UKC Steel

Case Study

Information, instruction and training

Regulation 12 demands that all employees liable to exposure to hazardous substances are provided with suitable and sufficient information, instruction and training, including:

• Details of the Hazardous Substances including:
  • Names of substances and the risk that they present to health;
  • Any relevant occupational exposure standard, maximum exposure limit or similar occupational exposure limit;
  • Access to any relevant safety data sheet;
• Other legislative provisions which concern the hazardous properties of those substances;
• Significant findings of Risk assessment 
• Appropriate precautions and actions to be taken by the employee in order to safeguard himself and other employees at the workplace;
• Results of any monitoring of exposure and, in particular, in the case of a substance hazardous to health for which a maximum exposure limit has been approved, the employee or his representatives shall be informed forthwith, if the results of such monitoring show that the maximum exposure limit has been exceeded; and
• Collective results of any health surveillance undertaken in a form calculated to prevent those results from being identified as relating to a particular person.

Some biological agents can cause severe human disease and be a serious hazard to employees. Further diseases may be likely to spread to the community and there may be no effective Prophylaxis or treatment available. Where employees are working with such an agent, or material that may contain such an agent, they must be provided with written instructions and, if appropriate, notices must be displayed that outline the procedures for handling such an agent or material.

Accidents, incidents and emergencies

Regulation 13 requires that employers prepare for possible accidents, incidents and emergencies involving hazardous substances by:

• Preparing emergency procedures, including provision of first aid; (Further information visit The Royalist)
• Making available technical informationon possible accidents and hazards and bringing it to the attention of the emergency services; and
• Installing alarms and other warnings and communication systems.

 

For further information please visit HSE - Control of substances hazardous to health (COSHH)