COSHH Awareness for Construction Course
Understand the hazardous substances you work with on site and how COSHH keeps you safe.
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About this course
Construction workers come into contact with hazardous substances every day — cement, solvents, resins, dusts and fumes.
This awareness course explains the COSHH Regulations 2002, hazard labels and safety data sheets, COSHH assessments, the hierarchy of control, PPE and RPE, health surveillance, storage and spills.
The course runs entirely in your browser. You can stop at any point and pick up where you left off, and once you pass the final assessment you can download a PDF certificate straight away.
Who it's for
- Site operatives and trades
- Supervisors and foremen
- Painters, decorators and finishers
- Anyone who uses or creates hazardous substances at work
Snippets from the course
Two short extracts taken straight from the course material, so you know exactly what you're signing up for.
The eight steps of COSHH
The HSE describes COSHH as eight steps:
Assessing the task, not just the product
On construction sites the task matters as much as the product. Cutting a kerb with a disc saw creates far more silica dust than laying it, so the assessment must reflect what you actually do.
What's covered
Welcome and Introduction
- Welcome to COSHH Awareness for Construction
- Who this course is for
- What the course covers
- How the tests and pass mark work
Hazardous Substances on Site
- What is a hazardous substance?
- Common substances in construction
- Biological agents
- Substances generated by work
The COSHH Regulations 2002
- The Control of Substances Hazardous to Health Regulations 2002
- The eight steps of COSHH
- Workplace exposure limits (WELs)
- Employer duties
Labels, Symbols and Safety Data Sheets
- Hazard pictograms
- Key pictograms to know
- Signal words and statements
- Safety data sheets (SDS)
Routes of Entry and Health Effects
- Inhalation
- Skin contact and absorption
- Ingestion and injection
- Short-term (acute) effects
COSHH Assessments
- What is a COSHH assessment?
- What the assessment should include
- Assessing the task, not just the product
- Communicating the assessment
The Hierarchy of Control
- Eliminate or substitute
- Change the process
- Engineering controls
- Administrative controls
PPE, Health Surveillance, Storage and Emergencies
- Choosing and using PPE
- RPE and face fit testing
- Health surveillance
- Storage
Summary and Putting It Into Practice
- Recap of the key points
- Before you start — checklist
- Good personal hygiene
- Report problems
Final assessment
A longer multiple-choice assessment covering every module. Score 80% or more and your PDF certificate is issued immediately. You can retake it as many times as you need.
Start COSHH Awareness for Construction Course now
9 modules, a test after each one and a final assessment — all in your browser, all saved as you go.
You'll be asked to sign in or create a free account first, then pay £24.99 (includes VAT at 20%) to unlock the course. Your progress and certificate are saved to your account.