The hidden risk of hazardous substances for your people and business
The manufacturing sector is vast and so are the health and safety challenges that it brings. Manufacturing organisations across all of its sub sectors use a high volume of hazardous substances as part of the every day running of the business, meaning their workers are often exposed to harmful substances such as isocyantaes, flour dust, colophony, wood dust, cutting oils and coolants.
EcoOnline's Sypol solution has been working in the world of hazardous substance management for over 40 years. Our experience means that we understand the common challenges that the industry faces when effectively managing the hidden risks of hazardous substances. Our in-house COSHH experts have shared their experience on some of the most common hazardous substances used in manufacturing and the impact they can have if not managed effectively.
All of these hazards and many more can contribute to employees working in an environment that is high risk, without them even realising. The effective management of substances, risk assessment and implementation of controls is vital to protecting your workers, but also your business.
"Our COSHH assessments can be easily accessed by the health and safety team regardless of where they are based and reflect the specific risks that we need to mitigate against at each site. The fact that all assessments use simple, pictorial style worker sheets also means that we no longer have any issues with training staff, regardless of language barriers.
We now have a system that can scale with the demands of our business. With almost 2,500 products or substances requiring a COSHH assessment, there is a massive demand on us to ensure compliance."
Jeffery Marston, Group Safety and Environment Manager - AB Agri