COSHH

Control of Substances Hazardous to Health

Half Day (3.5–4 hours)Practical & Scenario-BasedDelivered On-Site

Course overview

This half-day COSHH course is designed for employees and supervisors who use, store, handle, or may be exposed to hazardous substances at work.

This includes common workplace products and hazards such as cleaning chemicals, maintenance products, fuels and oils, aerosols, dusts, fumes, vapours, and some biological agents.

What the course covers

In a practical, easy-to-follow session, we cover:

What COSHH is and why it matters

Legal duties under COSHH (employer and employee responsibilities)

Identifying hazardous substances and understanding routes of exposure (inhalation, skin contact, ingestion, eye contact)

Understanding hazard labels and GHS/CLP pictograms

How to use Safety Data Sheets (SDS) and what information to look for

The COSHH risk assessment process (what a good assessment should include)

Control measures and the hierarchy of control (eliminate, substitute, engineering controls, safe systems of work, PPE/RPE)

Safe handling, storage, segregation, and disposal

What to do in an emergency (spills, exposure, incident reporting)

Learning outcomes

By the end of the course, learners should be able to:

Explain what COSHH covers and why it’s important

Recognise common hazardous substances in their workplace

Interpret key information on labels and Safety Data Sheets

Understand how COSHH assessments are completed and reviewed

Apply practical controls to reduce exposure and improve compliance

Respond appropriately to spills and exposure incidents

Course duration & format

Duration

Half day (3.5–4 hours)

Delivery

On-site (or suitable training venue)

Style

Practical, scenario-based learning

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