JSP 375 Vol 2 

MoD Health & Safety Handbook 

37  Generally, this question can be answered by looking at the suppliers  health and safety data 

sheets, technical information sheets and / or relevant guidance. If by products are produced they should 

be treated as additional substances and the details should be entered into another "substances" section 

of the form. 

Controls 

38  Consider the following table: 

Type of Control 

Required Controls 

Actual Controls 

Deficiency 

Ventilation  

Respiratory Protection 

Other Forms of Personal 

Protection 

Other Control Measures 

e.g. safe systems of work, 

warning signs, segregation, 

training 

Table 1 Control Measures 

39  For each type of control measure given what are the control measures that should be provided 

under 

REQUIRED CONTROLS

? This information should be available from the supplier s health and 

safety data sheet and the other sources of information you should have to hand. 

40  What are the 

ACTUAL CONTROLS

? Do not list the measures that are around but not used, 

remember the risk assessment is of the process as it is normally undertaken. 

41  A direct comparison should give you a clear idea of the sort of improvements that are needed, 

because the difference is the 

DEFICIENCY

. 

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VENTILATION, 

covering both local and general ventilation, may include a wall mounted Extractor 

type fan, partial enclosure with local extract ventilation (LEV), trunked LEV, totally enclosed process with 

LEV, portable LEV with recirculating filters, fume cabinets, leaving the garage door open when the work 

is in progress etc. 

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RESPIRATORY PROTECTION 

includes the wide variety of respirators currently on the market. It 

is important to be specific about the type of respiratory protective equipment (RPE) recommended and 

in use, giving as much detail as possible including NATO stock number, manufacturers description, BS 

ENs etc. 

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PERSONAL PROTECTION.

 May include protective gloves, overalls, wellington boots, eye shields, 

visors, safety glasses, goggles, aprons etc. The type of material from which the personal protective 

equipment is made, e.g. nitrile gloves, polycarbonate visor, PVC apron etc., must be noted, as must 

NATO stock number, manufacturers description, BS ENs etc. 

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OTHER CONTROL MEASURES.

Is there anything not considered above that contributes to 

controlling the risks inherent in the process. e.g. health surveillance, routine atmospheric monitoring, 

safe systems of work, signs, physical barriers, interlocks on machinery, restrictions on time of exposure 

by job rotation, safe storage facilities, no eating drinking or smoking in the workplace, etc. These can 

sometimes be difficult to identify but if the work is carefully analysed these additional control measures 

usually become apparent.  You will find information about controls in the leaflet, Control of Substances 

Hazardous to Health. 

Leaflet 5 Annex F 

Page 6 

 April 

2003