Description
This online awareness course provides learners with a practical understanding of the Control of Substances Hazardous to Health Regulations and how they apply to chemicals commonly encountered at work.
Learners will discover how hazardous substances can affect their health, how exposure can occur and what employers and employees must do to control the risks. The course uses practical examples and interactive activities to reinforce safe everyday behaviour.
Course content
- Understanding COSHH and hazardous substances
- Acute and long-term health effects
- Routes of exposure, including inhalation, ingestion and skin contact
- Product labels, hazard pictograms and Safety Data Sheets
- Employer and employee responsibilities
- Preventing and controlling exposure
- Safe use, handling and storage of chemicals
- Appropriate selection and use of PPE
- Responding to spills, splashes and accidental exposure
- Incident reporting and health concerns
Who is this course for?
This course is suitable for employees who use or may encounter everyday workplace chemicals, including cleaning products and disinfectants. It is particularly relevant to offices, schools, shops and other workplaces where routine chemical products are used.
Assessment and certificate
Learners complete a final online quiz and must achieve a score of at least 80% to pass. A certificate of completion is available after the course and assessment have been successfully completed.
This is an awareness course designed to support workplace instruction and training. It does not replace the employer’s task-specific COSHH assessment, product instructions or required practical training.
