UNITED INDUSTRIAL SERVICES CO

LLC
CoSHH Training
(Control of Substances Hazardous to Health)

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What is a hazardous substance?

 Substances & mixtures classified as

dangerous under CHIP – (Chemicals
(Hazard Information and Packaging for
Supply) Regulations 2008 )

 Substances with WELs (Workplace

exposure limits)

 Biological agents

 Some dusts, especially in high

concentrations

 Other substances of comparable

hazard

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 What must an company do?
Eliminate or reduce
risks from hazardous
substances

This is achieved by:

 Risk assessment
 Control measures
 Monitoring health &
exposure if necessary
 Information, training and
supervision

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 What must an employee do?
 Take reasonable care of our
own safety and not endanger
others
 Cooperate with our company
employees and staffs.
 Make full and proper use of
control measure
 Use of proper PPE

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 MSDS - SECTIONS
SECTION 1: Identification of the substance/mixture and of the company/undertaking
SECTION 2: Hazards identification
SECTION 3: Composition/information on ingrédients
SECTION 4: First aid measures
SECTION 5: Fire fighting measures
SECTION 6: Accidental release measures
SECTION 7: Handling and storage
SECTION 8: Exposure controls/personal protection
SECTION 9: Physical and chemical properties
SECTION 10: Stability and reactivity
SECTION 11: Toxicological information
SECTION 12: Ecological information
SECTION 13: Disposal considerations
SECTION 14: Transport information
SECTION 15: Regulatory information
SECTION 16: Other information

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Material Safety Data Sheet

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 Material Safety Data Sheet

Half Mask Air Purifying Respirator – 5500 series

Type of Filter: P3R

- Ve fit test
+Ve fit test

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 Risk Assessment for CoSHH

 Identify the hazardous

substance(s) e.g

◦ Chemicals
◦ Biological materials
◦ Mixtures
◦ Reaction products and
intermediates

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 Risk Assessment for CoSHH

New International Hazard Symbols

Danger Flammable
Oxidiser

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 Risk Assessment for CoSHH

New International Hazard Symbols

Explosive Corrosive Compressed gas

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 Risk Assessment for CoSHH

New International Hazard Symbols

Aquatic Warning Sensitizer, carcinogen,

Toxicity mutagen or teratogen

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European Symbols

OTHER SYMBOLS YOU MIGHT

SEE
– WHAT DO THEY MEAN?

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European Symbols

FLAMMABLE EXPLOSIVE

HARMFUL TO THE
HIGHLY
ENVIRONMENT
FLAMMABLE

IRRITANT / TOXIC
HARMFUL

CORROSIVE VERY TOXIC

OXIDISING BIOLOGICAL
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 Decide who is at risk and how

Staff
Workmen
Others

Consider their current

training (if any) and
their background

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 Decide who is at risk and how

Inhalation
Skin or eye
contamination
Ingestion
Injection

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 Evaluate the Risk

Factors to Consider:
◦ Toxicity
◦ Form (gas, spray, dust,
liquid, solid)
◦ Solubility
◦ Amount (weight &/or
volume)
◦ Nature of the operation
◦ Length of exposure
◦ Number of people
involved

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 Decide on Control Measures

 Control exposure in
proportion to risk by
using the hierarchy of

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controls.

 Personal protective
equipment should be a
last resort as the
prime means of
control

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 Use of Control Measures (2)

 Use the material in a

safer form eg:

◦ Use water-based paint

instead of solvent-based
paint

◦ Procure hazardous
materials in pre-
weighed sachets rather
than having to measure
& make-up from bulk
quantities

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 Use of Control Measures (3)
 Control the operation eg
◦ Isolate the work
◦ Control at source
 Fume cupboard
 Local exhaust ventilation (LEV)

If you use local exhaust ventilation

to control exposure, it needs regular
checking and thorough examination
and testing at least once a year.

◦ Reduce the number of workers

◦ Reduce the frequency

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 Use of Control Measures (4)

 Personal protective
equipment as a last resort:
◦ Protects only the worker &
not others in the room
◦ Training & maintenance
required
◦ Often not very comfortable

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Use of Control Measures (5)

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 Maintenance of control measures

Must be kept in good repair &

working properly
Regular simple checks on
airflow
LEV & fume extractor must
have engineering checks
periodically.
Records to maintain regularly.

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 Health Surveillance

◦ Likelihood of exposure to substances

linked to specific diseases but only
if:
 There is a reasonable likelihood that this
will occur
 It is actually possible to detect the disease
or effect

◦ Records to be maintained.

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 Derive safe working procedures

Preparation phase(eg
weighing out)
The process itself
Safe waste disposal
Emergency procedures
Spillage
Fire
First aid

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Workers must have adequate:
 Information
 Instruction
 Training
 Supervision

 This will include the procedures

themselves and what to do in an
emergency

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ANY QUESTIONS

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