Your legal obligation
Why florists need a thorough COSHH assessment
Floristry involves regular exposure to several distinct categories of hazardous substance. Floral foam (oasis) contains synthetic resin fibres and is classified as a potential carcinogen - it needs to be specifically addressed in the COSHH assessment. Fresh cut flowers from commercial suppliers carry pesticide residues that create occupational skin and inhalation exposure during daily handling throughout a working career. Aerosol finishing sprays, floral adhesives, and wire-coating products all contain chemical compounds that need to be assessed. || A florist's COSHH assessment needs to address all of these substance categories - not just the most obvious one. Covering only floral foam and omitting pesticide exposure, or covering sprays and omitting foam, produces an incomplete assessment. || CompliantDocs generates your COSHH assessment from the full range of substances you tell us you work with in your floristry business.
The real problem
Florist COSHH assessments rarely address pesticide exposure from commercially grown cut flowers
The pesticide residue exposure route from handling commercially grown cut flowers throughout the working day is one of the most commonly overlooked COSHH considerations in floristry. Yet it represents a genuine chronic occupational exposure. CompliantDocs generates documentation that addresses this alongside floral foam and all other floristry-specific chemical substances.
2 hours
The minimum time needed to properly document COSHH for the range of substances a florist works with. Our service does it in minutes.