Elite Offshore’s COSHH (Control of Substances Hazardous to Health) Assessor Training equips professionals with essential skills to assess and manage risks from hazardous substances in the workplace, ensuring compliance with the Control of Substances Hazardous to Health (COSHH) Regulations 2002.
Key Learning Areas
1. Comprehensive Risk Assessment Identify potential risks from hazardous substances. Understand exposure routes and health effects.
2. Control Measures Implementation Develop effective strategies using engineering controls, safe practices, and personal protective equipment (PPE).
3. Regulatory Compliance Gain in-depth knowledge of COSHH regulations to maintain workplace compliance.
4. Practical Application Apply knowledge through real-world scenarios and hands-on risk evaluations.
5. Promoting a Safety Culture Foster teamwork and communication to build a safety-conscious workplace.
Upon completion, participants will be skilled assessors capable of identifying, evaluating, and managing workplace risks, contributing to employee safety and organizational success.
Target Audience
This training provides suitable training for all levels of employees who work, or may come into contact with, hazardous substances in the workplace.
What will I learn?
- 1. Focus on health and safety parameters
- 2. COSHH evaluation procedures, how to plan safety data sheets and approaches to perceive potentially hazardous places and basic control measures
- 3. Understand the importance and handling of PPE
- 4. Know the adequate information, instruction and training required while dealing with COSHH.
- 5. Comprehensive Risk Assessment
- 6. Effective Control Measure Implementation
- 7. Substance Classification and Recognition
- 8. Documentation and Reporting
- 9. Emergency Response Planning
- 10. Promotion of a Safety Culture
- Relevant Experience: Background in health and safety or working in environments with hazardous substances.
- Qualifications: Basic education (e.g., GCSE), Health and safety certifications like NEBOSH or IOSH Managing Safely, COSHH Awareness or COSHH Assessor training.
- Knowledge: Understanding of COSHH regulations, risk assessments, and relevant safety legislation.
- Skills: Ability to assess risks, develop control measures, and communicate safety protocols effectively.
- Certification: Completion of a COSHH Assessor course, often followed by certification.
- Ongoing Development: Keeping up with safety regulations through additional training or courses.
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