Foundation
On demand

The Control of Substances Hazardous to Health (COSHH)

The Control of Substances Hazardous to Health Regulations (COSHH) is the law that requires employers to control substances that are hazardous to health to protect people from ill health caused by exposure to those substances.

In pest control, hazardous substances are generally insecticides and rodenticides.

This COSHH online learning course is designed to give people the knowledge and understanding of working safely with hazardous substances.

BPCA Registered CPD points: 1
Basis Prompt CPD points: TBC

Foundation

None

Online learning

1 hours (4 weeks access)

None

The Control of Substances Hazardous to Health (COSHH)
Overview

During this course, you will learn:

  • Hazardous substances and legislation
  • How hazardous substances enter the body and the impact they can have
  • Labelling of hazardous substances
  • Risk assessments
  • Hierarchy of control measures
  • Eight principles of good practice.
Delivery

This is an online e-learning course that can be taken at any time. You can find out more about our online learning courses here.

System requirements

Desktop:

  • Chrome
  • Firefox
  • Safari
  • Edge
  • Internet Explorer.

Mobile:

  • MobileSafari
  • Google Chrome.

For the best experience and optimum security, we recommend keeping your browser up to date. 

Note: Legacy browsers with known compatibility issues:

  • Internet Explorer 10 and below
  • Safari 7 and below.
Assessment

There is no assessment or prerequisites for this course.

Upon completing the course, candidates will receive a BPCA Certificate of Completion in Control of Substances Hazardous to Health (COSHH). You will be able to print this certificate online. 

Fees

The course fee will give you access to this course on our eLearning centre for four weeks.

  Including VAT Excluding VAT
Members £26.40 £22.00
Non-members £39.60 £33.00

Cancellation Terms:

Online course cancellations will only be accepted on receipt of written instruction and are effective from the date received by the BPCA. Cancellations will not be given if online learning has been accessed.

  • More than 7 working days prior to course: No charge
  • 7 working days or less: 100% of fee

Full terms and conditions apply.

Our learners said...

The programme was excellent. The great resources and excellent delivery by the tutors really put the fun back into learning for me. The tutors put everyone in the team at ease and built our confidence in what can sometimes be a daunting situation. There was fantastic teamwork and support from everyone involved.

April Pearson, Shetland Islands Council

The course was excellent and I thought the information provided throughout was first class.

David Stainton, Xeric Systems

An amazing learning experience which I feel fortunate to have taken part in. Such an intelligent and psychologically subtle way to be encouraged to absorb information.

Peter Antrobus, Hill Farm Pest Control

The course last week was excellent, and the tutor was very good. I look forward to receiving the results

John R Corsan , Wessex Agri

Thank you to all that helped me last week, you were fantastic and made a great team. In particular, I liked the training methods of the tutors. Now, to the exam!

Ian Boxall, self-employed

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