HSE COSHH Enforcement statistics

Members are reminded that HSE is still very active in COSHH arena and if necessary they should review their arrangements to ensure they comply with current regulations. BWF has produced an extensive range of simple easy to follow information guides which will help you safeguard yourselves (see News article dated 28^th July 2010).

The most recent HSE enforcement data is shown below.  It details prohibition notices issued, under COSHH regulations, (Control of Substances Hazardous to Health) which tell the duty holder to stop an activity immediately, and improvement notices which specify remedial action and give the duty holder a date by which they must complete the action.

Reg. 6 Assessment of the risk to health created by work involving substances hazardous   to health

Reg. 7  Prevention or control of exposure to substances hazardous to health

Reg. 9  Maintenance, examination and testing of control measures.

If a member has any query about this or any other health related topic, please or refer to the many guidance documents available on the Publications area of the website.or contact Michael Lee on 0844 209 2610 or by email on