Revision of COSHH ACOP

As a result of the review the HSE has announced that the ACOP (L5) will be retained and revised in combination with improvements to other HSE COSHH guidance for low risk industries to be published by the end of 2013. The revision will make clearer what employers can do to comply with legal requirements and reduce duplication of other more targeted guidance.

The HSE will:

• update material supporting Regulations 7,9,10 and 11 to take account of legislative changes, including the introduction of the EU regulations for REACH and CLP;

• update and amend material to reflect other ongoing reviews of technical guidance associated with COSHH, including that for Local Exhaust Ventilation (LEV) and Health Surveillance;

• remove guidance material provided in the appendices to the ACOP, such as guidance on the principles of good practice, and make this available separately on the HSE website; and

• improve the HSE COSHH website to provide clarity of guidance and provide additional guidance, particularly for low risk industries.