- Latest available (Revised)
- Point in Time (06/04/2005)
- Original (As made)
Point in time view as at 06/04/2005.
There are currently no known outstanding effects for the The Control of Substances Hazardous to Health Regulations 2002, Section 12.
Revised legislation carried on this site may not be fully up to date. At the current time any known changes or effects made by subsequent legislation have been applied to the text of the legislation you are viewing by the editorial team. Please see ‘Frequently Asked Questions’ for details regarding the timescales for which new effects are identified and recorded on this site.
12.—(1) Every employer who undertakes work which is liable to expose an employee to a substance hazardous to health shall provide that employee with suitable and sufficient information, instruction and training.
(2) Without prejudice to the generality of paragraph (1), the information, instruction and training provided under that paragraph shall include—
(a)details of the substances hazardous to health to which the employee is liable to be exposed including—
(i)the names of those substances and the risk which they present to health,
(ii)any relevant [F1workplace exposure limit] or similar occupational exposure limit,
(iii)access to any relevant safety data sheet, and
(iv)other legislative provisions which concern the hazardous properties of those substances;
(b)the significant findings of the risk assessment;
(c)the appropriate precautions and actions to be taken by the employee in order to safeguard himself and other employees at the workplace;
(d)the results of any monitoring of exposure in accordance with regulation 10 and, in particular, in the case of a substance hazardous to health for which a [F2workplace exposure limit] has been approved, the employee or his representatives shall be informed forthwith, if the results of such monitoring show that the [F2workplace exposure limit] has been exceeded;
(e)the collective results of any health surveillance undertaken in accordance with regulation 11 in a form calculated to prevent those results from being identified as relating to a particular person; and
(f)where employees are working with a Group 4 biological agent or material that may contain such an agent, the provision of written instructions and, if appropriate, the display of notices which outline the procedures for handling such an agent or material.
(3) The information, instruction and training required by paragraph (1) shall be—
(a)adapted to take account of significant changes in the type of work carried out or methods of work used by the employer; and
(b)provided in a manner appropriate to the level, type and duration of exposure identified by the risk assessment.
(4) Every employer shall ensure that any person (whether or not his employee) who carries out work in connection with the employer’s duties under these Regulations has suitable and sufficient information, instruction and training.
(5) Where containers and pipes for substances hazardous to health used at work are not marked in accordance with any relevant legislation listed in Schedule 7, the employer shall, without prejudice to any derogations provided for in that legislation, ensure that the contents of those containers and pipes, together with the nature of those contents and any associated hazards, are clearly identifiable.
Textual Amendments
F1Words in reg. 12(2)(a)(ii) substituted (6.4.2005) by The Control of Substances Hazardous to Health (Amendment) Regulations 2004 (S.I. 2004/3386), regs. 1, 2(f)(i)
F2Words in reg. 12(2)(d) substituted (6.4.2005) by The Control of Substances Hazardous to Health (Amendment) Regulations 2004 (S.I. 2004/3386), regs. 1, 2(f)(ii)
Latest Available (revised):The latest available updated version of the legislation incorporating changes made by subsequent legislation and applied by our editorial team. Changes we have not yet applied to the text, can be found in the ‘Changes to Legislation’ area.
Original (As Enacted or Made): The original version of the legislation as it stood when it was enacted or made. No changes have been applied to the text.
Point in Time: This becomes available after navigating to view revised legislation as it stood at a certain point in time via Advanced Features > Show Timeline of Changes or via a point in time advanced search.
Geographical Extent: Indicates the geographical area that this provision applies to. For further information see ‘Frequently Asked Questions’.
Show Timeline of Changes: See how this legislation has or could change over time. Turning this feature on will show extra navigation options to go to these specific points in time. Return to the latest available version by using the controls above in the What Version box.
Access essential accompanying documents and information for this legislation item from this tab. Dependent on the legislation item being viewed this may include:
This timeline shows the different points in time where a change occurred. The dates will coincide with the earliest date on which the change (e.g an insertion, a repeal or a substitution) that was applied came into force. The first date in the timeline will usually be the earliest date when the provision came into force. In some cases the first date is 01/02/1991 (or for Northern Ireland legislation 01/01/2006). This date is our basedate. No versions before this date are available. For further information see the Editorial Practice Guide and Glossary under Help.
Use this menu to access essential accompanying documents and information for this legislation item. Dependent on the legislation item being viewed this may include:
Click 'View More' or select 'More Resources' tab for additional information including: