Course Syllabus

COSHH

Duration:                 1 day

Ratio: Up to 8 Trainees : 1 Instructor– depending on amount of trainees the timings for this course would be 3.5 – 5 hours.

1. Health & Safety Law–Background to Law 

2. Types of Law

3. Responsibilities

a.  Employers – Section 2

b. Employees – Section 7

c. Everyone – Section 8

4. Enforcement Officer Powers

5. Penalties

6. Management of Health & Safety Regs 1999, Regs 13 & 14

7. Puwer Regs – Regs 5 & 9

8. History of COSHH

9. Introduction / Objectives

10. Agenda for the day

11. Potential Health Effects Sensitizers etc

12. Employer Responsibilities

13. Employees Responsibilities

14. Hazardous Substances – Oil / Lubricants, Skin Disease, Wood Dust, Asbestos, Welding Fumes, animals – Weils Disease

15. Routes of Entry

16. Hazard warning labels – types and designations

17. Risk / Safety Phrase

18. MDS, Material Data Sheets

19. Explosive Limits

20. Controlling Risks

21. Risk Assessments

22. Hierarchy of control

23. PPE

24.Control Systems

25. Emergency Procedures

26. Working Safely

27. Theory test