If you work with hazardous substances, you’ve encountered numerous COSHH hazard symbols during your daily duties. COSHH hazard symbols are pictograms displayed on the packaging of substances that can be…

Hazardous substances are commonly handled, or used, in a variety of workplaces throughout the UK. To ensure they comply with COSHH regulations, managers and employees first need to be able…

Hazardous substances are used every day in a diverse range of workplaces. The use of hazardous substances is governed by COSHH guidelines, which carry harsh penalties for noncompliance. But is…

Professional cleaning activities expose employees, clients and the public to a range of different health risks. If you employ or manage those who conduct cleaning, then legally you must perform…

The COSHH regulations provide legal guidance on how hazardous substances are used in the workplace. If you are not adhering to the rules as laid out by COSHH, then you…

Maintaining COSHH compliance is a legal requirement for all UK businesses. This means that if you use any hazardous substances in your workplace, you must understand how to properly control…

Everything from a common cleaning product to an industrial chemical can be categorised as a hazardous substance. If you work with or store hazardous substances in your business, then by…

From the science lab to the school kitchen, hazardous substances are used in schools across the UK. The safe use, storage and handling of these substances all fall under the…

The use of hazardous substances in workplaces across the UK must conform to the rules set out by the Control of Substances Hazardous to Health Regulations 2002 (COSHH). COSHH regulations…

The risks associated with hazardous substances don’t just go away when the working day is over. Storing hazardous substances in anything other than the recommended manner can mean disaster. Fires,…