Workshop Safety

3DMCP is a hands on materials and workshop based course and it is imporatant that both staff and students are fully aware of all the safety issues surrounding working in a workshop environment.

This page looks to document all the safety regulations and materials data sheets.

COSHH

The Control of Substance Hazardous to Health (COSHH)

In terms of the Regulations, a Substance Hazardous to Health is:
one that has already been classified as being very toxic (T+), toxic (T), harmful (X), corrosive (C) or irritant (Xi) under the Chemicals (Hazard Information and Packaging) Regulations or CHIP (The Approved Supply List).

• or a substance which has been assigned exposure limits
• or a substance that is carcinogenic, mutagenic or toxic to reproduction
• or a biological agent,
• or dust in substantial concentrations in air

and any substance not mentioned above but which creates a hazard to health comparable to those mentioned above.

What COSHH Requires:

Complying with COSHH involves:

• assessing the risks to health arising from hazardous substances at work and deciding what precautions are needed,
• preventing or adequately controlling exposure,
• ensuring that control measures are used, maintained, examined and tested,
• if necessary, monitoring exposure and carrying out health surveillance and
• ensuring that employees are properly informed, trained and supervised.

Information, Training and Supervision

COSHH requires that employers provide their employees with suitable information, instruction and training about:

• the nature of the substances they work with or are exposed to and the risks created by exposure to those substances and
• the precautions they should take

• Employers should give sufficient information and instruction on
• control measures and how to use them,
• the use of any personal protective equipment and clothing,
• results of any exposure monitoring or health surveillance
• and emergency procedures.

material safety data sheets

here is a list of safety data sheets for common materials, substances

• AceticAcid