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[deeandgee]

I need to do a coshh assessment for a plumbing and heating company. can anyone supply me with a list of the harmful substances that a plumber.heating engineer come across. Any help greatly appreciated.

[Legolassie]

Hi, My nephew has just passed his course in plumbing and heating and I have given him questions to answer. From bits that I remember about harmful substances of which there are quite a few - some are Flux, Asbestos, Solvent weld glue, cleaning solutions and solder. Cant remember many more at the moment but if I can I will contact you again. Cheers and good luck

[ACtheTROLL]

I think you need to do propper job and find out from the correct sources what is needed ...

a chatroom isn't an appropriate source for information on the storage and handling of what could potentially be life threatening explosive or toxic chemicals.

[gucciman]

hi

i'm a gas safe/corgi registered gas engineer

to legolassies answer i would also add the following

thread sealing compund (oil based) eg boss white, hawk white, boss blue etc

the imitation coals on gas fires which are some sort of ceramic fibres and can cause lung problems

propane gas as used in blow torches

heat sync compound which is often used when attaching thermostats to hot pipes.

spray adhesive

compressed air cans for cleaning dust off components.

i dont know what it is but the scale that we have to clean out of heat exchangers, very irritating to the throat.

oil/wd40 etc

thats all i can think of at the moment

[destination]

apart from the above ,each item used has to have a hazard warning sheet issued by the supplier, this by law still has to be kept in a safe for medics etc .
but on each item you will see a hazard warning and code suffix .
I pity you your job doing this as it`s a minefield.