Health and Safety

Working with substances hazardous to health : what you need to know about COSHH

This leaflet, first published by the HSE in June 2009, 'describes how to control hazardous substances at work so that they do not cause ill health.'

The leaflet contains notes on good practice, including details of the new international hazard symbols which replaced the European symbols.

The leaflet can be viewed at

www.hse.gov.uk/pubns/indg136.pdf