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January 30, 2019

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Dangerous substances

Managing dangerous substances workshop

Do you handle health-hazardous chemical products at your workplace? If so, comprehensive legislation applies for the registration and documentation of the products. What is required from you as a health and safety professional managing chemical safety? What are the requirements for chemical labels? What are you required to do in relation to the updating of safety data sheets, COSHH risk assessments etc.

Managing dangerous substances

DCM Compliance, as a partner of the European Agency for Safety and Health at Work, is offering a free half day seminar that outlines the most important issues in the legislation regarding handling and documentation of chemicals and COSHH compliance.

This free workshop will demonstrate how the Chemdoc system can help your company to control chemical safety.

The content of the seminar will be:

  • An overview of chemical safety in the workplace and chemical safety legislation;
  • When a safety data sheet is required and its key elements;
  • When a workplace chemical COSHH risk assessment is required and best practices;
  • What is the requirement for new CLP colour labels;
  • Requirements for substitution of hazardous chemicals on certain chemicals (candidate list, carcinogens, etc.);
  • How often do you need to update your safety data sheets;
  • Training of employees in chemical safety;
  • Dangerous goods handling and transportation;
  • Your obligations as an HSE professional and your company requirements to staff;
  • Concrete examples of how this can be solved in Chemdoc;
  • Questions and networking.

By joining the seminar, delegates will learn best practices on:

  • Chemical safety in the workplace and chemical safety legislation;
  • COSHH Management;
  • Monitoring Compliance.

The free half day seminar will also address quality, environment and health and safety personnel in all types of companies that use chemical products for daily tasks, such as manufacturing facilities, government bodies such as county councils and transport groups, third level education facilities etc.

All attendees will get a free Healthy Workplace Manage Dangerous Substances information gift pack.

Click here for more information.

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