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Control of Substances Hazardous to Health (COSHH) is a set of UK regulations about the handling of chemicals in the workplace. A chemical substance is any material substance used in or obtained by a process in chemistry: A chemical compound is a substance consisting of two or more chemical elements that are chemically combined in fixed proportions. ...

A COSHH form should be supplied with any chemicals to where it is delivered and always be available to all members of staff handling it. It containts guidelines on what should be done if the chemical comes into contact with skin and other safety precautions, plus all the normal "Irritant", "Flammable" etc. warnings.

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COSHH information from the Health and Safety Executive

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