I am self employed, do the COSHH  regulations apply to me?
 

 

 

Yes, Regulation 3 of the COSHH Regulations states that all of  the COSHH Regulations apply to the Self Employed except  Regulations 10 & 11.

 

 

 Sections of the COSHH Regulations that do not apply to the self employed:

Regulation 10

Is about monitoris about monitoring of the exposure of staff in the workplace with personal sampling equipment and/or periodic or continuous sampling of the atmosphere at the work place. 

 

 

Regulation 11

Is about Health Surveillance of employees and the requirement to keep records for 40 years. 

 

 

 

 
   Source of Information: Control of Substances Hazardous to Health [COSHH] Regulations 2002, as amended 2004
   Version 1.0

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