Reynolds Training: Control of Substances Hazardous to Health (COSHH)
Courses Overview:
This unique Reynolds Training course will familiarise learners with the COSHH, the law that requires employers to control substances that are hazardous to health.
This course can be customised to your needs, so please enquire about cost and availability.
COSHH is the law that requires employers to control substances that are hazardous to health. Most businesses use substances, or products that are mixtures of substances. Some processes create substances. These could cause harm to employees, contractors, and other people.
Sometimes substances are easily recognised as harmful. Common substances such as paint, bleach or dust from natural materials may also be harmful.
Who is this course for? Anyone in a managerial or supervisory role, or with ambitions towards such roles.
Duration:
Prerequisites:
To provide the learner/s with sufficient knowledge and understanding of the health and safety risks involved with working with hazardous substances. This will include guidance on how to undertake a COSHH assessment (both substance and activity) by identifying the hazard/s evaluating the risk/s and implementing the control measures required.
- Recognise and identify substances hazardous to health, common hazardous substances, hazardous substances presence / locations, ill-health from hazardous substances, statistics, benefits of COSHH, and risk assessment
- Define the relevant regulations, guidance, and industry best practice
- Identify health hazards, occupational risks, routes of entry, effects of hazardous substances to health, and RIDDOR
- Understand substance labelling, safety data sheets (SDS), emergency procedures, dangerous substances, flammable substances, carcinogens, eco-toxic substances, oxidisers, etc.…
- Perform both substance and activity COSHH risk assessments, identify and implementing suitable and sufficient controls and safe systems of work
TRAINING FOR A LIFE-LONG CAREER
This course is just one step in a long career in the Tank Storage and Process industries. We offer a wide range of courses that can help your career progression in whichever avenue you are pursuing.
Learning Advisors:
We provide guidance on your career pathway with advice on relevant courses and how you can access them.
For more info on your progression, get in touch with your Learning Advisors: Karon Reynolds and Mollie King.
Reynolds Training Services Ltd
Technical Training Centre
CATCH Facility
Redwood Park Estate, Stallingborough
North East Lincolnshire
DN41 8TH
Lead Tutor: John Reynolds
The driving force behind Reynolds and a leading figure in the Bulk Storage sector.