title: COSHH (Control of Substances Hazardous to Health)--the priorities for the NHS.
abstract: Managing COSHH is like managing anything else: define the issues; evaluate the priorities; select management options; implement them and monitor the outcome. In COSHH terms this means inventories, assessments, control measures and auditing. But much of the identification and assessment work should be centralised--after all, the hazards and risks arising from Glutaraldehyde usage or painting with eggshell paints is virtually identical not just across a hospital, but across a District and Region. That is why the Hospital Helpline was established, and has been such a success--a core of COSHH assessments made available to all, so that efforts can be focused on what COSHH is about, after all they are the Control not the Assessment Regulations.
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authors: L
authors: Waterman
mesh_terms: D015386:Hazardous Substances / Q000592:standards*; D006282:Health Personnel / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D006292:Health Priorities; D016273:Occupational Exposure / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence / Q000517:prevention & control; D016272:Occupational Health / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D010934:Planning Techniques; D013222:State Medicine / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D006113:United Kingdom
chemical_list: D015386:Hazardous Substances