To provide delegates with an awareness and understanding of the legal requirements for working with hazardous substances; and the importance of the safe use and storage of hazardous substances in the workplace to reduce the risk to themselves and others.
This course introduces delegates to the inherent risks posed by hazardous substances and biological agents (biohazards) and the controls available to assist them in the safer use of hazardous substances in co-operation with their managers and supervisors.
- Legislation and guidance
- Methods of identification of hazardous substances
- Understanding COSHH Safety Data Sheets
- Occupational ill-health - exposure to hazardous substances and biological agents (biohazards)
- Definition and forms of hazardous substances
- Definition of chemical and biological agents
- Biological agents - classification and causation
- Biosafety - understanding the risk from biological agents
- Hazardous substances and biohazards - effects on health (diseases and symptoms)
- The risk from radio frequency (RF) & contaminated ground
- Sharps and clinical waste
- Understanding COSHH risk assessment
- Control and management of hazardous substances
- Hazardous substances and environmental management
- Multiple-choice examination
Duration:
1 day course
This course is designed for those who use hazardous substances and who may encounter sharps and/or biohazards during their daily work activities in e.g. manufacturing, cleaning, healthcare, transport, utilities and offices and those who manage, supervise or are directly responsible for the Control of Substances Hazardous to Health (COSHH) in the workplace.
As a company that is committed to providing high quality services to all our clients, we will always aim to make reasonable adjustments ensuring all individuals receive the required help they need. Click here to learn more
Delegates successfully completing the course will receive City & Guilds certification in COSHH & Biohazards (Control of Substances Hazardous to Health).
To provide delegates with an awareness and understanding of the legal requirements for working with hazardous substances; and the importance of the safe use and storage of hazardous substances in the workplace to reduce the risk to themselves and others.
This course introduces delegates to the inherent risks posed by hazardous substances and biological agents (biohazards) and the controls available to assist them in the safer use of hazardous substances in co-operation with their managers and supervisors.
- Legislation and guidance
- Methods of identification of hazardous substances
- Understanding COSHH Safety Data Sheets
- Occupational ill-health - exposure to hazardous substances and biological agents (biohazards)
- Definition and forms of hazardous substances
- Definition of chemical and biological agents
- Biological agents - classification and causation
- Biosafety - understanding the risk from biological agents
- Hazardous substances and biohazards - effects on health (diseases and symptoms)
- The risk from radio frequency (RF) & contaminated ground
- Sharps and clinical waste
- Understanding COSHH risk assessment
- Control and management of hazardous substances
- Hazardous substances and environmental management
- Multiple-choice examination
Duration:
1 day course
This course is designed for those who use hazardous substances and who may encounter sharps and/or biohazards during their daily work activities in e.g. manufacturing, cleaning, healthcare, transport, utilities and offices and those who manage, supervise or are directly responsible for the Control of Substances Hazardous to Health (COSHH) in the workplace.
As a company that is committed to providing high quality services to all our clients, we will always aim to make reasonable adjustments ensuring all individuals receive the required help they need. Click here to learn more
Delegates successfully completing the course will receive City & Guilds certification in COSHH & Biohazards (Control of Substances Hazardous to Health).
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