COSHH Training Course – Level 2

The COSHH e-learning course covers the following:

• An introduction to COSHH, including:
  • What is a substance hazardous to health and where do they exist?
  • Common hazardous substances
  • How substances result in ill-health
  • Health and Safety Executive statistics and benefits of COSHH
• COSHH Legal Regulations including:
  • The Control of Substances Hazardous to Health Regulations 2002
  • The CLP regulations
  • ACoPs and guidance notes
  • Enforcement of health and safety law
  • Employer and employee responsibilities
• Problems that result from hazardous substances
  • Common health hazards
  • The occupations most at risk
  • COSHH routes of entry
  • Common health problems including dermatitis, asthma
  • What to do if you develop symptoms
  • Reporting Injuries, Diseases and Dangerous Occurrences Regulations (RIDDOR)
• Identifying hazardous substances
  • Requirements for chemical labelling
  • Safety data sheets
  • Safe use of flammable substances, liquids, dusts and gases
  • Asthma-causing substances
  • Asbestos and lead
• COSHH risk assessment and control measures
  • Identifying the COSHH hazards
  • Deciding who might be harmed and how
  • Evaluating the COSHH risks
  • Substance substitution
  • Principles of good control practice
  • Hierarchy of control measures
  • Work processes and equipment
  • Personal protective equipment
  • Safe systems of work
  • The provision for emergencies and first aid
• Monitoring the assessment and health surveillance
  • Recording findings
  • Reviewing and updating the assessment
  • Monitoring the assessment
  • Health surveillance
  • Workplace Exposure Limits (WELS)