COSHH training explains how hazardous substances can harm people and how exposure is prevented or reduced. It covers substances such as chemicals, dusts, fumes, vapours, mists and biological agents, with a practical focus on assessment, control and safe use.
The purpose of the course is to help learners understand why substance control matters, how to read basic label and safety data sheet information, how exposure happens and why controls such as substitution, ventilation, safe storage and good hygiene are more reliable than PPE alone.
Legal / Regulatory Context
The Control of Substances Hazardous to Health Regulations 2002 require employers to prevent exposure to hazardous substances or adequately control it where prevention is not reasonably practicable. HSE guidance also highlights the use of workplace exposure limits where relevant.
Who Should Attend
Suitable for employees, cleaners, maintenance teams, production workers, warehouse teams, supervisors and managers who use, store or supervise work with substances hazardous to health.
Learning Outcomes
- Recognise substances that may be hazardous to health
- Understand inhalation, skin contact, ingestion and injection as exposure routes
- Use safety data sheet information to support a COSHH assessment
- Identify suitable controls such as substitution, enclosure, extraction, safe storage and hygiene
- Understand the limitations of PPE and the need for training, supervision and review
Course Content
- What COSHH covers
- Labels, pictograms and safety data sheets
- Health effects and routes of exposure
- Workplace exposure limits and monitoring basics
- Control measures and emergency arrangements
- COSHH assessment records and review
Practical QHSE Manager Focus
This course is written from a practical workplace management point of view. It explains what good control looks like, what records should demonstrate and what supervisors should check during day-to-day work.