Chemical Safety
Aims:
To increase awareness and the chemical safety of all employees working with chemicals or who come into contact with chemicals. The online chemical safety training course is also for those who require a basic knowledge of chemical hazards, the relevant legislation and an understanding of chemical safety. It ensures employees are familiar with the nature and properties of chemicals and the safe working practices to be adopted when storing and handling chemicals. Basic first aid is also covered.
Who will benefit from this course:
Managers, supervisors, employees, the self-employed, and particularly persons working with chemicals and substances who must understand chemical safety.
Course Modules:
- Why Chemical Safety? – (10 mins)
Explains why chemicals can be hazardous, and introduces the COSHH Regulations. - Chemical Hazards – (20 mins)
Describes the different types of chemical hazard, illustrates the different symbols used to represent them, and introduces the CHIP Regulations. - Chemicals in the Atmosphere – (10 mins)
Considers the inhalation risks of chemical substances and introduces the Workplace Exposure Limit (WEL). - Safe Working and Handling – (20 mins)
Considers the methods used to reduce risks when using hazardous substances and gives guidance on the safe storage of hazardous chemicals. - Basic First Aid – (10 mins)
Provides simple advice to anyone with no medical knowledge, giving them confidence to do something positive before expert help arrives. Covers chemical burns to skin and eyes, poisoning, and exposure to toxic fumes. - Self Test – (10 mins)
Twenty questions to test the student’s understanding of the course. Results are stored for later retrieval by training supervisors.
The average course completion time is:
80 minutes
Online Training Course List
Select from our range of courses below:
- Asbestos in the Workplace
- Lifting Operations and Lifting Equipment Regulations 1998 (LOLER)
- Chemical Safety
- Management of Health and Safety at Work
- Confined Space Awareness
- Noise at Work
- Dangerous Substances and Explosive Atmospheres Regulations 2002 (DSEAR)
- Provision and Use of Work Equipment Regulations 98 (PUWER)
- Working with Display Screen Equipment
- Reporting of Injuries, Diseases and Dangerous Occurrences Regulations 1995 (RIDDOR)
- Electrical Safety
- Risk Assessment
- Electricity at Work Regulations
- Safe Manual Handling
- Environmental Management
- Safe Working at Heights
- Fire Safety
- Safety Matters
- Heat Stress at Work
- Safety Signs Awareness
- Introduction to Control of Substances Hazardous to Health (COSHH)
- Safety Signs and Signals Regulations
- Introduction to PPE
- Welding Safety
- Legionnaires Disease
- Working Safely with Flammable Liquids and Powders