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Thursday, 27 May 2010

Do I really need a COSHH assessment for water?

Are you struggling to get your head around COSHH? After all, you need a degree in chemistry to get to grips with all these chemicals right?

Even if you are quite comfortable with the Safety side of Health and Safety, the Health bit can be pretty daunting.

If you’re not careful, one of two things can happen; you stick your head in the sand and hope it will go away (after all, you’re far too busy with the safety stuff). Or you go the bonkers conkers route, spend hours assessing things which you don’t need to, and the whole thing loses credibility.

Both options spell disaster.

You need to:

• Get proper training and support from people who know what they’re talking about when it comes to the COSHH regulations.

• Decide whether you are going to do the assessments yourself. If not, find a reputable organisation with the competency to put them together for you.

• Manage COSHH properly, in the same way you manage other risks to your business.

So, do you need a COSHH assessment for water?

What do you think? Join the debate - have a rant.

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