risk assessment guidance FETA issues new DSEAR
Substances and Explosive Atmospheres for compliance with the Dangerous n ew Guidance on Risk Assessments Trade Associations (FETA) has released The Federation of Environmental
With the increasing use of Regulations (DSEAR).
industry to understand how to comply flammability, it is important for the refrigerants with various levels of
control and mitigation measures. refrigerants, and puts in place suitable risk assessment for such as substances c ompliant. DSEAR therefore requires (RACHP) installations need to be air conditioning and heat pump which means that all refrigeration, 2015 to include gases under pressure, This regulation was amended in w ith DSEAR.
w orkplaces and include things such as metal. They can be found in nearly all a fire or explosion or corrosion of cause harm to people as a result of that could, if not properly controlled, substances used or present at work D angerous substances are any
guidance, and this document is the project to pull together appropriate agreed that FETA would lead the Executive (HSE) last autumn, it was (IoR) and the Health and Safety F ETA, the Institute of Refrigeration Following a joint meeting between substances corrosive to metal. foodstuffs, pressurised gases and sanding operations, dusts from gases, dusts from machining and solvents, paints, varnishes, flammable
first fruit of that work.
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