COSHH /Working With Hazardous Chemicals

RRC’s COSHH / Working with Hazardous Chemicals Short Course provides an introduction to chemical safety, including an overview of different chemicals, how they can cause harm and how this harm can be reduced and controlled.

It is a perfect introduction for non-chemists who work with or near chemcials and those with new responsibilities involving chemicals at work.

Course Aims & Objectives:

• Physical Forms and Hazard Classifications
• Routes into the Body
• Sources of Information
• Occupational Exposure Limits
• Controlling Exposure

On completion of the course Learners should be able to:

• Outline the main forms of hazardous substances
• Outline the key hazard categories for hazardous substances
• Outline how hazardous substances gain entry into the body
• Outline the sources and key factors of information available on hazardous substances
• Outline how occupational exposure limits are applied in the workplace
• Outline the control options