Course details

Overview ?

Course Description

Exposure to chemicals is one of the most common hazards in occupational settings. Where individuals are exposed to chemical substances at work risk assessments are required for compliance with the European Control of Substances Hazardous to Health (COSHH Regulations). Workplace risk assessment reports are required to demonstrate to regulators, auditors and management how conclusions on risks to individuals are arrived at and the justification of control measures for their management.

This program provides a practical approach to conducting risk assessments demonstrating how reliable occupational health & hygiene data should be collected and used to make decisions on health risks from chemical substances.

Course Objectives

Upon the successful completion of this course, participants will be able to: -

Focus on four key elements; how to measure exposure levels, how to select control measures, how to assess the performance of control used and how to assess effect on health. Examples of controls measures for chemical substances include ventilation systems, personal protective equipment and administrative controls.
Delegates will learn techniques for measuring exposure and how to assess whether the exposure data is reliable for making decisions on health risks.
The delegates will be able to advise on the development of industry wide chemical risk assessment programs and the data requirements.
The delegates will also be able to review and develop policies on control methods within industry and systems for monitoring their performance.
The delegates will also learn how information on exposure and the performance of control measures should be used when assessing health risks.
The program will be practically based with examples from different industrial workplace scenarios and how organizations can demonstrate and justify their decisions on managing risks to health from working with chemical substances.

Course Outline

Monitoring Exposure - Theory and Practice

Terminology
Legal requirements for monitoring exposure
Principles of air monitoring and biological monitoring
How to plan for monitoring and designing exposure surveys
Instrumentation and techniques for measuring exposure level
Biological monitoring
Sample analysis

Interpretation and use of exposure data

Basic calculations – exercise
Making sense of exposure data
Air exposure standards
Writing reports and presentation of results
Assessing risk from chemicals

Assessment of engineering controls

Need for prevention and control of hazards
General control hierarchy and good industrial hygiene practice
Legal requirements
Ventilation systems types & design features
Maintenance and examination
Measuring performance -instruments, techniques and calculations
Factor affecting performance
Record keeping
Instruments and techniques

Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)

Legal requirements for use
Types (respiratory protection, gloves, hearing protectors)
Selection and applications
Assessment
Storage and maintenance
Effective use

Health surveillance & Case Studies

Health surveillance techniques and their effective use
Management of control systems and checking performance
Use of data in risk assessment
Organizational requirements
Record keeping
Physical Hazards
Biological Hazards
Ergonomic Hazards
Psychological Hazards

Course Certificate

Certificate will be issued to all attendees completing minimum of 75% of the total tuition hours of the course

Who Should attend?

Company EHS Managers and Engineers
H&S professionals
Human Resource Managers
Occupational Health Nurses and Physicians
Risk and Insurance Managers, Legal professionals
Any other individuals with responsibility for employee well-being, labor relations or employee productivity

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