Control approach 2
General control approach 2 COSHH Essentials sheets are part of the HSE guidance pack COSHH essentials: easy steps to control chemicals. It can be used where the guide recommends control approach 2 (engineering control) as the suitable approach for your chemical(s) and task(s).
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G200: Local exhaust ventilation
This sheet provides good practice advice on using local exhaust ventilation which is the commonest form of engineering control. It can be applied to a range of tasks involving small, medium and large scale use of solids or liquids. It describes the key points you need to follow to help reduce exposure to an adequate level.
G201: Fume cupboard
This sheet provides good practice advice on using a fume cupboard or a back ventilated workbench. It can be applied to many small-scale tasks using solids or liquids, eg weighing or mixing. It describes the key points you need to follow to help reduce exposure to an adequate level.
G202: Laminar flow booth
This sheet provides good practice advice on using a laminar flow booth. It can be applied to many medium-scale tasks using solids or liquids, eg weighing or mixing. It describes the key points you need to follow to help reduce exposure to an adequate level.
G203: Ventilated workbench
This sheet provides good practice advice on using a ventilated workbench with underbench extraction. It can be applied to a range of tasks involving small-scale use of solids or liquids, eg cleaning or applying adhesives. It describes the key points you need to follow to help reduce exposure to an adequate level.
G204: Removing waste from dust extraction unit
This sheet provides advice on removing waste from a dust extraction or air cleaning unit. It describes the key points you need to follow to help reduce exposure to an adequate level.
G205: Conveyor transfer
This sheet provides good practice advice on using a conveyor for transferring medium and large quantities of solids. It describes the key points you need to follow to help reduce exposure to an adequate level.
G206: Sack filling (medium amount)
This sheet provides good practice advice on sack and bag filling, and can be applied to tasks involving medium quantities of solids. It describes the key points you need to follow to help reduce exposure to an adequate level.
G207: Sack filling (large amount)
This sheet provides good practice advice on high-throughput sack and bag filling, and can be applied to tasks involving large quantities of solids. It describes the key points you need to follow to help reduce exposure to an adequate level.
G208: Sack emptying
This sheet provides good practice advice on emptying sacks and bags, and can be applied to tasks involving medium quantities of solids. It describes the key points you need to follow to help reduce exposure to an adequate level.
G209: Filling kegs
This sheet provides good practice advice on filling kegs, and can be applied to tasks involving medium quantities of solids. It describes the key points you need to follow to help reduce exposure to an adequate level.
G210: Charging reactors / mixers from a sack or keg
This sheet provides good practice advice on charging reactors and mixers from a sack or keg, and can be applied to tasks involving small and medium quantities of solids. It is also suitable for occasional(once a day) use with solids needing control approach 3. The sheet describes the key points you need to follow to help reduce exposure to an adequate level.
G211: IBC filling and emptying
This sheet provides good practice advice on filling and emptying an IBC (international bulk carrier) with large quantities of solids. It describes the key points you need to follow to help reduce exposure to an adequate level.
G212: Drum filling
This sheet provides good practice advice on filling drums, and can be applied to tasks involving medium quantities of liquids. It describes the key points you need to follow to help reduce exposure to an adequate level.
G213: Drum emptying (drum pump)
This sheet provides good practice advice on using a drum pump to empty drums, and can be applied to tasks involving medium quantities of liquids. It describes the key points you need to follow to help reduce exposure to an adequate level.
G214: Weighing
This sheet provides good practice advice on weighing medium quantities of solids. It describes the key points you need to follow to help reduce exposure to an adequate level.
G215: Mixing (solid - medium amount)
This sheet provides good practice advice on mixing medium quantities of solidswith other solids or liquids. It describes the key points you need to follow to help reduce exposure to an adequate level.
G216: Mixing (solid - large amount)
This sheet provides good practice advice on mixing large quantities of solids using the example of a ribbon mixer. It describes the key points you need to follow to help reduce exposure to an adequate level.
G217: Mixing (liquid - medium / large amount)
This sheet provides good practice advice on mixing medium and large quantities of liquids with other liquids or solids. It describes the key points you need to follow to help reduce exposure to an adequate level.
G218: Sieving
This sheet provides good practice advice on sieving medium quantities of solids. It describes the key points you need to follow to help reduce exposure to an adequate level.
G219: Screening
This sheet provides good practice advice on screening large quantities of solids. It describes the key points you need to follow to help reduce exposure to an adequate level.
G220: Spray painting (small amount)
This sheet provides good practice advice for small-scale spray painting tasks. It describes the key points you need to follow to help reduce exposure to an adequate level.
G221: Spray painting (medium amount)
This sheet provides good practice advice on medium-scale spray painting tasks. It describes the key points you need to follow to help reduce exposure to an adequate level.
G222: Powder coating
This sheet provides good practice advice on medium and large-scale powder coating tasks. It describes the key points you need to follow to help reduce exposure to an adequate level.
G223: Batch lamination
This sheet provides good practice advice on medium and large-scale GRP (glass reinforced plastic) batch lamination tasks. It describes the key points you need to follow to help reduce exposure to an adequate level.
G224: Continuous lamination
This sheet provides good practice advice on medium and large-scale continuous lamination tasks. It describes the key points you need to follow to help reduce exposure to an adequate level.
G225: Pickling bath (medium amount)
This sheet provides good practice advice on pickling using a medium-scale pickling bath. It describes the key points you need to follow to help reduce exposure to an adequate level.
G226: Pickling bath (large amount)
This sheet provides good practice advice on pickling using a large-scale pickling bath. It describes the key points you need to follow to help reduce exposure to an adequate level.
G227: Vapour degreasing bath
This sheet provides good practice advice on using medium and large-scale vapour degreasing baths. It describes the key points you need to follow to help reduce exposure to an adequate level.
G228: Tray drying oven
This sheet provides good practice advice on medium-scale drying tasks using a tray drying oven. It describes the key points you need to follow to help reduce exposure to an adequate level.
G229: Continuous drying labyrinth oven
This sheet provides good practice adviceon medium and large-scale drying tasks using a continuous drying labyrinth oven. It describes the key points you need to follow to help reduce exposure to an adequate level.
G230: Pelletising
This sheet provides good practice advice on pelletising medium and large-scale quantities of solids. It describes the key points you need to follow to help reduce exposure to an adequate level.
G231: Tablet press
This sheet provides good practice advice on pressing tablests from medium-scale quantities of solids. It describes the key points you need to follow to help reduce exposure to an adequate level.