COSHH Training Course Northern Ireland – COSHH Risk Assessment Training

Training Solutions NI delivers COSHH training courses for organisations across Northern Ireland, helping employers comply with the Control of Substances Hazardous to Health Regulations 2002 (COSHH) and protect employees from the risks associated with hazardous substances in the workplace. Our COSHH training is delivered in-house for companies, allowing the course to be tailored specifically to the substances, processes and risks within your organisation. This ensures the training is practical, relevant and directly related to the activities carried out by your employees. The COSHH Regulations 2002 require employers to assess the risks created by hazardous substances and implement suitable control measures to prevent harm to employees, contractors and others who may be affected by workplace activities. Training Solutions NI provides task specific COSHH training and COSHH risk assessment training, helping organisations understand their legal responsibilities and manage hazardous substances safely.

What Is COSHH?

The Control of Substances Hazardous to Health Regulations 2002 (COSHH) are a key part of UK workplace health and safety legislation. These regulations require employers to identify hazardous substances used in the workplace, assess the risks associated with those substances and implement appropriate control measures to protect employees. Hazardous substances covered by COSHH can include chemicals and solvents, cleaning agents and disinfectants, fuels and oils, acids and corrosive substances, dust produced during construction or manufacturing, fumes generated during welding or industrial processes, and biological agents such as bacteria or viruses. Employers must ensure that appropriate COSHH risk assessments, training, supervision and safety procedures are in place to control these risks.

COSHH Training Delivered In-House for Your Organisation

Training Solutions NI provides COSHH training exclusively for organisations, allowing the course to be tailored to the substances and processes used within your workplace. Delivering COSHH training in-house means the programme can focus on the actual hazardous substances used by your employees, ensuring that the training is practical and directly relevant to your organisation. This approach allows organisations to review the hazardous substances used within the workplace, improve employee awareness of chemical hazards, review existing COSHH risk assessments, understand control measures required for specific tasks and ensure employees follow safe working procedures when handling hazardous materials. Our trainers work with organisations to ensure the training reflects the real risks within the workplace, helping employees apply COSHH requirements in their daily work.

Who Needs COSHH Training?

COSHH training is required for employees who work with, or may be exposed to, hazardous substances as part of their job. The training is commonly required across many industries including manufacturing and engineering, construction and maintenance, facilities management and cleaning services, utilities and water treatment, food production and processing, healthcare and laboratory environments, automotive and vehicle maintenance, and chemical and pharmaceutical industries. Employees who typically benefit from COSHH training include production and factory workers, maintenance engineers, cleaning and facilities staff, laboratory technicians, construction workers using chemicals or solvents, supervisors responsible for workplace safety and managers responsible for COSHH risk assessments. Employers have a legal responsibility to provide information, instruction and training to employees who may be exposed to hazardous substances in the workplace.

COSHH Risk Assessment Training

One of the key requirements of the COSHH Regulations is the need for employers to carry out COSHH risk assessments. Training Solutions NI provides COSHH risk assessment training, helping organisations understand how to identify hazardous substances and evaluate the risks associated with them. The training explains how to identify hazardous substances used within the workplace, understand routes of exposure to chemicals and hazardous materials, assess health risks associated with hazardous substances, implement appropriate control measures, reduce employee exposure to hazardous substances and monitor and review COSHH risk assessments. This training is particularly useful for supervisors, managers and employees responsible for completing COSHH risk assessments.

What Will Employees Learn During COSHH Training?

During the COSHH training programme employees will gain a clear understanding of how to identify and manage the risks associated with hazardous substances. Topics typically covered include understanding the COSHH Regulations, identifying hazardous substances in the workplace, interpreting Safety Data Sheets and chemical labels, understanding routes of exposure to hazardous substances, recognising health risks associated with chemicals and hazardous materials, implementing safe handling procedures, carrying out COSHH risk assessments, safe storage and disposal of hazardous substances, the correct use of personal protective equipment (PPE), and emergency procedures and spill response. This knowledge helps employees work safely and understand the precautions required when handling hazardous substances.

Why COSHH Training Is Important

Hazardous substances are used in many workplaces and can present serious risks if they are not managed correctly. Exposure to chemicals, dusts or vapours can cause both short-term and long-term health problems, including respiratory illness, skin conditions and occupational diseases. Providing effective COSHH training helps organisations comply with workplace health and safety legislation, protect employees from harmful exposure, reduce workplace accidents and incidents, improve employee awareness of chemical hazards and demonstrate a proactive approach to health and safety management.

Why Choose Training Solutions NI?

Training Solutions NI has been delivering professional health and safety training to organisations across Northern Ireland for more than 20 years. Organisations choose Training Solutions NI because of experienced trainers with industry expertise, modern training facilities in Antrim, flexible training tailored to organisations, and a reputation for delivering training trusted by many of Northern Ireland’s leading companies. Training Solutions NI delivers a wide range of programmes including NEBOSH health and safety qualifications, IOSH training, SPA safety passport courses and EUSR utilities training.

COSHH Training for Companies Across Northern Ireland

Training Solutions NI delivers COSHH training for organisations across Northern Ireland including Belfast, Lisburn, Ballymena, Newtownabbey, Craigavon and Derry / Londonderry. Because the course is delivered in-house for organisations, the training can be tailored specifically to your workplace processes, hazardous substances and COSHH risk assessments.

Arrange COSHH Training for Your Organisation

If your organisation requires COSHH training or COSHH risk assessment training, Training Solutions NI can deliver a programme tailored to your workplace requirements.

Phone: 028 9448 8100
Email: info@trainingsolutionsni.co.uk

Training Solutions (NI) Limited
New Horizons
4A Steeple Road
Antrim
Co. Antrim
BT41 1AF