by Zach Greaves | Feb 20, 2021 | Blog, COSHH Air Monitoring
Nitrous OxideNitrous Oxide (N2O) is a colourless, non-flammable gas that was first discovered in 1772, by English scientist Joseph Priestley. Humphry Davy recognised its analgesic properties in 1799; the euphoric effects of inhaling it led to it being colloquially...
by Zach Greaves | Jul 9, 2020 | COSHH Air Monitoring
What is Silica?Silica is a hard, unreactive and colourless compound found in rocks, sand and clay and in products such as bricks and concrete. It is also used as filler in some plastics. These materials create dust when they are cut, sanded, carved etc.The dust is...
by Zach Greaves | Feb 11, 2020 | COSHH Air Monitoring, Industry News
EH40/2005 Workplace Exposure Limits Version 4On 17 January 2020, the fourth edition of HSE’s guidance document ‘EH40/2005 Workplace Exposure Limits’ came into force, introducing new and revised workplace exposure limits for 13 substances.For organisations operating in...
by Zach Greaves | Nov 25, 2019 | COSHH Air Monitoring, Industry News, Local Exhaust Ventilation (LEV)
Welding Fumes Enforcement ExpectationsAs a result of the HSE Change in Enforcement Expectations for Welding Fumes released in February 2019, there has accordingly been a revision of the COSHH advice to ensure that any welding fume released is adequately...
by Craig Batty | Feb 28, 2019 | COSHH Air Monitoring, Health & Safety Consultancy
Why do Workplace Air Monitoring? How do you know when Workplace Air Monitoring is required. Is it required as part of your COSHH Risk Assessment? In recent blogs, we’ve explained what a COSHH Risk Assessment is, and provided a guide on How to carry out a COSHH...
by Craig Batty | Nov 7, 2018 | COSHH Air Monitoring, COSHH Principles
How to carry out a COSHH Risk Assessment In an earlier post we explained what a COSHH Risk Assessment was, but how do you carry one out, and what’s involved. in this article we provide a quick guide to carrying out your COSHH Risk Assessment in six easy steps....
