximity to hazardous substances
• Plan for emergencies. One of the great advantages of using our UK manufactured CoSHH Cabinets is that they are bright yellow in colour. This is vital in an emergency situation as they can be clearly identified by employees and emergency services as an area to avoid as it is potentially harmful to health.

Most businesses would overlook themselves when it comes to CoSHH compliance. Sometimes even the most innocuous of substances that we see all the time in our daily lives are classed as hazardous substances that can be harmful to health, take paint or bleach for example. Even these day to day items should be stored in an appropriate cabinet.