Safe Foundry blog
Practical guides on chemical registers, SDS management, storage, COSHH, DSEAR and workplace controls.
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Do Cleaning Products Need a COSHH Assessment?
Learn when cleaning products need a COSHH assessment, which tasks create exposure and how to control concentrates, sprays, mixing, storage and training.
COSHH Health Surveillance: When Is It Required?
Learn when COSHH health surveillance is required, how to choose a scheme, protect confidentiality, act on results and retain health records correctly.
Workplace Exposure Limits: The EH40 Guide
Understand UK workplace exposure limits in EH40, including 8-hour and 15-minute limits, monitoring, skin notation and how WELs fit into COSHH control.
Who Is Responsible for COSHH in the Workplace?
Understand who holds COSHH duties, what managers, assessors and employees must do, and why appointing a competent person does not transfer employer responsibility.
How to Label Decanted Chemicals at Work
Label decanted chemicals and workplace containers clearly with product identity, hazards and controls, while avoiding common errors such as unlabelled bottles.
SDS vs MSDS: What Changed and Why It Matters
Understand the difference between SDS and MSDS, the standard 16-section format and how UK workplaces should control current supplier safety information.
Signal Words: What "Danger" vs "Warning" Mean
Learn what Danger and Warning mean on GB CLP chemical labels, how precedence works and why a signal word never replaces the hazard statements or assessment.
GB CLP Explained: UK Chemical Labelling After Brexit
Understand GB CLP after Brexit, who it applies to, how classification and labels work, and why Northern Ireland follows a different chemical regime.
Managing SDS When Suppliers Reformulate Products
Use a controlled workflow to spot supplier reformulations, compare SDS versions and update chemical registers, COSHH assessments, labels and storage decisions.
How Long Must You Keep COSHH Records and SDS?
See how long to keep COSHH assessments, SDS, exposure monitoring, control-test and health-surveillance records under UK guidance and law.
Chemical Register vs COSHH Assessment: Differences
Compare a chemical register with a COSHH assessment, see what each document contains and learn how UK teams should connect them without duplication.
How to Build a Chemical Inventory: Steps + Template
Build a usable chemical inventory with this step-by-step UK guide, field template and process for linking products, locations, SDS and assessments.