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COSHH - Control of Substances Hazardous to Health
Course covers the following:
Hazardous substance incidents can affect many people including operators, people working nearby, others on site and members of the public. Systems for the control and safe use of substances are crucial to the safe operating procedures in any workplace where substances are used, stored, handled, transported or disposed of regardless of the quantities involved.
Hazardous substances are used in many workplaces and may lead to a wide range of conditions including dermatitis, asthma, and disease. Around 10,000 people die each year from work-related ill health and many of these deaths are due to exposure to substances hazardous to health.
Under the control of Substances Hazardous to Heath Regulations employers must prevent or control exposure, assess the risks to the workforce and others, maintain controls and monitor workplaces and individuals, they must also provide information instruction and training to anyone that may be exposed.
Content....
The Control of Substances Hazardous to
Health Regulations
Employer/employee roles and responsibilities
Identifying hazardous substances in the workplace
Routes of entry into the body
Health effects of hazardous substances and their causes
Introduction to COSHH assessment
REACH
Control options
Issue |
COSHH |
REACH |
Who must assess risk? |
The employer |
The manufacturer or importer, mostly |
What substances? |
Hazardous to health, including those arising from processes and germs |
Manufactured or imported in quantities of 10 or more tonnes per year in the EU |
What duty? |
Control exposure in all uses by site and process-specific measures |
Develop exposure scenarios and identify ‘Risk Management Measures’ for named tasks and procedures |
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