An enquirer has been told that due to
the COSHH Regulations, they cannot leave hand wash they have purchased
themselves in the toilets and they cannot use any of their own cleaning
materials e.g. furniture polish. They are not clear how hand wash and cleaning
products purchased from high street shops can fall under COSHH regulations.
Discussing the matter, the HSE
myth-buster challenge panel said that It is commendable that the company is
considering possible risks their employees could be exposed to at work, but
that this is a risk averse and somewhat misguided interpretation of COSHH
requirements. Products like hand wash are very unlikely to contain substances
which are hazardous to health and so fall outside of the scope of COSHH.
Furniture polish and other cleaning products purchased from retail outlets will
be clearly marked with instructions for use, so provided the cleaning materials
are in properly labelled containers there is no reason to stop their use.
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