The Knights of Safety™ Academy

The COSHH Risk Assessor Certification™

Introduction to the COSHH Risk Assessor Certification™

Why are Chemical Risk Assessments Required?

What Does a Risk Assessment Entail?

Chemical Safety Dos and Don'ts

Course Objectives

Much Better than the Average Course in COSHH

Introduction to Chemical Safety

What is COSHH?

What's the Difference between a Hazard and a Risk?

Things to Consider that are Likely to Increase Risk?

Some Real Health and Safety Statistics... Respiratory Diseases

Some Real Health and Safety Statistics... Work-Related Skin Diseases

Some Real Health and Safety Statistics... Asbestos

Section 1 Question 1

Section 1 Completed!

Identifying the Task and the People Involved

Deciding who will Carry out the Assessment

Deciding who will Carry out the Assessment

Section 2 Question 1

What could be a Hazardous Substance?

Section 2 Question 2

What Forms can Hazardous Substances Take?

Liquid Form

Solid Forms

Dusts and Powders

Vapours

Gases

Fumes

Biological Agents

Section 2 Question 3

Detecting Hazardous Substances in Your Workplace

Occupational Risk

Substances Used Directly in Work Activities

Substances Generated During Work Activities

Naturally Occurring Substances

Biological Agents

Routes of Entry

Inhalation

Ingestion

Absorption

Injection

Section 2 Question 4

Assessment Implementation

Starting a New Assessment

What are the Task Specifics?

Assessment Implementation

Evaluating Risks to Groups or Individuals

Who could be Affected as the Task is Carried Out?

What are the chances of being Exposed to Hazardous Substaces?

Section 2 Question 5

Assessment Implementation

Section 2 Completed!

Evaluating the Risks to Health

The Effects of Exposure

Short-Term Effects

Intermediate Effects

Hazardous Substance Impacts on the Skin

Dermatitis

Long-Term Effects

Section 3 Question 1

Hazardous Substance Impacts on the Lungs

Short-Term Effects on the Lungs

Long-Term Effects on the Lungs

Hazardous Substance Impacts on the Kidneys and Liver

Hazardous Substance Impacts on the Nervous System

Identifying Hazardous Substances

What are Safety Data Sheets?

Lung Damage

What does a Safety Data Sheet Contain?

Why are Safety Data Sheets so Important?

Section 3 Question 2

CHIP Regulations

CLP Regulations

Hazard Statements

Precautionary Statements

Signal Words

Product Labelling

Section 3 Question 3

Assessment Implementation

WD40 Safety Data Sheet

More on Substances

Health Effects

Reactions

Section 3 Question 4

Section 3 Completed!

Control Measures, PPE, and Assessing the Risk

Levels of Risk

What other things Could Increase Risk?

Younger People

People that Already have Health Problems

Expectant and Nursing Mothers

Storing Hazardous Substances

Storage Design and Information

The Storage Environment

Storing Safety Equipment

Storage in Practice

Storage of WD40

Assessment Implementation

Task Hazards

Task Hazard Examples

WD40 Task Hazards

Assessment Implementation

Section 4 Question 1

Hierarchy of Control Measures

Hierarchy in More Detail

Controlling Substance and Task Hazards

Control Measures in Our Assessment

Assessment Implementation

Personal Protective Equipment

Protecting Your Eyes

Section 4 Question 2

Assessment Implementation

Maintaining Personal Protective Equipment

Making Sure Controls are Used

Monitoring Exposure

Section 4 Question 3

Assessing Risk

Risk Matrix

Before and After Control Assessing

Section 4 Question 4

Assessment Implementation

Section 4 Completed!

Preparing for Hazard Emergencies

Hazard Emergencies

Emergencies Goals

Spillages

Chemical Splashes

Swallowing Chemicals or Getting them in the Eyes

Inhaling Harmful Gases

Section 5 Question 1

Assessment Implementation

Emergency Controls

Assessment Implementation

Section 5 Completed!