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<p>The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has responsibility for the regulation of
workplace health and safety in the UK, and it is the legal duty of those who create
risks through work activities to understand those risks and ensure they are adequately
controlled. This includes ensuring that duty holders/employers identify and obtain
relevant information on the hazardous properties of the substances or materials they
use or manufacture.</p><p>The Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and restriction
of Chemicals Regulation (REACH) requires those who place chemicals such as formaldehyde
on the market to provide information on the hazards associated with the chemical both
up and down the supply chain. This includes the provision of Safety Data Sheets which
must accompany chemicals through the supply chain, providing the information users
need to ensure that chemicals are safely used and managed.</p><p>The Control of Substances
Hazardous to Health Regulations 2002 (COSHH) also applies in the workplace when hazardous
substances, such as formaldehyde, are manufactured, used, or where processes are undertaken
that generate hazardous substances. COSHH requires the employer to carry out a risk
assessment to establish what, if any, risks to health are associated with the products/processes
their employees are using/undertaking and then to put in place measures to eliminate
or control exposure to those risks.</p>
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