CoSHH - Control of Substances Hazardous to Health Regulations (2002)
The COSHH regulations extend and modify the existing requirements of the Health and Safety at Work Act 1974. The COSHH regulations are designed to protect people against health risks, whether immediate or delayed, arsing from exposure to hazardous substances (including biological agents) associated with work activities.
Before any work is undertaken within the Department of Chemistry an assessment of health risks created by work with hazardous substances must be carried out (a statutory requirement under regulation 6) and a signed COSHH assessment must be completed and sent to the research supervisor for authorisation. The COSHH assessment is then submitted to the Departmental Safety Officer for acceptance where it will be given a unique reference number.
Users will need to be registered and will need to know their university username and a unique password. This programme can only be accessed from the department or via VPN.
If you are not registered you will need to register by emailing chem-coshh@sheffield.ac.uk with the subject line: CoSHH registration. You MUST supply the following information:
Title
First name
Second name
E-mail address
CiCS user name
Office/Write room
Internal phone number
Status (eg postgrad, postdoc)
Supervisor
If you require clarification on any issues relating to CoSHH, please contact the CoSHH system administrator: chem-coshh@sheffield.ac.uk.
Important: No work must commence until the COSHH assessment form has been accepted by the Departmental Safety Officer.