What is COSHH?
[[File:COSHH yellow bin-lambeth.jpg|thumb|right|A roadside bin with a COSHH notice]] The '''Control of Substances Hazardous to Health Regulations 2002''' (COSHH) is a set of rules in the [[United Kingdom]]. Employers are to protect employees and other persons from the [[hazard]]s of [[Chemical substance|substance]]s used at work. The tasks that employers have to make according to COSHH include: * Finding out what are the hazards to people's health in the workplace. * Deciding how to prevent the damage to people's health - this is called [[risk assessment]]. * Giving tools for reducing the damage to people's health. * Making sure these tools are used. * Keeping all these tools in order. * Giving important information and teaching people how to use the tools and reduce health risk. * Keeping track of health, when this is needed. * Planning for times of emergency - for example an accident, when a dangerous material is spilled. * {{UK-stub}} [[Category:United Kingdom law]]