Clear, factual guides to the Control of Substances Hazardous to Health Regulations 2002 for UK workers and employers — what COSHH covers, how to carry out a risk assessment, the hazard symbols and safety data sheets, safe storage, who's responsible and who needs training.
Legionella statistics: 463 Legionnaires’ cases in England and Wales in 2024, Scotland’s 2025 data, correct disease denominators and water-system duties.
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Occupational asthma statistics for Great Britain: 2024 specialist reports and benefit assessments, survey estimates, historical research and reporting limitations.
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Welding fume statistics: HSE’s updated estimate of 140 annual lung cancer deaths in Great Britain, 2020–2024, and current guidance on exposure controls.
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Lead exposure statistics for Great Britain, 2024/25, current blood-lead thresholds and HSE’s proposed lower values for 2027 and 2029.
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Wood-dust statistics with dated cancer studies, Great Britain exposure limits and HSE inspection findings; historical exposure counts are clearly identified.
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Diesel exhaust statistics: HSE’s updated estimate of 600 annual cancer deaths in Great Britain, 2020–2024, with exposure-control and limit information.
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Metalworking-fluid health statistics, the 2004 Birmingham outbreak, latest specialist-surveillance context, bacterial action bands and HSE controls.
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Hexavalent chromium statistics: dated cancer burden and cohort studies, current Great Britain exposure limits, health risks and benefit-reporting distinctions.
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UK pesticide exposure statistics from NPIS 2024/25 and Defra 2024 usage data, with clear distinctions between enquiries, confirmed poisoning and workplace risk.
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Hazardous waste statistics: provisional England 2024 generation and treatment, UK 2020 totals, Scottish and Welsh data, and waste duty of care.
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COMAH statistics with dated Wales and Northern Ireland site counts, 2025/26 regulatory performance, current fees and inspection requirements.
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COSHH statistics with HSE lung disease, cancer, illness, costs and enforcement figures, clearly separated by period, geography and definition.
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Silica statistics: 700 modelled annual lung cancer deaths in Great Britain, 2020–2024, 2024 silicosis surveillance and HSE’s 2026 engineered-stone guidance.
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Great Britain skin-disease statistics: 18,000 prevalent survey cases (2022/23–2024/25) and 246 specialist-reported dermatitis diagnoses in 2024.
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NHS and BICSc cleaning colour codes, their different uses, local procedures and how colour coding fits alongside COSHH controls.
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Eight practical checks for COSHH assessment, exposure control, maintenance, monitoring, health surveillance, emergencies and training in Great Britain.
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The COSHH control hierarchy: preventing exposure, substitution, engineering and organisational controls, and correctly selected PPE.
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A guide to Great Britain’s COSHH Regulations 2002, employer duties, exposure controls, records and the role of HSE’s Approved Code of Practice.
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COSHH duties for employers, employees and the self-employed, including competent help, controls, health surveillance and reporting.
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How to assess hazardous-substance risks, identify people exposed, select controls and review the assessment, with practical workplace examples.
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A COSHH assessment template and illustrative framework, with required records, exposure controls, review triggers and a downloadable form.
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What the sixteen safety-data-sheet sections contain, supplier duties and how current product information supports a workplace COSHH assessment.
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Hazardous-substance storage guidance: assessment, compatible containment, segregation, ventilation and the distinction between law and recommendations.
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The nine CLP hazard pictograms, signal words, GB and Northern Ireland rules, and how labels support workplace assessment.
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Which hazardous substances COSHH covers, qualified exclusions for specific regimes, and how to assess chemicals, dust, fumes and biological agents.
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An introduction to COSHH in Great Britain: scope, responsibilities, assessment, exposure prevention and control, and supporting workplace duties.
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