Control of Substances Hazardous to Health (COSHH)

Summary of the e-Learning COSHH training Course.
£35.00 + VAT

This course covers what you need to know about the Control of Substances Hazardous to Health (COSHH). It’s aimed at anyone who is exposed to Substances Hazardous to Health at work, as well as line managers with responsibility for such people.

So what do we mean by ‘Substances Hazardous to Health’?

In legal terms, these are substances that are classified as “very toxic, toxic, harmful, corrosive or irritant” under the Classification, Labelling and Packaging Regulation (CLP). This was a new regulation that came into force in January 2009 dovetailing with a set of regulations called REACH. REACH is a European Union regulation concerning the Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and Restriction of Chemicals, which came into force on 1st June 2007. One of the main aims of REACH is to provide a high level of protection for human health and the environment from the use of chemicals.

COSHH Training Course Modules

Module 1 – Introducing COSHH
REACH regulations, WELs and CLP

Module 2 – Different types of hazard
Covers hazards and hazard symbols

Module 3 – Different types of exposure
Covers inhalation, ingestion, injection and absorption

Module 4 – Regulations and approved labelling
Covers different regulations and the European and globally harmonised symbols

Module 5 – Assessing COSHHH Risks
Carrying out and understanding a risk assessment

Module 6 – The risk assessment in practice
Runs through a risk assessment for a dry cleaners to give a practical example

Module 7 – Exposure control
Covers controlling exposure, controlling ways of working and controlling worker behaviour (including PPE)

Module 8 – Staying in control
This module is about maintaining best practice and staying in control

MODULE Module 9 – Training and emergency planning
Covers training and emergency planning

Module 10 – Course summary