Risk assessment is not just a paper exercise, it’s about taking sensible steps to prevent ill health. The COSHH Regulations require employers to assess the risk to their employees and to prevent or adequately control those risks. Employers and employees must have a general COSHH awareness.
Our online training course covers what you need to know about the control of substances hazardous to health (COSHH). This course is aimed at anyone who is exposed to hazardous substances, as well as line managers with responsibility for such people.
The COSHH awareness course consists of 10 modules:
- Introducing COSHH
- Different types of hazard
- Different types of exposure
- Regulations and approved labelling
- Assessing COSHH risks
- The risk assessment in practice
- Exposure control
- Staying in control
- Training and emergency planning
- Course summary
The COSHH awareness course presents you with 3 opportunities to pass each module. You must achieve a pass mark of 75% or more on all modules to pass this course. Buy now or register for a free trial here.
As a Managing Director at Wurkplace since May 2010, Karen has extensive HR, employment law and health and Safety experience from working within the private sector.
She also boasts experience of working in the public sector including local authority, fire service, police, schools, colleges, charities, NHS.