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Chemical Health Risk Assessment (CHRA)

Get Your CHRA Right Before and After the Visit

Practitioners point to two gaps. The chemical register is not ready before the visit, or the report is never acted on. Both are duties under the USECHH Regulations 2000, and we guide organizations through each.
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How FTC can help

Our support covers the whole CHRA, not just the visit. The register is ready beforehand, and the report turns into changes on site.

What a CHRA Covers

  • Chemicals hazardous to health used on site
  • How employees may be exposed to them
  • Whether current controls are adequate
  • Actions the employer should take

How the Assessment Runs

  • Chemical register ready before the visit
  • The assessor must be registered with DOSH
  • Observation on a normal working day
  • A written assessment of the risk to health

After the Report

  • Changes made within one month of the report
  • Exposure monitoring (CEM) where recommended
  • Reassessment after a significant change in the work
  • A new assessment within five years at the latest

Who Needs a CHRA

  • Employers whose work may expose staff to chemicals hazardous to health
  • Subcontractors, who count as employers too
  • Sites that use only small quantities
  • Automotive, general manufacturing, food, medical devices and semiconductors

Get Clear Answers Before You Book Your CHRA

What should we prepare before the CHRA visit?

Start with the chemical register. DOSH requires employers to identify and record every chemical hazardous to health used at work. Practitioners advise having it ready before the assessor arrives, checked against each chemical's safety data sheet (SDS). Keep normal work running on the day, because the assessor judges exposure from what they observe.

What do we have to do after receiving the CHRA report?

Act on it. DOSH gives the employer one month from receiving the report to make the changes it calls for, whether in processes, work procedures or engineering controls. We help you read its recommendations and plan that month.

Does every CHRA lead to exposure monitoring (CEM)?

No. Exposure monitoring measures workers' exposure to chemicals in the air. The assessment report recommends it where it is needed. Practitioners say its cost often pushes it down the list, so knowing early makes it easier to budget. We carry out chemical exposure monitoring too.

Can one CHRA cover several of our sites?

Sometimes. DOSH describes a generic CHRA for this case. A report made for one workplace can be used for another if the activities, risks and control measures are the same. To check whether your sites qualify, get a free consultation.

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