| Document ID (ISN) | 100966 |
| CIS number |
02-1581 |
| Year |
2002 |
| Convention or series no. |
HSE Booklet INDG95 (rev.2)
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| Author(s) |
Health and Safety Executive |
| Title |
Respiratory sensitisers and COSHH - Breathe freely |
| Bibliographic information |
HSE Books, P.O. Box 1999, Sudbury, Suffolk CO10 6FS, United Kingdom, July 2002. 6p. 8 ref. |
| Internet access |
http://www.hse.gov.uk/pubns/indg95.pdf [in English]
|
| Abstract |
The Control of Substances Hazardous to Health Regulations 1999 (COSHH, see CIS 00-620) requires employers to carry out an assessment of the risks to workers' health resulting from exposures to hazardous substances. This leaflet summarizes the duties of employers under COSHH applicable to respiratory sensitizers. Contents: description of respirators sensitizers; symptoms of respiratory sensitization; effects of continued exposure; legal aspects; hazard evaluation; preventing or controlling exposure; health surveillance; what to do with respect to sensitized employees; what employees need to know. |
| Descriptors (primary) |
dangerous substances; United Kingdom; sensitizers; respiratory diseases; asthma |
| Descriptors (secondary) |
wood dust; safety guides; responsibilities of employers; rhinitis; legal aspects; isocyanates; experimental animals; flour; grain dust; soldering flux; conjunctivitis; limitation of exposure; hazard evaluation; medical supervision; information of personnel; epoxy resins |
| Document type |
C - Training manuals, audiovisual material |
| Country / State or Province | United Kingdom |
| Subject(s) |
Toxic and dangerous substances
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| Broad subject area(s) |
Chemical safety
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| Browse category(ies) |
Diseases of the respiratory system (except for pneumoconiosis & similar)
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