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Developing COSHH Essentials: dermal exposure, personal protective equipment and first aid.

A N I Garrod1, R Rajan-Sithamparanadarajah

  • 1Health & Safety Executive, Magdalen House, Stanley Precinct, Bootle L20 3QZ, UK.

The Annals of Occupational Hygiene
|October 8, 2003
PubMed
Summary

Control banding in COSHH Essentials offers generic strategies for controlling exposure at source, adaptable to specific tasks. This approach also extends to selecting respiratory protective equipment and managing dermal exposure risks.

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Area of Science:

  • Occupational Health and Safety
  • Industrial Hygiene
  • Risk Assessment

Background:

  • The Control of Substances Hazardous to Health (COSHH) Essentials uses control banding to manage workplace chemical exposures.
  • Existing methods primarily focus on inhalation exposure, with less emphasis on dermal absorption and emergency planning.
  • Effective risk management requires comprehensive strategies for all exposure routes and emergency preparedness.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To extend the control banding approach to include dermal exposure assessment and control.
  • To develop methods for banding chemical hazards for emergency planning based on minimal information.
  • To provide users with tools for selecting appropriate respiratory protective equipment (RPE).

Main Methods:

  • Control banding combines hazard potential with exposure potential for generic control strategies.

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  • A formatted questionnaire aids in selecting suitable RPE based on protection factors.
  • Factors influencing dermal exposure and skin uptake are examined for control banding.
  • Chemical hazards are banded for emergency planning using readily available information like danger symbols.

    • Main Results:

    • The study proposes a framework for assessing and controlling dermal exposure risks using control banding.
    • Specific proposals are made for selecting appropriate levels of respiratory protective equipment (RPE).
    • A method for banding chemical hazards for emergency planning based on product labels is outlined.

    Conclusions:

    • Control banding can be effectively applied to manage dermal exposure risks, complementing inhalation controls.
    • The proposed methods enhance the utility of COSHH Essentials for comprehensive chemical risk management.
    • Simplified banding for emergency planning improves preparedness using basic hazard information.