COSHH for Carers

vAll employees need to have the necessary knowledge to be competent and to do their job correctly. This includes, but is not limited to, people who work in the following areas:

Agriculture
Beauty and hairdressing
Catering and baking
Cleaning
Engineering
Healthcare and social care
Offshore oil and gas
Printing
Vehicle repair and painting
Welding
Woodworking

Syllabus Certification

On successful completion of the course, all delegates will receive a
Certificate of Attendance which we recommend is renewed every year
Attendance

The maximum number of delegates permitted on each course is 12, and
they must attend the entire course duration to be eligible to gain the
Certificate of Attendance.

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Protection and accidental
exposure

Hierarchy of control

• Personal Protective Equipment
• Handling of chemicals
• COSHH Control measures
• Accidental Exposure
• Reporting and Management
• Clean-up Procedures
• Medical and dental waste
products

Workplace Exposure Limits (WEL)
Enforcement of COSHH

• Permit to Work
• Emergency Procedures
• COSHH Health surveillance
Storage of chemicals
COSHH clean-up procedures
ADR kit and transporting
chemicals
What is not covered under COSHH
Asbestos and its dangers
Lead and it’s dangers
Radioactive substances
• Introduction
• What does COSHH mean?
• What is a hazardous substance
• COSHH risk assessing
• Stages of a COSHH risk
assessment
• Reviewing COSHH assessments
• COSHH Regulation
• CHIP and GHS regulations
• Labelling of substances – CHIP
and CLP symbols
• Employee and Employer Duties
• Control of Major Accidents
Hazards Regulations 2015
• Types of Hazardous Substance

Mixing of chemicals

Liquids

Gases and Vapours

Lead products

Explosive material

Solvents

How can you be affected?

Routes of entry to the body

Medical conditions

COSHH in the office