Chemical agents duty
The duty on employers to assess and control exposure to chemical agents in the workplace, as required by Irish regulations implementing the EU Chemical Agents Directive.
By jurisdiction
UK HSE
“chemical agents duty”No equivalentNo equivalent in this jurisdiction.
Irish HSA
“chemical agents duty”Exact equivalentThe Safety, Health and Welfare at Work (Chemical Agents) Regulations 2001 (SI 2001/619), as amended, require employers to assess the risk from chemical agents at work, apply a hierarchy of controls, establish OELs and carry out health surveillance where indicated. The regulations implement EU Directive 98/24/EC.
US OSHA
“chemical agents duty”No equivalentNo equivalent in this jurisdiction.
Note: Irish instrument. Related family with COSHH (GB) and OSHA HazCom but these are different regulatory regimes.
Practitioner note: Do not label an Irish assessment a COSHH assessment. The duty is similar in intent, but the regulation, the terminology and the inspector's expectations all differ.
Nearest equivalent in other frameworks
- →coshh (GB equivalent)