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  COSHH & LEV
The law requires employers to control exposure to hazardous substances, therefore ensuring people’s health are not put at risk. Employers have a duty of care to protect both employees and others who may be exposed, by complying with the Control of Substances Hazardous to Health Regulations 2002 (COSHH).
COSHH Risk Assessment
Envirocare provides expert advice on the hierarchy of control including elimination, substitution, segregation, enclosure, LEV, PPE and an air sampling service to confirm the control of exposure.
COSHH Air Monitoring
Our services include measuring exposure to harmful substances and comparing theses levels with current Workplace Exposure Limits (WEL)
Hazardous substances are found in nearly all work environments, for example:
- factories
- mines
- agricultural
- laboratories
- schools
- Offices
- Retail
Monitoring can be undertaken for
- Dust (wood, cement, flour, silica)
- Fumes (metal, rubber, solder)
- Vapours (solvents and isocyanates
- Irritants (acid mists)
- Gases (chlorine, carbon monoxide)
- Fibres (glass fibre, ceramic fibre)
Following sampling we can assess current working practices and suggest ways of preventing or reducing exposure to hazardous substances by improving control strategies including other safety measures such as PPE/RPE and LEV. For downloadable information on COSHH and control strategies click here.
The Benefits:
- Improved productivity as a result of using more effective controls (i.e. less use of raw material).
- Improved employee health and comfort in the workplace, therefore morale
- better employee understanding and compliance with health and safety requirements.
For further information about our COSHH services please contact our Health & Safety Manager, Andrea Beswick.
For contact details click here.
‘Can I take this opportunity to pass on the comments I had from the HSE inspector and her OH Advisor about your reports who said that they are well known for handing out criticism, but rarely give praise, so wanted me to let you know how impressed they were with the reports your H&S consultant prepared for us.’
Health & Safety Officer from a Bradford based quarry
Useful Links:
WELS
UV Printing Research
Uvitech UV Printing Project
Health & Safety Laboratory
UV Curing (reproduced thanks to Labels & Labeling)
Case Studies:
A public sector company required a COSHH assessment and a noise monitoring survey to comply with COSHH and to the recently updated noise regulations.
A multinational manufacturer of circuit boards used hazardous chemicals as part of their production process and therefore was required to monitor fumes and irritants at the workplace to comply with COSHH regulations.
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