- Status
- In Force
- Penalty ceiling
- Imprisonment 5 of 17 obligations carry up to 2 years imprisonment. 12 have no criminal penalty — flagged in the list below.
Does it bind you?
Business-side roles with duties under this instrument.
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What it requires
Regulations creating concrete business duties or carrying penalties, grouped as the instrument is structured. Titles link to the source text — blue means you’re leaving for legislation.gov.uk.
- Extend COSHH protections to non-employees affected by your workEmployer
- Assess health risks from hazardous substances before starting workEmployer
- Prevent or control employee exposure to hazardous substancesEmployer
- Ensure proper use and maintenance of control measuresEmployer
- Maintain, test and record control measures and PPEEmployer
- Monitor employee exposure to hazardous substances and keep recordsEmployer
- Provide health surveillance and keep health records for exposed employeesEmployer
- Provide information, instruction and training on hazardous substancesEmployer
- Prepare and maintain emergency procedures for hazardous substancesEmployer
- Notify and display warning notices for certain fumigationsEmployer
15 other provisions — procedural and definitional
Schedules
7 of 33 shown- Provisionally classify unclassified biological agents by infection riskEmployer
- Select correct containment measures for biological agentsEmployer
- Keep a list of employees exposed to Group 3 or 4 biological agentsEmployer
- Notify HSE before first use of hazardous biological agentsEmployer
- Notify HSE before sending Group 4 biological agents to other premisesEmployer
- Notify the harbour authority, fire service and customs before fumigating in a harbour areaAny Person
- Provide full fumigation details in your HSE notificationAny Person
26 other schedules
Help complying
Guvnor’s practical routes through this instrument.
Building compliance quick check
Fast compliance verification for experienced property managers. Checklist format covering electrical, gas, water, HVAC, lifts, and energy performance requirements.
Meet environmental compliance requirements
Navigate your environmental obligations including waste duty of care, pollution prevention, packaging responsibilities, and energy reporting
Meet workplace health and safety requirements
A comprehensive journey for UK employers to understand and comply with health and safety law. Covers the legal framework (HASAWA 1974, MHSWR …
Building compliance for new property owners
Comprehensive guide to understanding and meeting your legal obligations for building safety, maintenance, and energy performance when you acquire commercial premises.
Accommodation compliance for hotels, B&Bs, and holiday lets
Compliance journey for accommodation providers covering tourist registration, fire safety for sleeping accommodation, legionella management, VAT on accommodation, short-term lets regulation, HMO …
Run a healthcare business
Ongoing compliance for CQC-registered healthcare providers covering inspections, professional registration, safeguarding, clinical governance, medicines management, and staff obligations
Construction materials compliance checklist
Quick-check list for construction contractors covering CE/UKCA product marking, COSHH assessments, silica dust exposure limits, timber due diligence, aggregate levy obligations, and …
Control respirable crystalline silica (RCS) dust in the workplace
How to identify and control silica dust exposure in your workplace. Covers COSHH assessment for RCS, the workplace exposure limit (0.1 mg/m3), …
Health surveillance at work
When health surveillance is legally required at work and how to set it up. Covers COSHH hazardous substances, noise, hand-arm vibration, lead, …
Manage hazardous construction materials
How to comply with COSHH 2002 when working with cement, silica dust, solvents, and wood dust on construction sites, and with the …
Manage legionella risk in water systems
How to identify and control legionella risk in workplace water systems. Covers your duties under ACOP L8, appointing a competent person, written …
Recognise and report occupational diseases
How to recognise the signs of occupational diseases, understand your duty to report them under RIDDOR, and maintain occupational health records. Covers …
Select and fit test respiratory protective equipment (RPE)
How to select the right respiratory protective equipment for your workplace hazards and ensure it is properly fit tested. Covers hazard identification, …
54 more guides that reference this instrument
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