In legal terms, these are substances that are classified as “very toxic, toxic, harmful, corrosive or Irritant” under the Classification, Labelling and Packaging Regulation (CLP). This was a new regulation that came into force in January 2009 dovetailing with a set of regulations called REACH. REACH is a European Union regulation concerning the Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and Restriction of Chemicals, which came into force on 1st June 2007. One of the main aims of REACH is to provide a high level of protection for human health and the environment from the use of chemicals.
Target Audience:
This Online Control of Substances Hazardous to Health (COSHH) course is aimed at anyone exposed to Substances Hazardous to Health at work and line managers with responsibility for such people.
Advantages:
The Control of Substances Hazardous to Health (COSHH) course is approved by leading industry body IIRSM.
Duration: 125 minutes
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
Subtitles:
English, Polish and Russian
RRP: £35 +VAT
