COSHH Awareness Safety Course

Course Description

Contact with hazardous substances can affect anyone within the workplace, not just those who handle them regularly. Our ½ day Control of Substances Hazardous to Health (COSHH) awareness course provides your employees with knowledge of the health risks while working with hazardous substances. This includes the requirement for COSHH assessments by identifying the risks and the control measures needed and ensure that they understand how to work safely with hazardous substances.

Course content includes;

• Current Legislation and COSHH Regulations.
• Legal duties.
• Nature of substances & Classification of hazards.
• Routes of entry & target organs.
• COSHH risk assessments & safety data sheets.
• Control measures including selection of Personal Protective Equipment.
• Storage & Disposal.
• Health surveillance and exposure monitoring.
• Information sources and Guidance.