- 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.
Stop your sole trader business
Step-by-step guide to closing your self-employment - telling HMRC, filing final returns, and keeping required records
Transfer ownership of your business
Plan and execute business succession - family transfers, management buyouts, partner buyouts, or employee ownership
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.
Sell your business
Navigate the business sale process from preparation to completion and beyond - valuation, finding buyers, due diligence, TUPE, deal negotiation, and post-sale …
Close your company
Choose the right route to close your limited company - voluntary strike-off, Members' Voluntary Liquidation, or dealing with debts
Control respirable crystalline silica (RCS) dust in the workplace
If your workers cut, grind, drill or demolish concrete, stone, brick or engineered stone, you must control the silica dust so exposure …
Health surveillance at work
If your risk assessment shows workers still face harm from specific hazards after controls, such as noise, vibration, hazardous substances, lead or …
Manage hazardous construction materials
Cutting concrete or stone, mixing cement, sanding timber and using solvents all expose construction workers to hazardous substances. COSHH requires you to …
Manage legionella risk in water systems
If you run or maintain a building's water systems, as an employer or landlord, you must assess the legionella risk and control …
Recognise and report occupational diseases
Report an occupational disease to HSE under RIDDOR when a doctor diagnoses a worker in writing with a listed disease and their …
Select and fit test respiratory protective equipment (RPE)
Use respiratory protective equipment only when other controls cannot adequately reduce exposure, and choose a type with a high enough Assigned Protection …
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Duty extraction and severity labels are Guvnor’s analysis of the instrument, not the instrument itself. Always verify against the linked source text.