Respiratory Health
MOHS Objectives
The MOHS system for respiratory health surveillance is designed to:
- Deliver good practice to employers and employees
- Enable employers to comply with legislation relating to occupational respiratory health
Legislation
The legislation that is relevant to occupational respiratory health includes:
- The Control of Substances Hazardous to Health Regulations 2002, as amended
- The Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations 1999
- Chemicals (Hazard Information and Packaging for Supply) Regulations 2002
- The Reporting of Injuries, Diseases and Dangerous Occurrences Regulations 1995
Publications
Some of the key publications associated with the legislation are:
- COSHH:
- The Control of Substances Hazardous to Health Regulations 2002, as amended
- HSE L5 COSHH ACOP
- HSE HSG193 COSHH Essentials
- HSE Leaflet INDG95 Respiratory sensitisers and COSHH
- HSE Leaflet INDG172 Breathe Freely –Workers’ information card
- The Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations 1999
- HSE L21 ACOP and guidance
- Chemicals (Hazard Information and Packaging for Supply) Regulations 2002 (CHIP3)
- RIDDOR:
- The Reporting of Injuries, Diseases and Dangerous Occurrences Regulations 1995
- HSE L73 guide
- HSE L55 Preventing asthma at work: How to control respiratory sensitisers
- HSE MS25 Medical aspects of occupational asthma
All of the above publications are available from HSE Books.
All of these publications are held in hard copy in the MOHS Library, but they are protected by the copyright of the HSE’s publishing agent, Butterworths Direct.
Training
The MOHS Training Department can design and deliver training courses to meet client needs in many areas of health and safety, including respiratory health.
To discuss requirements, please contact the MOHS Training Department, Tel: 0121 601 4041