COSHH Assessor Training

Course Aims:

• To meet the legal requirement to provide training to employees exposed to hazardous substances.
• COSHH and Chemicals (Hazard Information and Packaging for Supply) Regulations 2009 (CHIP) legislation.
• Identifying hazard and assessing risk.
• Deciding how to prevent harm to health – risk assessment; providing control measures to reduce harm to health; making sure they are used; keeping all control measures in good working order; providing information, instruction and training for your employees and others; providing monitoring and health surveillance in appropriate cases; and planning for emergencies.
• Exposure limits.
• Safety data sheets.
• Personal protective equipment.
• Monitoring.
• Training.
• Enable a better appreciation of the health aspects of work.
• Description and explanation of hazardous substances.
• How health can be affected.
• 8 steps to comply with COSHH.
• COSHH assessment form and practical exercise to complete a COSHH assessment.