CuraFlow DC-F08CQCSection F · Health, Safety and Infection Prevention
COSHH policy
For CQC-registered domiciliary care services · version 1.0 · last reviewed 1 June 2026
Cleaning products and other hazardous substances are part of everyday home care work. The policy identifies the substances encountered in domiciliary care, works through identifying, assessing and controlling them, explains safety data sheets, labels and pictograms, and deals with whose products they are, storage, decanting and the rule against mixing chemicals.
What this policy covers
- Why COSHH matters
- The framework
- Substances encountered in domiciliary care
- The COSHH approach — identify, assess, control
- Safety data sheets, labels and pictograms
- Whose products? working with the person’s own items
- Storage and decanting
- Mixing chemicals — a critical safety rule
- Using chemicals safely
- Spillages, splashes and exposure
- Vulnerable people in the home
- Disposal of chemicals
Regulations and guidance it supports
Supports the fundamental standards at Regulations 12, 15, 17, 19 and 20 of the Health and Social Care Act 2008 (Regulated Activities) Regulations 2014.
- Control of Substances Hazardous to Health (COSHH) Regulations 2002 (as amended)
- Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations 1999 (F01)
Common questions
- Is the coshh policy CQC-aligned?
- Yes. It is written and reviewed by practising UK compliance consultants against current CQC expectations, and supports the fundamental standards at Regulations 12, 15, 17, 19 and 20. It is a controlled starting-point document that you adapt to your own service — you remain the accountable provider.
- Can I download and edit this policy?
- Yes. It downloads as Word (.docx) or PDF with your company name, registered manager, CQC ID and address already filled in on the cover page and throughout the document. The Word version is fully editable.
- Can I buy this policy on its own?
- Policies are sold as a complete library rather than individually, because CQC expects a coherent set that cross-references properly — a single policy in isolation creates gaps. The domiciliary care library contains 141 policies and can be bought outright as a one-off purchase and kept permanently.
- How often is it reviewed?
- The library is re-reviewed every six months and after any material regulatory change. This policy was last reviewed 1 June 2026, and is at version 1.0. Updates reach you automatically, so downloads always reflect the current version.