Health and safety
COSHH Assessment Workshop
A one-day course
This course provides delegates with a detailed understanding of the latest version of the COSHH Regulations 2002 and will help them understand when a COSHH Assessment is required and the responsibilities for undertaking the Assessment. Through practical examples and workshop exercises, the Presenter will explain how a COSHH Assessment should be undertaken and will explore with the delegates relevant examples within their own workplaces. The course will discuss options and effectiveness of control measures to eliminate and reduce risks and when and how health surveillance may be required and implemented.
This course is relevant for anyone with responsibility for managing or undertaking work with hazardous substances and is equally appropriate to those with no prior knowledge or those looking to review and improve their current arrangements.
Programme
- Introduction
- Why care about COSHH
- Ill health statistics
- What is a Substance Hazardous to Health
- Toxic, Harmful, Corrosive, Irritant
- Biological Agents
- MEL and OES
- Dust
- Other substances
- Legal Requirements
- Legal Framework
- ACOP and Guidance Documents
- COSHH Regulations 2002
- How to complete a COSHH Risk Assessment
- Hazard Identification
- Information gathering
- Risk Assessment
- Implementing Control Measures
- Supervision
- Health Surveillance
- Examples of COSHH Assessments
- Examination of typical COSHH Assessments
- Workshop Exercises
- Practical exercises in syndicate groups
- Control and Monitoring
- Hierarchy of Controls
- Risk reduction measures
- Personal Protective Equipment
- Support Strategies
- Monitoring and Review
- Summary
- Questions and Discussion