How to handle hazardous substances and materials

Employees in stores sometimes encounter substances and materials that can be dangerous to health if they are handled incorrectly. This applies, for example, to cleaning agents for disinfection.

 

 

Watch this short film about how you can handle dangerous substances and materials in the shop in a healthy and safe way.

Use the workplace assessment, APV

It is a statutory requirement to assess the employees' risk of being exposed to dangerous substances and materials and to ensure that work can always be carried out in a healthy and safe manner. It is part of your workplace assessment, APV.

Sustitute the hazardous substances

The best you can do is replacing the dangerous substances or materials with others which are less dangerous. If this cannot be done, you must look at technical and organizational solutions that can reduce the risk. If this is also not possible, the employees must use personal protective equipment that can protect them.


Last revised at 04. November 2024