Learn about COSHH is a fun, engaging way. We will show you how any kind of health and safety training can be interesting and well run!

This 4 hour course is for all those who work, or wish to work, in a workplace that works with hazardous substances, such as in healthcare, in the manufacturing sector, cleaners, transport, utilities and even office environments.

Hazardous substances are everywhere, and COSHH assessments have to be undertaken in all businesses.

Candidates will learn about the legal requirements relating to hazardous substances, how risk assessments contribute to the safe use of hazardous substances, as well as the precautions and procedures required to ensure that the risks associated with hazardous substances are properly controlled.

Course Contents

Legal requirements relating to hazardous substances in the workplace

Employer duties

Employee duties

Consequences of non-compliance

Communicating safety information

The different forms that hazardous substances can take

Effects that may arise after exposure to hazardous substances

The different routes that hazardous substances can enter the body

How risk assessments reduce accidents and ill health at work

The five step process of risk assessment

The control hierarchy in relation to the safe use, handling, transporting, storage and disposal of substances hazardous to health

Information to refer to when identifying and using hazardous substances

Procedures for dealing with an incident involving hazardous substances

For more information, please go to our website: http://pochattraining.co.uk/principles-of-coshh/ (https://pochattraining.co.uk/principles-of-coshh/)

We also run these courses via virtual classroom. Please go here to see their dates.

Please contact us on info@pochattraining.co.uk for more info regarding each course.

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