UV Safety Compliance Package

The UV safety compliance package provides end-to-end support to help employers meet their duties under the Control of Artificial Optical Radiation at Work Regulations 2010.

It typically includes:

• UV risk assessment training for safety teams
• A specialist on-site UV exposure and risk assessment
• Practical recommendations to reduce exposure and improve control
• UV hazard awareness training for workers, as required by the regulations

The package is designed to be proportionate, practical and defensible.

The package is intended for organisations that use artificial UV light sources at work, including for:

• Fluorescent inspection and non-destructive testing (NDT)
• UV disinfection and germicidal systems
• UV curing processes
• Laboratory and research activities

It is particularly relevant where employers are unsure whether existing controls are sufficient, or where UV risks have not previously been formally assessed.

Yes. Employers are legally required to assess risks from artificial optical radiation, including UV, where it is present in the workplace.

Under the regulations, employers must:

• Assess personal exposure levels
• Ensure exposure limits are not exceeded
• Eliminate or reduce risk so far as reasonably practicable

A generic risk assessment is unlikely to be sufficient where high-intensity or open UV sources are used.

UV radiation can cause biological injury without warning. Unlike visible light:

• UV is invisible
• Exposure may not feel hot or uncomfortable
• Injury can occur before symptoms are noticed

Because of this, reliance on worker perception alone is not acceptable. Engineering controls, procedures and training are required.

The regulations allow employers to carry out their own assessments, but they must be competent to do so.

UV exposure limits are wavelength-dependent and biologically weighted, and risk depends on factors such as:

• Lamp type and spectral output
• Exposure duration
• Distance and viewing geometry
• Reflections and abnormal operation

Many organisations choose specialist support to ensure assessments are technically sound and legally robust.

The regulations require employers to provide information, instruction and training to workers who may be exposed to artificial optical radiation.

This includes:

• Understanding what UV radiation is
• Knowing where exposure may occur
• Awareness of health effects
• Understanding control measures and safe systems of work

The package includes UV hazard awareness training for workers, tailored to the actual equipment and tasks.

Following the assessment, you receive:

• Clear findings on UV risk and compliance status
• Practical, prioritised recommendations
• Support to understand and implement control measures

The aim is to leave you with a usable, defensible outcome, not a report that sits on a shelf.

Yes. The package is aligned with:

• UK regulatory requirements
• HSE guidance on artificial optical radiation
• Good practice expectations for risk assessment and training

It helps demonstrate that UV risks have been identified, assessed and actively managed.

Assessments should be reviewed:

• If UV equipment is changed or modified
• If processes or working practices change
• After incidents or near misses
• Periodically, as part of normal risk management

The package includes guidance on when and how reviews should take place.

The focus is on practical compliance, not generic training or unnecessary complexity.

Support is:

• Specific to artificial UV sources
• Grounded in regulatory expectations
• Proportionate to the level of risk
• Focused on real-world use, including maintenance and abnormal operation

UV equipment is widely used for inspection, disinfection and curing applications, throughout a wide range of industries including aerospace, automotive, conservation, electronics, food, healthcare, laboratory, security and TV and film. We are based in the centre of England and cover the UK, Ireland and Europe.