Hazardous Substances: Regulation
Commons · Question 84143 · Tabled 22 Oct 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions · Official record
Answered 30 Oct 2025
Question
Asked by Andrew George
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will review the Control of Substances Hazardous to Health Regulations 2002 to ensure that hazardous medicinal products with reprotoxic effects are controlled to the same standard as (a) carcinogen
Answer
Answered by Sir Stephen Timms, 30 Oct 2025
The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has no current plans to amend The Control of Substances Hazardous to Health Regulations 2002 (COSHH) (as amended). These regulations place duties on all employers to assess the risk and ensure that the exposure of the...