Health & Safety
Control of Substances Hazardous to Health Level 2
Details
This level 2 course covers all the basics and is ideal for all members of staff either as induction training or regular training to ensure that everyone knows what the rules are and how to keep safe. In the course, we cover all aspects of COSHH including the latest CPL regulations.
This course is available fully online or through our network of approved instructors and is a half-day course with guided learning hours of 4. If can also be taken alongside our health & safety courses.
Companies, organisations or agencies are encouraged to contact us for group discounts and information about onsite training and how our system can be used to track and monitor your staff training.
Summery
The syllabus covers such topics as:
- Introduction
- What does COSHH mean?
- What is a hazardous substance
- COSHH risk assessing
- Stages of a COSHH risk assessment
- Reviewing COSHH assessments
- COSHH Regulation
- CHIP and GHS regulations
- Labelling of substances - CHIP and CLP symbols
- Employee and Employer Duties
- Control of Major Accidents Hazards Regulations 2015
- Types of Hazardous Substance
- Mixing of chemicals
- Liquids
- Gases and Vapours
- Lead products
- Explosive material
- Solvents
- How can you be affected?
- Routes of entry to the body
- Medical conditions
- COSHH in the office
- Protection and accidental exposure
- Hierarchy of control
- Personal Protective Equipment
- Handling of chemicals
- COSHH Control measures
- Accidental Exposure
- Reporting and Management
- Cleanup Procedures
- Medical and dental waste products
- Workplace Exposure Limits (WEL)
- Enforcement of COSHH
- Permit to Work
- Emergency Procedures
- COSHH Health surveillance
- Storage of chemicals
- COSHH cleanup procedures
- ADR kit and transporting chemicals
- What is not covered under COSHH
- Asbestos and its dangers
- Lead and it's dangers
- Radioactive Substances