Exam Pass Notes

Use these notes for a final review before the assessment. They summarise the course's main points but do not replace your home's COSHH assessments, product instructions, infection-control procedures or emergency arrangements.

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Core COSHH Points

• COSHH applies to hazardous substances at work, including many cleaning products and some biological exposure risks.
• In children's homes common issues include sprays, liquids, laundry products, body fluids, contaminated items and poor storage.
• Rely on labels, supplied safety information and your local COSHH system rather than guessing.
• Do not use unlabelled products or casually decant substances into unlabelled containers.
• A safety data sheet supports risk assessment, but it does not replace your local COSHH assessment.

Safer Daily Practice

• Follow local dilution instructions, storage rules and ventilation guidance.
• Never mix cleaning products to increase strength.
• Wear gloves when required and use them correctly; they do not replace hand hygiene and skin care.
• Repeated sore or damaged hands can indicate dermatitis or inadequate controls and should be reported.

Spills And Reporting

• Deal with spills and splashes promptly using your local procedure.
• Keep children away from unknown substances, fumes and unsafe storage.
• Report symptoms, exposure incidents and repeated unsafe shortcuts as soon as possible.

For the exam, remember the shape of safe COSHH practice: identify the substance, follow local controls, avoid shortcuts and report exposures or unsafe systems early.