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—)We have been inun-Ldated recently with terature about COSHH, ad recently we had an laployee refuse to work in le job because he said he as being exposed to "foul r". Could someone please 11 us where we stand.
COSHH (The Control of -%Substances Hazardous to .....alth) Regulations 1989 which me into force on 1 October 189, (there is a three-month oratorium), actually take fect from 1 January 1990. They are heralded as the ast important piece of lefslaIn since the Health and Safeat Work Act 1974.
They are very important beuse they affect every emtyer in the land, from those to employ one secretary to multi-nationals carrying trochemicals. The subject is st and there are some speciduties placed on employers make assessments of risk For further details contact ur local branch of the Health & Safety Executive.
Linda Williams, Principal Inspector of Factories for the USE, will be giving expert advice on how COSHH will affect working operators at Commercial Motor's 1989 Workshop Conference on 11-12 October. For details see page 50 of this issue.