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Our Top 3 Halloween Chemistry Experiments

With Halloween nearly upon us, now is the perfect time for some spooky chemistry experiments that will blow your trick or treaters’ minds (and they’re educational, too)! There are some fun experiments around - we particularly like this glowing hand of doom punch recipe and this very realistic fake blood - but the three Halloween experiments below are our...

How to Comply with COSHH Regulations (Steps 7-8 of 8)

In our final article on how to comply with COSHH regulations, we look at the last two of the eight steps necessary to comply.  Read the previous steps here:https://www.reagent.co.uk/blog/how-to-comply-with-coshh-regulations-steps-1-2-of-8/https://www.reagent.co.uk/blog/how-to-comply-with-coshh-regulations-steps-3-4-of-8/https://www.reagent.co.uk/blog/how-to-comply-with-coshh-regulations-steps-5-6-of-8/ How to comply with COSHH Regulations: Step 7 Put together a plan in case of accidents or emergenciesIf there is a possibility of a workplace accident or emergency involving a hazardous substance...

How to Comply with COSHH Regulations (Steps 5-6 of 8)

In this article, the latest in our series on COSHH (Control of Substances Harmful to Health) regulations, we look at steps five and six of the eight steps necessary to comply. You can read about the first two steps: https://www.reagent.co.uk/blog/how-to-comply-with-coshh-regulations-steps-1-2-of-8/https://www.reagent.co.uk/blog/how-to-comply-with-coshh-regulations-steps-3-4-of-8/ How to comply with COSHH Regulations: Step 5 Monitor exposure Once you have put your control measures in place, it is time to...

How to Comply with COSHH Regulations (Steps 3-4 of 8)

We’ve recently been taking a detailed look at COSHH (Control of Substances Harmful to Health) regulations. There are eight steps to take in order to comply with COSHH. You can read about the first two steps - ‘Risk assessment’ and ‘Decide on which precautions to take’ here, and in this article we’re looking at steps three and four: ‘Prevent...

How to Comply with COSHH Regulations (Steps 1-2 of 8)

As part of our series on COSHH (Control of Substances Harmful to Health) regulations, we’ve already explored what COSHH is and why it’s important. In our next couple of articles, we’ll look in more detail at how to comply with COSHH regulations.There are eight steps businesses need to take in order to be compliant. We’ll go through each one...

Why Is COSHH Important?

In a recent blog post, we explored what COSHH (Control of Substances Hazardous to Health) is and how to comply with the regulations. In this post, we’ll go a little further into why COSHH is important to the U.K.’s chemical industry. The Importance of COSHH COSHH is the law that requires employers to ensure they maintain health and safety in the...

What is COSHH?

COSHH is a very important part of the chemical industry in the U.K. The term COSHH stands for ‘Control of Substances Hazardous to Health’, and is the law that requires employers to ensure they maintain health and safety in the workplace related to these types of substances. Under the COSHH Regulations (2002) employers must either prevent, reduce or control...

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