Highfield Level 2 Award in Control of Substances Hazardous to Health (RQF)

Highfield is the leading provider of regulated compliance qualifications in the UK, certificating over 350,000 learners a year.  Quinn’s Training Services is extremely proud to be a Highfield-approved centre and offer industry-recognised qualifications that will enhance your career prospects.

The Highfield Level 2 Award in the Control of Substances Hazardous to Health (COSHH) is specifically designed to meet the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) requirements for training.  It gives delegates the knowledge and skills needed to recognise the risks associated with hazardous substances and how to control them.

Learning Outcomes

The Highfield Level 2 Award in the Control of Substances Hazardous to Health course consists of four main areas of learning:

• Understand the Principles of Hazardous Substances in the Workplace

• Understand How Hazardous Substances Can Cause Risks to Health

• Understand How Risk Assessments Contribute to the Safe Use of Hazardous Substances

• Understand the Precautions and Procedures Necessary to Ensure Risks are Controlled

Aims & Objectives

On completion of this course, delegates will be able to:

• Outline the duties relating to hazardous substances at work.

• Define key terms such as risk, hazardous substance and risk assessment.

• State the different forms that hazardous substances can take.

• Outline the process of risk assessment.

• Identify how risk assessments reduce accidents and ill-health at work.

• Identify the risk control hierarchy for hazardous substances.

• Identify common COSHH symbols.

• State general procedures that should be in place when dealing with an incident involving hazardous substances.

Mode for Delivery

• The course is delivered by one of our fully qualified, Highfield approved tutors, who use a variety of theoretical and practical input, including
• Assessment of the learning outcomes is completed by a thirty-minute multiple choice questionnaire which is given at the end of the course.

• Videos and interactive power-point presentation

• Group and partner work

• Whole group discussion

Benefits Perceived by Participants

• All trainers who provide this course have appropriate health and safety qualifications, allowing them to explain the course content clearly and answer candidates’ questions knowledgably. 

• This training course is fully interactive and specifically designed to cater for differing learning styles which means candidates are constantly fully engaged with the course content.

• By completing this course, participants are well prepared to progress onto a higher- level course, such as the Level 2 Award for Health and Safety in the Workplace or the Level 2 Award for Risk Assessment.

Intended For

• This qualification has been created for individuals who have access to any environment where encountering hazardous substances is likely.  This includes workplaces in areas such as manufacturing, cleaning, healthcare, transport, utilities and office or classroom environments. 

Prerequisites

• There are no pre-course requirements for this course.

Onsite Delivery Requirements

• A classroom environment with a table and chair for each delegate, power, a clear wall or screen for presenting and suitable welfare facilities.