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Declare Usage
The licence conditions require that all FOH members notify BOHS by 1 December each year of any usage, or planned usage, of MDHS25 during the current calendar year. BOHS uses this information to submit an annual report to the Home Office. To declare usage please follow this link: My Group Authority Licence (bohs.org)
Mandatory assessment
From the 1st January 2022, every Faculty member using the Group Authority Licence is required to complete the GAL Assessment. This assessment aims to ensure that BOHS members using this technique have a sufficient basic understanding of the Standard Operation Procedure (SOP) to use it effectively in the field while complying with Home Office licensing conditions.
The new test aims to ensure that BOHS members using this technique have a sufficient basic understanding of the SOP to use it effectively in the field while complying with Home Office licensing conditions.
The test can be taken an unlimited number of times, but members applying to use or continue to use the license will need to show that they can answer all questions correctly.
To access the assessment please visit our training site and also read through the Help Sheet to Creating an Account and Accessing the Assessment.
Important Update - Those ordering sampling media, or leading on-site surveys, must have passed the GAL Assessment within the previous 3 years to confirm adequate knowledge of this SOP. As the assessment was introduced in 2022, you may have to re-take the assessment from 1 January 2025. Please contact membership@bohs.org to enquire when you need to retake the GAL assessment.
Information for BOHS members on monitoring for organic isocyanates in air
The following information is made available to BOHS members in order that they make appropriately informed decisions when selecting methods for measuring airborne concentrations of isocyanates, and to ensure awareness of how to work
under the Group Authority Licence (GAL).
https://www.bohs.org/app/uploads/2022/09/Isocyanates-JM.pdf