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Title: Gutter cleaning COSHH help needed
Post by: Blue Sky 2 on November 11, 2009, 04:18:52 pm: I have been ask by a customer to forward COSHH sheets for a gutter cleaning job we are doing at a hospital. Never done COSHH sheets before. Would be grateful of any help in this matter.

Thanks

Sean
Title: Re: Gutter cleaning COSHH help needed
Post by: Andy@w.c.s on November 11, 2009, 04:44:21 pm: Hi sean
my understanding of coshh ,and it might be wrong is a sheet detailing the type of chemical you would be useing on that job
it would explain the risks if any from the chemical / s
if you are useing any you should be able to get a coshh sheet from your supplier
are you sure it not a risk assesment they need
Andy
Title: Re: Gutter cleaning COSHH help needed
Post by: EZclean on November 11, 2009, 04:50:08 pm: you need the data sheet for any chemical that you will be using. contact suppliers they will have them available. all COSSHH = Control Of Substances Hazardous to Health
Title: Re: Gutter cleaning COSHH help needed
Post by: JSMC on November 11, 2009, 05:03:45 pm: to be able to carry out a COSHH assessment you must be classed as a compotent person. i.e. receied training on how to do it or you work in that area.

HSE sites uses a coshh essentials microsite on their main website. Pretty handy.

i use dto carry out load sof COSHH assessments in fac ti assessed everything in our factory once from trial chemicals all the way through ful production chemicals and then into the workshops for anyhting they use dalso. This took me a very very long time LOL
Title: Re: Gutter cleaning COSHH help needed
Post by: Ian Lancaster on November 11, 2009, 07:34:21 pm: B****y typical >:( >:( >:(

Wattalottacrap

Clearing out gutters using a substance hazardous to health???

That would be water I presume?

How many jobsworths have their fingers in the pie sorting this out?

Makes my blood boil - now that really would be hazardous to health ;D
Title: Re: Gutter cleaning COSHH help needed
Post by: mark dew on November 11, 2009, 07:51:34 pm: I know what you mean ian. One day you will be the window cleaning equivalent of those 3 ww1 veterans who died in last year. You will be 1 of the last reamaining to have worked window cleaning techniques from victiorian era type to wfp and h&s.

To the post, wouldn't that be a standard question for every subbie working on site? I doubt they would know there are no chemicals etc. But i assume you would have to describe the water purifying process with a coshh sheet from your di resin supplier? And for detergent if using any for insides?
If your wfp it can't be too much paperwork.
Dave@stives recently started a hospital job. He would be the man to ask for help.
Title: Re: Gutter cleaning COSHH help needed
Post by: Blue Sky 2 on November 11, 2009, 07:59:11 pm: Thanks for your help, getting it sorted now.
Title: Re: Gutter cleaning COSHH help needed
Post by: Murdie window cleaning on November 11, 2009, 08:03:59 pm: Quote from: Blue Sky 2 on November 11, 2009, 07:59:11 pm
Thanks for your help, getting it sorted now.

Hope it's worth all the head aches ;)
Title: Re: Gutter cleaning COSHH help needed
Post by: mark dew on November 11, 2009, 08:26:54 pm: Quote from: Blue Sky 2 on November 11, 2009, 07:59:11 pm
Thanks for your help, getting it sorted now.

What di you have to do/provide?
Title: Re: Gutter cleaning COSHH help needed
Post by: Blue Sky 2 on November 12, 2009, 05:26:04 pm: Not 100% sure just yet but looks like coshh on fuel for genni and exhaust fumes on vacumn
Title: Re: Gutter cleaning COSHH help needed
Post by: Ian Lancaster on November 12, 2009, 06:30:23 pm: Quote from: Blue Sky 2 on November 12, 2009, 05:26:04 pm
Not 100% sure just yet but looks like coshh on fuel for genni and exhaust fumes on vacumn

Just like I said >:( >:(

Instead of NHS money going to front line staff it's wasted on this nonsense. Do they have to have a COSHH report on the fuel and exhaust gases of their ambulances?

We live in a jobsworth society where the decision makers spend all their time dreaming up ever more stupid schemes, rules and directives to justify their existance and their bloated and totally unnecessary salaries.

Anybody seen the news today? Jobsworths in the MOD have been given bonuses of up to £17,000 each for hitting targets in such fields as 'diversity' and 'efficiency' and 'economy' (saving money) while the squaddies are being blown up for lack of equipment.

Makes you proud to be British.
Title: Re: Gutter cleaning COSHH help needed
Post by: Blue Sky 2 on November 12, 2009, 09:53:18 pm: Every one covering their own back from some silly arse suing them.

Blame the No win no fee solicitors who love suing over daft claims
Title: Re: Gutter cleaning COSHH help needed
Post by: Roger Oakley on November 13, 2009, 02:26:02 pm: Quote from: Blue Sky 2 on November 12, 2009, 05:26:04 pm
Not 100% sure just yet but looks like coshh on fuel for genni and exhaust fumes on vacumn

I might be wrong but for the genie fuel & exhaust fumes it will be more likely that a risk assessment is wanted, as in re-fueling for the genie.
The only time we provide CoSHH is when using chemicals. All our commercial work does need risk assessments and method statements wether chemicals or notas standard.
Title: Re: Gutter cleaning COSHH help needed
Post by: Mr Bungalow on November 15, 2009, 12:47:59 pm: I Think it is just a risk assesment they have asked for, as it is at a hospital.

Usually any suppliers of chemicals you use supply you with the necessary docs.

COSHH - Control Of Substances Hazardous to Health.

Kind regards. :)
Title: Re: Gutter cleaning COSHH help needed
Post by: Niall McAllister on November 15, 2009, 01:18:38 pm: one thing you might need to look at is a license to remove the waste and dump it.
It's not like a domestic where you tell them to put it in the compost