Resources

Case studies

• Cambridge firm and consultant fined over chemical exposure
• Health screening company failed its duty to employees

Useful links

Detailed, industry-specific guidance on health surveillance associated with hazardous substances can be found at the following links:

Hazardous industry

Agriculture

• Grain dust
• COSHH essentials in agriculture: Advice for farmers
• Sheep dipping
• Controlling exposure to poultry dust
• Veterinary medicines: Safe use by farmers and other animal handlers

Motor vehicle repair

• Safety in motor vehicle repair: Working with isocyanate paints
• Urine sampling for isocyanate exposure measurement

Foundries

• Health surveillance in the foundry industry

Metalworking fluids

• COSHH essentials for machining with metalworking fluids: Advice for managers

Ceramics

• Health surveillance: A ceramics industry booklet

Electroplating

• Health surveillance requirements in the electroplating industry

Timber treatment / wood working

• Occupational hygiene and health surveillance at industrial treatment plants
• COSHH and the woodworking industries

Reactive dyes

• Reactive dyes: Safe handling in textile finishing

Food industry

• A recipe for safety: Occupational health and safety in food and drink manufacture

Beauty industry

• Health surveillance for occupational asthma
• Health surveillance for occupational dermatitis

Printing industry

• COSHH essentials for printers: Health surveillance for occupational asthma
• COSHH essentials for printers: Health surveillance for occupational dermatitis
• COSHH essentials for printers: Biological monitoring for isocyanates

Welding, hot work and allied processes

• COSHH essentials for welding, hot work and allied processes: Expert advice

General dust exposure

• COSHH essentials: Health monitoring for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

Textile industry

• Textile industry: How to plan for and control health and safety
• Reactive dyes: Safe handling in textile finishing

Borehole sites and operation

• Boreholes Sites and Operations Regulations 1995 regulation 10. As is necessary for their protection

Construction industry

• Managing occupational health risks in construction
• COSHH essentials: Health monitoring for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
• COSHH essentials: Health surveillance for occupational asthma
• COSHH essentials: Health surveillance for occupational dermatitis
• COSHH essentials: Health surveillance for those exposed to respirable crystalline silica (RCS)
• HSE Construction information sheet: Cement

Particular hazards

• COSHH health surveillance
• Occupational asthma and rhinitis
• Health surveillance for noise at work
• Health surveillance for hand-arm vibration
• Health surveillance in construction