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Salon COSHH self-check: products and skin

Check the work people actually do with products, water and dust, then check that exposure controls are used and working. A folder of safety data sheets alone is not a COSHH assessment.

This self-check covers small hair and beauty salon owners and employers in England only. It is not a complete salon assessment.

Choose Yes / No / Not sure for each question. Answer Yes only when you have checked what happens today. For a treatment you do not offer, choose Yes only after confirming that the question does not apply, and note why. Treat Not sure as a gap to investigate using the same next step as No. For each No or Not sure, note the action, responsible person and follow-up date. This is a suggested working format, not a pass mark.

Products and assessment

Have you identified harmful substances in every treatment and cleaning task?

Some hazards may be missing. Official guidance

Does your assessment cover actual work rather than just product sheets?

The paperwork may miss workplace exposure. Official guidance

Have you included wet work and dust as well as bottled chemicals?

Skin or breathing risks may be overlooked. Official guidance

Have you considered avoiding harmful products or using safer methods?

Preventable exposure may remain. Official guidance

Are products used according to their instructions?

Handling may differ from the safe-use guidance. Official guidance

Exposure controls

Have you checked that ventilation suits the treatment?

Airborne exposure controls need review. Official guidance

For nail work, is extraction checked, maintained and tested?

Extraction may not control exposure. Official guidance

Are nail dust and vapour controls more than a face covering?

Protection may be inadequate. Official guidance

Are hair workers using disposable non-latex gloves for wet and chemical work?

Hands may be exposed during routine work. Official guidance

Is other protective equipment suitable for the products and tasks?

Protection may not match the exposure. Official guidance

Can staff wash off contamination and care for their hands?

Skin-care arrangements need attention. Official guidance

Are products closed, safely stored and correctly labelled?

Leaks or unsuitable storage may cause exposure. Official guidance

Do staff know how to deal with spills and contaminated waste?

Cleanup may expose staff. Official guidance

Training, health and review

Are workers trained and supervised in the controls they use?

Procedures may not be understood or followed. Official guidance

Do staff check their skin and know how to report symptoms?

Early problems may be missed. Official guidance

Have you established whether health surveillance is needed?

Required health checks may be missing. Official guidance

Do reported problems or surveillance findings lead to action?

Checks may not reduce harm. Official guidance

Are findings recorded where required and reviewed after changes?

Decisions may be missing or outdated. Official guidance

Your answers stay on this page. Nothing is sent, stored or tracked. Reloading clears your answers and plan.

COSHH means Control of Substances Hazardous to Health. Employers must assess hazardous-substance risks and prevent exposure or, where that is not reasonably practicable, adequately control it. The practical methods in HSE's salon sheets are guidance; equally effective measures may be used. These questions and answer rules are editorial prompts, not legal tests. Official guidance

This is general information, not professional advice, an inspection or approval. All-Yes answers do not establish compliance. This self-check cannot diagnose illness.

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Official guidance — 2026-09-30

General guidance from the official sources listed, checked on 30 September 2026. It is not professional advice or an inspection.

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