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Chemical Safety

The law requires you to adequately control exposure to materials in the workplace that cause ill health. This is the Control of Substances Hazardous to Health Regulations (COSHH).

Course contents

  • Understand the key requirements of the COSHH Regulations

  • Understand the basic terminology used in COSHH

  • Identify sources of information available to assist in the assessment of hazardous substances

  • Identify and understand key information from the Safety Data Sheet

  • Understand the various methods available to control risks from hazardous substances

  • Apply the knowledge gained to complete a simple COSHH Assessment

COSHH hazardous chemical training middlesbrough, durham, teesside
COSHH assessment training middlesbrough teesside durham north yorkshire

Many materials or substances used or created at work could harm your health. These substances could be dusts, gases or fumes that you breathe in, or liquids, gels or powders that come into contact with your eyes or skin. There could also be harmful micro-organisms present that can cause infection, an allergic reaction or are toxic.

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Harmful substances can be present in anything from paints and cleaners to flour dust, solder fume, blood or waste. Ill health caused by these substances used at work is preventable. Many substances can harm health but, used properly, they almost never do.

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