COSHH Assessment Example - cement
Download this free COSHH Assessment and feel free to use it in conjunction with the video tutorial found at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gQpsjHbtCAo&t=11s
If you're new to H&S or haven't seen a COSHH Assessment Example before, it's worth looking at each area in more detail to understand better what's expected.
The first things written on the COSHH Assessment Example are your details, the project details, and the product or substance assessed.
The address and phone number of the supplier or manufacturer, including their out-of-hours emergency phone number, should be included, followed by the product's ingredients and the work exposure limit, if applicable.
Next, you must write how and where the product has been used, followed by its state and hazard levels.
Using the latest international pictograms, the COSHH Assessment Example has selected 'Health hazard/irritant'. Cement is also corrosive, but the information you use when writing a COSHH Assessment comes from the manufacturer's product data sheets. In this case, they don't deem the corrosiveness of cement to be significant.
When you write a COSHH Assessment for concrete, the corrosiveness of the substance changes as cement is no longer a solid, and its corrosiveness increases as it begins to hydrate with silicates and water. What's important to note is that it's not the cemen that becomes more corrosive but the reaction of cement with silicates and water. So, the corrosive substance would be concrete and no cement.
The COSHH Assessment Example then shows what PPE to use and the health risks, followed by first aid, environmental and fire details.
The final section is where you put your name, date and signature.
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