HSE COSHH ESSENTIALS IN FOUNDRIES: SILICA

The HSE – COSHH essentials in quarries: Foundries:

COSHH Essentials sets out basic advice on what to do to control exposure to hazardous substances in the workplace. It takes the form of straightforward advice in ‘factsheets’ called ‘control guidance sheets’. There are two types of sheets, industry-specific ‘direct advice sheets’ and ‘generic control guidance sheets’.

FOUNDRIES DIRECT ADVICE SHEETS

Files in this series:

• FD0 – Advice for managers [58kb]
• FD1 – Fume: General ventilation [88kb]
• FD2 – Molten metal fume: Melting [84kb]
• FD3 – Molten metal fume: Pouring and casting [69kb]
• FD4 – Sand plant [65kb]
• FD5 – Coremaking and shell moulding (small scale) [90kb]
• FD6 – Knock-out, shakeout, etc [96kb]
• FD7 – Fettling small castings [86kb]
• FD8 – Fettling large castings [94kb]
• FD9 – Abrasive blasting small castings in a cabinet [70kb]
• FD10 – Gouging [97kb]
• FD11 – Pattern assembly (investment casting) [61kb]
• FD12 – Spray coating a large casting (open workshop) [71kb]
• FD13 – Cleaning dust collectors [64kb]
• FD14 – Furnace relining [65kb]