COSHH Assessment for Spray Tan Technicians - Completed for Your Business

COSHH stands for Control of Substances Hazardous to Health. The regulations require any business that uses hazardous substances to carry out a proper assessment of the risks. For spray tan technicians, the primary substance of concern is dihydroxyacetone - DHA - which is the active ingredient in all spray tan solutions. || DHA in mist form presents inhalation and skin absorption risks during application. The COSHH regulations require you to identify the substance, assess the likely level of exposure, consider who might be harmed, and document the controls you have in place to reduce that risk. This applies to self-employed technicians just as it does to employed workers. || A COSHH assessment is not a one-page form with a product name on it. It needs to reflect your actual working conditions - the specific product you use, the concentration, how the treatment is applied, how well ventilated your working space is, and what protective measures you use during treatments.

The most common problem is technicians downloading a generic template and filling in the product name without addressing the specific risks of their working setup. A COSHH assessment for a mobile technician working in poorly ventilated bedrooms is very different to one for a technician in a purpose-built cabin with extraction. || Insurers and professional bodies are increasingly asking to see COSHH documentation. A vague or incomplete assessment may not satisfy those requests, and in the event of a client or personal injury claim, inadequate documentation can leave you exposed. || When you order through CompliantDocs, you tell us about your working setup, the products you use, and your controls. We generate a COSHH assessment that reflects your actual situation rather than a generic scenario that may not apply to you.